Alycia Fong Yan discusses biomechanics in dance shoes, drawing on her experiences as a dancer, clinician, researcher and educator. We discuss the impact of different shoes on foot development, strength, and links to injury. Alycia also reflects on her personal drive to research in this area, including application and translation of research to dancers and teachers. We also look at the complication of aesthetics and tradition in applying and progressing this research in dance. Thank you to The Place London for sponsoring this episode. Located in the heart of London, The Place is a creative powerhouse for dance development that is leading the way in dance training, creation and performance. One of Europe’s most exciting, innovative dance spaces, where artists from all over the world come to push creative boundaries, to experiment and to perform outstanding new work. Learn more here: https://www.theplace.org.uk Find Alycia here - Email: alycia.fongyan@sydney.edu.au Twitter: @AlyciaFongYan Resources - IADMS Dancer Wellness Book Hopper, L. and A. Fong Yan (2017). The dance environment. Dancer Wellness. M. V. Wilmerding and D. Krasnow. Champaign, IL, Human Kinetics: 3-12. Ward, R. E., A. Fong Yan, K. F. Orishimo, I. J. Kremenic, M. Hagins, M. Liederbach, C. E. Hiller and E. Pappas (2019). "Comparison of lower limb stiffness between male and female dancers and athletes during drop jump landings." Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports 29(1): 71-81. Fong Yan, A., R. M. Smith, C. E. Hiller and P. J. Sinclair (2017). "Impact attenuation properties of jazz shoes alter lower limb joint stiffness during jump landings." Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport 20(5): 464-468. Instagram: @scidancepodcast Contact: jasminefmcook@icloud.com Cover art by Jill North. Original image by Young Images Photography. Intro sound by William Cook.