Welcome!

Dear HDC Member,

Thank you for supporting Healthy Dancer Canada. Your membership is valid for one year and contributes to improving the health, well-being and performance of Canadian dancers.
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Healthy Dancer Canada is a volunteer-operated, federal not-for-profit incorporated organization. Our mission is to foster and facilitate communication and collaboration among the dance community, health professionals and researchers. We endeavor to enhance the health, well-being and performance of all dancers (male/female, young/mature, professional/recreational) involved in all dance forms, and to be the Canadian leader in this effort. We envision a dynamic community of dancers, dance educators, health professionals and researchers dedicated to promoting dancer health and wellness, optimizing performance, understanding and addressing the unique challenges facing the dance community, and creating a culture of healthy dance practice in Canada.

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Benefits of HDC Membership

•  Network with other dancers, dance educators, health care professionals and researchers with an interest in dancer health and wellness, including:
  • Your name and contact information on our Member Directory
    • Please allow 7 days for your information to be updated
    • Ensure your listing is current - you may change this listing at any time online through our website
  • Share your news and events on our website, social media and in our newsletters
  • The opportunity to serve on one of our committees
  • Opportunities to participate in events in your community
• Access Continuing Education and Professional Development, including:
  • Quarterly Members' Newsletters emailed to you, containing
    • articles suitable for posting
    • offers of discounts on Human Kinetics books for HDC members only
  • Annual conferences and events
    • discounted admission to our conferences and events
    • access to conference materials and handouts
  • Members-Only dance resources section of the website
    • the HDC Dancer Screen
    • the newsletters archive (with 25 articles)
    • advance-access to our newest resource papers
    • the 2019 (case-sensitive) password for this section of website
  • Apply for funds from the HDC Financial Assistance Program to help with HDC membership fees, HDC event/conference fees, travel expenses to attend a HDC event/conference
  • Collaborate with key organizations in the dance community (Ex. SiDl, PAMA, RAD, IADMS, etc.) with special interest in dance health and wellness
  • Voting rights at our Annual General Meeting of Members

We hope you will enjoy these member benefits and consider getting more involved in the organization.

How you can get involved:

• Volunteer on a committee or on the Board of Directors
• Present at our Annual Conference
• Contribute an article for the newsletter and/or to be developed into a HDC Dance Resource
• Share our Dance Resources with your community
• Post a comment on social media
• Be sure to let your community know about your commitment to dancer health and wellness! List your affiliation with your organization where possible:
  • Post your membership certificate in your place of work
  • List your affiliation online, in publications and in programs (Ex. [your name] is a member of Healthy Dancer Canada)