Dancers try to strike healthy balance
Many young adults struggle with healthy body images due to today’s society. These young adults focus more on the exterior, agonizing over what to eat and which photo will make a good profile picture without realizing that all can come at the expense of what is really important: health. This struggle is all the more real for college students who study dance and performance arts. Their bodies are presented constantly on stage and are spotlighted throughout shows. They view their bodies daily in the mirror while rehearsing, and the intensity leads some dancers to go to exaggerated lengths to achieve…