Avoiding Injury
Even for social dance the use of a sprung floor is highly recommended. Because a dance injury can ruin a career professional dancers are increasingly refusing to dance on anything else.
In ballet good plieing (bending the knees) on landing helps protect against knee injuries and shin splints. Many types of dance, especially folk dances, have hops in the steps where the impact of landing can be reduced by slightly bending the knee.
Warming up and cooling down exercises are recommended before and after exercises to avoid strain, muscle pains, and possible injury.
Conditioning is a good way to prevent dance injuries.
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