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FAQs

What is Pivot Dancer?

Pivot Dancer is a branch of Pivot Sport Medicine designed specifically for dancers by dance medicine experts. Pivot Dancer is the resource dancers can turn to when they have questions about how to stay healthy, avoid injuries and perform at their best. Pivot Dancer combines the Sport & Dance Medicine clinicians from Pivot with Dance scientists and Dance experts from around the world to create the trusted platform of virtual appointments, classes and an on-demand video library of therapeutic exercises and education for dancers to use in any location and time zone. 

What membership should I get?

The Pivot Dancer memberships are designed to have something for every dancer’s needs, budget, schedule, and goals. There is a handy quiz on the website to help you identify which membership suits you best and you can always move between memberships and any account credits you have will be transferred to your new membership. Our memberships are designed for a year because we know that you need to make that commitment to yourself. Research shows that dancers need to add 3 sessions of cross-training each week to see the benefits so use the membership that works best for you and you can always message us to ask or check out our quiz here 

Why can’t I get everything I need from my studio training?

Your studio is where you should focus on your technique, choreography, and rehearsals, in order to really soak up all the incredible dance education available to you through your teachers and fellow dancers. Dance educators will refer you to clinicians and dance science experts for your injury prevention and management so that they can focus on what they are there to do, which is to teach dance. It isn’t fair to ask them to be your expert for everything you need. Every dancer needs a “pit crew”. Every dancer needs a full team supporting them beyond the resources of their studio so that the studio can focus on their area of expertise while comfortably knowing the dancer is well supported for the other bits and pieces by their pit crew.


How do I fit Pivot Dancer into my program?

Dancers are busy! School, work, classes, rehearsals, travel…. It all adds up. This is why we found an app to host Pivot Dancer. Being able to pull up your physio exercises between classes, or watch an educational video while you ride the bus, makes Pivot Dancer your secret weapon. Making use of the in-between spaces means you have more time off in your time off! 15 minutes a day is almost 2 hours of training/week. It doesn’t have to feel like a burden, in fact, it should feel invigorating and you’ll notice your dancing improving quite quickly as you incorporate Pivot Dancer into your day.


Can I use my health insurance for classes?

Health insurance is designed to provide policyholders with extended health care benefits for health services that aren’t included in national health care programs. These are typically considered one-on-one appointments with a registered health care practitioner. Classes are usually not included in these policies however, some people find that they can submit their classes to a health spending account if this is a part of their policy.