Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Dance

The Challenges, Surprise Benefits and Tools to Cope Sophie Bress of Pointe Magazine and Clare Guss-West Despite what it looks like onstage, anyone who’s ever taken a ballet class can tell you the art form is far from effortless. Not only is it physically taxing, it’s full of emotional and mental difficulties, too. According to Clare Guss-West, MA, a researcher specializing in attention and dance who works with artists and teachers at companies like The Royal Ballet and the Finnish National Ballet, these difficulties are made even more challenging by the sheer amount of information dancers try to focus on and process at one time. “Dancers are trying to hold on […]