Healthy Dancer Canada is pleased to announce our 2011 Toronto Conference!
Join an alliance of Health Professionals, Dance Educators, Dancers and Dance Parents for a day of learning and health promotion!
 
Canada’s National Ballet School
400 Jarvis Street
Toronto, ON
M4Y 2G6
 
September 25, 2011
10 am to 4 pm
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Our conference will continue to offer practical information on dancer’s health, wellness, and injury prevention.  New topics of discussion this year include healthy teaching practices and urban dancers’ health.    Based on the feedback provided at last year’s conference, the program will feature movement sessions and an interactive question and answer period with our speakers.
 
Healthy Dancer Canada Conference Agenda
Sunday September 25, 2011
 
9:30 to 10:00 am
Welcome and Registration
 
Morning session:  Urban Dancer’s Health
 
10:00 to 10:15 am
Ballet meets Hip Hop in Canada’s National Ballet School’s Flashmob
Katharine Harris
Communications Manager, Canada's National Ballet School
 
10:20 to 10:30 am
Mini movement session
 
10:30 to 11:00
Skills & Soul -  Differences in Street Dance music and movement styles, and the Urban Dancer lifestyle
Ofilio Sinbadinho Portillo
Artistic Director, Gadfly
 
11:05 to 11:35
Dance Injuries - When and Where to see a Doctor, and what have they got to offer?
Dr. David Ng
B.A.Sc., M.D., CCFP(EM)  Emergency Staff Physician University Health Network / Toronto East General Hospital
 
11:40 to noon
Panel discussion with morning speakers
 
Noon to 1:00 pm
Free Catered Lunch and AGM for members (12:45 to 1:00 pm)
 
Afternoon Session:  Healthy Teaching Practices
 
1:00 to 1:30 pm
Nurturing Creativity
Angela Caporiccio
Dance Director, Iona Catholic Secondary School
 
1:35 to 3:05 pm
Cultivating Creativity Inside the Box
Richelle Hirlehey
Educational Director, Dance Extreme London Ontario
Director of Education for Canadian Dance Masters of America Chapter #38
 
3:10 to 3:40 pm
Keeping the Butterflies at Bay; Performance Anxiety and Ways of Optimizing Performance
Carmen Duncan
Royal Academy of Dance Canada, Dip RBS (TC), BA (Hons) Dance Education, CBMN
 
3:40 to 4:00 pm
Panel discussion with afternoon speakers
 
 

Conference Fees:
Health Professional:   $55.00 (HDC members)        $65.00 (non-members)
Dance Educator:   $50.00 (HDC members)       $60.00 (non-members)
Dancer:    $30.00 (HDC members)$40.00 (non-members)
Student:  $20.00 (HDC members)$30.00 (non-members)
 
Payment by cheque, debit or credit card (via PayPal)
 
 
 
 
 
To register online:
 
 
 
Download the Healthy Dancer Canada registration form above and email it to healthydancercanada@gmail.com; use the PayPal link to transfer your conference payment online. 
 
 A confirmation of your registration will be emailed within one week of your online transaction.
 
To register via mail:
 
Print the Healthy Dancer Canada registration form and mail to:
Healthy Dancer Canada
c/o HDC President, Stefanie De Paolis
15 Winisk Street
Richmond Hill, Ontario
L4E 0M6
 
All cheques are payable to "Healthy Dancer Canada"
 
A confirmation of your registration will be emailed within one week of receiving your mailed form.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 





          
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


               Healthy Dancer Canada's mission is to be the Canadian leader in facilitating                           communication and collaboration between the dance community and
     health professionals to enhance the health and well-being of all dancers".
                 


Canada's National Ballet School
400 Jarvis Street
Toronto, ON M4Y2G6, CA
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