Nutrition for the Teenage

Dancer:
Getting to the pointe

Gabrielle Cabacab, Laura Gimenez, Meagan

Hennessy, John Hung, Dana Somers, Denise Ulloa

Overview of Intervention
Age Group: Adolescents 13-19 years old
Audience: Female Teenage dance competition
team aged 14-17
Location: The Dance Network dance studio in
Lawrenceville, NJ
Title of lesson: Nutrition for the Teenage
Dancer: Getting to the Pointe
Length of presentation: 30 minutes

What will we be leaping into today?

Fact or Fiction?
DIY MyPlate
Kahoot Game
Post-assessment

Fact or Fiction

Our Fact or Fiction

Questions:
Calcium is just as important for teenagers
as it is for children (Fact!)
If you are watching your weight, you
should avoid eating fats (Fiction!)
Eating carbs causes weight gain, so if you
want to lose weight you should cut them
out of your diet (Fiction!)
If you are watching your weight, you
should restrict your calories to less than
1000 (Fiction!)
Teatoxes and weight loss supplements
make you lose more weight faster
(Fiction!)

Main Points Emphasized:

Calcium is necessary for bone
health
Dancing is a weight-bearing
activity that promotes bone tissue
formation
While saturated fats should be
limited, mono - and
polyunsaturated fats have
important health benefits
Carbs are an important source of
energy for dancers and can be
found in a variety of healthy foods

Main Points Emphasized:

Skipping meals and cutting out
whole nutrient groups means the
body is missing important nutrients
There is no magic detox that will
help with weight loss
The liver is the bodys natural
detoxing organ; commercial
teatoxes and detox supplements
are not necessary

MyPlate
Important Points
Discussed:
Half of your plate
should be fruits and
vegetables!
About of your
plate should be
protein and grains
(preferably whole
grains)
Dairy is a good

After the MyPlate discussion:

What does your

usual meal look
like after dance
class?

What would a
healthy, balanced
meal look like
after dance
class?

Kahoot!
Game
An interactive activity to gauge
how well the students retained
the presented material.

https://play.kahoot.it/#/lobb
y?quizId=99894fa7-d6f7-4046-a
bd4-a657c3ef298b

What Went Well

-The students were engaged and enjoyed the lesson,
and said that they learned a lot from the intervention
-The teaching methods used captured their attention
and encouraged active participation
-Positive feedback from students and educator

What didnt go well?

How Could We Improve?
- PowerPoint presentation was done on a laptop (small screen).
Solution: Have a projector prepared.
- Only 4 of the planned 7 students made it to the lesson.
Solution: Notify the target audience well in advance.
- Not enough rehearsal time made the presentation a bit
disorganized.
Solution: Practice like its the real thing at least once.

What we
learned...

QUESTIONS?

Thank You!
We hope you enjoyed our presentation
and received some valuable knowledge
regarding nutrition for the teenage
dancer!