TuTu Thin: A Podcast for Dancers | Be a healthy dancer/athlete in mind, body and spirit.

By: Dawn Smith-Theodore MA MFT CEDS
  • Summary

  • The TuTu Thin Podcast will explore the complex relationship between dancers, athletes, their body and eating disorders, explaining how eating disorders can too easily develop in this driven, perfectionistic yet vulnerable population. TuTu Thin also explores the relationship between the dancer/athlete and the drive for perfection. How can the dancer/athlete develop healthy eating patterns in a world where there is expectation to have a strong, yet thin body. How can the dance teacher, choreographers, coaches and parents identify who may be struggling with an eating disorder? Coaches and dance teachers can promote healthy body image, but what is their responsibility if a dancer/athlete is exhibiting signs of having an eating disorder? Both prevention and treatment of eating disorders for the dancer/athlete are examined as well as how to return them back to their passion for dance or their sport. There will also be interviews with dancers, athletes, and those who work with them to promote wellness in mind, body and spirit.
    © 2024 TuTu Thin: A Podcast for Dancers
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Episodes
  • A Candid Talk with Yasi Ansari, Registered Dietitian and Specialist in Sports Dietetics
    Nov 8 2024

    Yasi Ansari is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics based in Los Angeles, CA. She is the owner of Yasi Ansari Nutrition, LLC a consulting practice specializing in nutrition for athletic performance and nutrition therapy for eating disorders/disordered eating. She helps competitive athletes and performing artists improve their relationship with food while providing guidance that supports meeting the nutritional demands for their sport. In addition, she works with adolescents diagnosed with eating disorders at the Medical Stabilization Program at UCLA Health Santa Monica Medical Center.



    She is a National Media Spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the Chair-Elect of the Academy's Sports and Human Performance Nutrition dietetic practice group. She collaborates with the Athletes and the Arts initiative to help create educational content for performing arts athletes and co-hosts the Athletes and the Arts podcast. Yasi graduated from UCLA and earned a master's degree from California State University, Northridge.


    Thank you for listening to The TuTu thin Podcast

    Please contact us through
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    www.tututhin.com
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    Thank you to Matt Miller @ Smacky Media Group


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    40 mins
  • Meet Brett and Jenny from The Ballet Help Desk
    Oct 25 2024

    It was so great to have Jenny and Brett on as guests from The Ballet Help Desk. They are two moms who spent years trying to figure out how to support their dancing kids. From the competition circuit to ballet training to their professional careers, we stumbled along trying to support our kids in the best way we knew how.

    After several years on this path, we’re ready to share what we’ve learned with you!

    If you have questions or want to contact the Ballet Help Desk.......

    URL: www.ballethelpdesk.com

    Instagram: @ballethelpdesk

    Facebook: BalletHelpDesk





    Thank you for listening to The TuTu thin Podcast

    Please contact us through
    www.dawntheodore.com
    www.tututhin.com
    IG @tutu_thin
    Facebook @tututhin
    Twitter @tututhin

    Thank you to Matt Miller @ Smacky Media Group


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    52 mins
  • Meet Elizabeth Eckhoff, former professional dancer and owner of The Dance Company in Fairfield, Ohio
    Oct 11 2024


    Elizabeth Eckhoff received her early dance training as a student of Nellie Lou

    Downie in Fairfield, Ohio. She went on to study at the Cincinnati Conservatory

    of Music, Miami University in Oxford, in New York City, and on the national

    convention circuit before establishing a career as a performer and

    choreographer. She served as Dance Captain and Assistant Choreographer for

    numerous shows at Disney’s Orlando theme parks, including The Magic

    Kingdom, Epcot Center, MGM Studios and Pleasure Island. She also has

    entertained internationally, touring with the prestigious Crown Odyssey and

    Norwegian Cruise Line. She was hand-picked to appear on Broadway in The

    Will Rogers Follies. She also continues to freelance as a dancer and

    choreographer.

    Elizabeth once again resides in Fairfield, OH with her family. She continues to

    share her expertise and passion for dance at the Studio she grew up in and now

    owns.

    Thank you for listening to The TuTu thin Podcast

    Please contact us through
    www.dawntheodore.com
    www.tututhin.com
    IG @tutu_thin
    Facebook @tututhin
    Twitter @tututhin

    Thank you to Matt Miller @ Smacky Media Group


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    50 mins

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