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Advice for dancers: former New York City Ballet dancer Linda Hamilton, Ph.D., is a lecturer a psychologist in private practice, and the author of Advice for Dancers (Jossey-Bass). She has been offering advice to Dance Magazine readers since 1992.

Publication: Dance Magazine
Publication Date: 01-AUG-05 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
I FELT OVERWHELMED WHEN J READ THAT FORMER JOFFREY BALLERINA ERIKA GOODMAN HAD DIED AT 59 AFTER BEING ANOREXIC FOR MOST OF HER CAREER [SEE MAY, "TRANSITIONS"]. I KNOW EVERY DANCER DOESN'T STARVE THEMSELVES, BUT J DID UNTIL I LET MY DOCTORS KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON. DANCERS WITH EATING DISORDERS RISK THEIR HEALTH, CAREERS, AND LIVES TO BE THIN. HOW CAN WE SAVE THEM BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE?

DEVASTATED, OAKLAND, CA

I, too, was heartbroken at Erika's loss. We both had participated in a PBS documentary on eating disorders called Dying To Be Thin. Her candor about struggling with anorexia was moving, as was her desire to help others with the same affliction. Treating eating disorders is challenging, since denial is...

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