Dancers from the Australian Ballet are pictured in the Bondi Icebergs oceanside pool in Sydney
Dancer Brooke Lockett (2nd R) is pictured with her Australian Ballet colleagues (from L to R) Kismet Bourne, Emma MacFarlane and Corey Herbet at the Bondi Icebergs oceanside pool in Sydney, August 7, 2014. The dancers, taking advantage of the pool being emptied for cleaning, were promoting the February 2015 production of Swan Lake at Sydney's Capitol Theatre. REUTERS/Jason Reed

Reality dance shows are always faced with issues relating to injuries, either on-screen or off-screen. 'Dancing With The Stars' has had its own share of celebrities injuring themselves. With the new Australian season beginning shortly, there has already been a case of an injury for Ricki-Lee Coulter.

According to Daily Mail, Ricki-Lee Coulter, the 28-year-old popstar, had discovered that training for the hit show isn't as easy as it looks. She posted a picture of herself on Instagram on Sept. 11 sitting on the sofa with a bag of peas on her hip. She wrote along with the picture that she was nursing her dance injuries already and that she hopes the old frozen peas will fix her up, otherwise, it would be a walking frame for her.

Danica McKellar, in the Season 18 of Dancing With The Stars (U.S. Edition), fractured her him while she was practising the dance form, salsa, with her partner, Val Chmerkovskiy. Despite the injury, they went on to perform and scored a 33 out of 40 for that particular performance.

Another was that of Amy Purdy when she suffered from a mid-show injury. She said that she suffered from an injury on her back while performing and immediately doctors took a look at her. She said that she had cracked her back after she made a wrong turn after her dance.

Season 18 saw another major injury of professional Mark Ballas when he fell to the floor while practising his routine with celebrity partner Candace Cameron Bure. A spokesperson from the show told People that he was seriously injured during camera blocking and that his shoulder had popped out during a lift which led to him being taken to the hospital immediately.

Because of the frequency with which dance injuries happen and with the ongoing Season 19 of the U.S. Edition of the show as well as the upcoming Australian edition, here are a few tips to avoid suffering from dance injuries.

First and foremost, a few important points have to be remembered like wearing proper clothes and shoes, drinking plenty of water, never dancing when in pain, to pay attention to the correct technique and performing warm-up and cool-down exercises.

In the case of children dancing, it is of utmost importance that there should be parental supervision. Dancers seem to suffer from more cases of eating disorders, disrupted menstruation and counter-productive perfectionism so parents should be careful about noticing any nutritional or psychological changes in their children.

Dance instructors must take perfect care to ensure that the students are comfortable with them and share the fact that they have suffered an injury with them, following which the instructors give them a break. The instructors must be particular about warm-up and cool-down exercises in addition to making sure that proper equipment is used.