A Healthy Balance: Dance Team Dedication Demands Physical Discipline
Philadelphia Wings Angels Dance Team member Cary is a journalism major at Temple University and a columnist for the school newspaper. In her latest column she writes about the diet and exercise requirements of dancing for the Wings.
Imagine being magnified on a Jumbotron in front of hundreds of people, wearing little white shorts and a red sparkly top and baring your entire midriff.
It’s just as terrifying as it sounds, and I do it every other Saturday as a member of the Philadelphia Wings Angels – a performance group in the National Lacrosse League. Cary Carr a healthy balance
But that’s only part of the responsibilities involved with being on a professional dance team. I’m constantly watching my diet, fitting in as much exercise time as a full-time student possibly can and learning new choreography every week.
When I auditioned for the dance team, I was at a healthy weight, regularly went to the gym and watched what I ate, but I took a day off here and there for the occasional soft-serve splurge.
Read the rest of Cary’s column here.
