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National Dance Education Organization (NDEO) has made Andrea Downie's article Equity-Informed Dancer Wellness open-access for the months of August & September.
New open-access resource available to the public: Motor Development and the Young Dancer by Donna Krasnow & Virginia Wilmerding.
The BIPOC Advocacy Working Group is pleased to announce that our very first Emerging Artist Scholarship was awarded to Gabriela Ortiz! Read more about our BIPOC Emerging Artist Scholarship winners.
Early-access resources released to members: Nutrition Tips for Dancers by Marie Scoscia, and Motor Control and Dance by Donna Krasnow & Virginia Wilmerding. Also be sure to see our growing selection of French resources.
We have three new workshops, including Self-Care for the Artistic Soul with Nicole Inica Hamilton, and two motor behaviour workshops with Donna Krasnow & Virginia Wilmerding. See the 15 workshops we offer for the dance community on topics that focus on improving dancer health and wellbeing, training, and performance. Please contact us at healthydancercanada@gmail.com for more information, and to organize a workshop in your area!

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