Committees

Our members can contribute to a healthy Canadian dance community and connect with dancers, educators, health professionals and researchers by joining one of our Committees. Not a member? Click here to join.
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Committees & Tasks include:
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1.  Black, Indigenous, Peoples of Colour Advocacy Working Group
2.  Conference Committee
3.  Dancer Screening Committee
4.  Financial Development Committee
5.  Membership Committee
6.  Newsletter Committee
7.  Outreach & Communications Committee
8.  Resources Committee

Black, Indigenous, Peoples of Colour Advocacy
​Working Group

Chair: Rhonda Roberts Smid

BIPOC Advocacy Working Group members will:
  • Foster a greater understanding and awareness of equity, diversity and inclusion within the organization;
  • Engage with our board, committees and membership to determine ways HDC can better represent the needs of dancers in the BIPOC dance community.

​Conference Committee

​Conference Coordinator 2021: Erika Mayall
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​Conference Committee members will:
  • Help select the theme, venue, caterer, accommodations and sponsorship for our Annual Conference;
  • Solicit and coordinate the blind peer-review of lecture, workshop, performance and poster presentation proposals;
  • Promote Annual Conference;
  • Assist with online registration;
  • Assist on Conference day.

Dancer Screening Committee

​Co-Chairs: Sarah Kenny (dance educator rep), Erika Mayall (healthcare professional rep)

Screening Committee members will:​
  • Develop Healthy Dancer Screening tools for use in clinics, dance schools and studios;
  • Assist dancers, dance educators and health professionals to implement screening in their communities;
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of the Healthy Dancer Screening tools: Health Professional and Dance Educator versions.​

Financial Development Committee

​Chair: Marlene Stirrett-Matson

Financial Development Committee members will:
  • Seek relevant funding opportunities at provincial and national levels that will financially support dancer health-related projects;
  • Complete and submit applications for funds.


​Membership Committee

​Membership Coordinator: Meghan Critchley

Membership Committee members will:
  • ​Promote membership with the organization
  • Receive and process memberships;
  • Update the Member Directory;
  • Communicate with members about membership renewal.

​Newsletter Committee

​Newsletter Coordinators: Louis Laberge-Côté

Newsletter Committee Members will:
  • Identify themes for each Newsletter;
  • Contribute original articles;
  • Solicit and peer-review submitted articles;
  • Design and edit our Newsletter;
  • Distribute our quarterly Newsletter by email and social media;
  • Manage the News page on the website.

Outreach & Communications Committee

​Co-Chairs: Nicole Inica Hamilton, Sandro Rajic
Website Coordinator: Andrea Downie

Outreach & Communications Committee members will:
  • Present and communicate HDC initiatives and those of our partners;
  • Promote the growth and membership of HDC;
  • Oversee information about dance health and wellness on our website and social media; 
  • Facilitate access to this information for dancers, dance educators and health care professionals.

​​Resources Committee

​Co-Chairs: Andrea Downie (dance educator rep), Jo-Anne La Flèche (healthcare professional rep)

Resource Committee members will:
  • Develop, peer review, edit and/or translate our Dance Resources;
  • Review, update and evaluate the effectiveness of existing Dance Resources;
  • Help disseminate Dance Resources.
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