I am indebted to the dancers who so generously shared their time and personal insights with me, with special thanks to New York City Ballet (NYCB) members Megan LeCrone and Abi Stafford, whom I followed in our wellness program throughout their recovery from injuries. Your voices, more than anything else, put a human face to The Dancer’s Way. I am also deeply grateful to NYCB’s core medical team for their invaluable input and to the company’s artistic and administrative staff for their assistance, with gratitude to Ken Tabachnick for his thorough review of the manuscript, Ellen Sorrin for her thoughtful comments on food preparation, and Peter Martins for having the vision to make our wellness program possible. Other dance medicine specialists who deserve recognition include Phillip Bauman (orthopedist), Hilary Cartwright (Gyrotonic and yoga instructor), Katy Keller (physical therapist), Deanne Lay (Pilates instructor), Thomas Novella (podiatrist), Laura Pumillo (registered dietician), Heidi Skolnik (certified dietician), Michelle Warren (endocrinologist), and Mathew Wyon (exercise physiologist). This handbook would never have existed in its current form without the cogent feedback from my editors at St. Martin’s Press, Sheila Curry Oakes and Alyse Diamond, Dance Magazine editors Hanna Rubin and Wendy Perron, and my agent, Al Zuckerman at Writers House. On a more personal note, I am most thankful for the unwavering love and support of my husband, Dr. William Hamilton, and my mother, Helen Homek.