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BIPOC Emerging Artist Scholarship winnerS

7/1/2022

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The BIPOC Advocacy Working Group is pleased to announce that our very first Emerging Artist Scholarship was awarded to Gabriela Ortiz! ​Gabriela Ortizis an emerging dance artist based on Treaty 1 territory and member of Mujer Artista, a Latin American group of artists located in Winnipeg, MB. She is currently obtaining her B.A in dance through the Theatre and Film department of the University of Winnipeg and the School of Contemporary Dancers. Gabriela has worked with choreographers like, Gaile Petursson-Hiley, Rossana Filomarino, Sarah Matry, Paula Blair and Jolene Bailie and has had the opportunity to collaborate with The Mariachi Ghost music band. Gabriela is the recipient of the "Talentos" scholarship provided by the Mexican government institution EDUCAFIN. Over the years she has also been a volunteer for different non-profit organizations like Mentores UG and Foro Inudacion located in Guanajuato, Mexico.

The BIPOC Advocacy Working Group was also able to offer another scholarship this year due to a generous donation from one of our members, K.V.K. Athletics Inc. Thank you so much for your participation in our program! Hayley Ng received this scholarship because of her desire dance but to also help dancers through herlove of science. Hayley is a Chinese Canadian ballet dancer, physiotherapy resident, and PhD student at the University of Toronto. She started dancing at age 3, and trained in pre-professional ballet throughout high school, where she competed in international ballet competitions and performed in various ballet productions. While obtaining her Bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology at McMaster University, she performed soloist roles with Hamilton City Ballet in full length ballets, such as Coppelia and the Sleeping Beauty, with her favourite being the lead role of the Sugar Plum Fairy in the Nutcracker. Furthermore, she choreographed ballet pieces for McMaster’s Recreational Dance Team. During her master’s, she continued her ballet training and launched her professional dance career, where she performed in virtual dance projects with the Dance: Corps company, as a dance artist for the Youth Day Global event, and as an artist in the Quarantine Qapsule digital archive on the Museum of Toronto website. Hayley is passionate in both dance and physiotherapy, as they both fill her soul in different ways. Dance provides an opportunity for her to express herself artistically, while physiotherapy provides an opportunity to help others regain their independence and improve their mobility. As she works on her PhD in using dance as a rehabilitation tool for people post-stroke, while continuing her pursuit of dancing professionally, she hopes to integrate her passions together in her future career.

We would also like to acknowledge Emily Duckett and Swadhi Ranganee Thanabalasingam for their applications and participation in our Emerging Artist Scholarship application. All artists will be receiving an HDC membership as well as mentorship from some of our HDC members.

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Contest

6/1/2022

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Healthy Dancer Canada is pleased to partner with Human Kinetics Canada for a book giveaway. The winner will be able to select any book from their dance collection page!

​HOW TO ENTER: Be the first HDC member to email the Healthy Dancer Canada Newsletter with an answer to the following question: What is the mission of Healthy Dancer Canada? Email your response to newsletter.healthydancercanada@gmail.com. The first person with the correct answer will win the above mentioned prize. The winner will be contacted by Human Kinetics in order to arrange receival of your prize. The winner must meet the "How to enter" guidelines above.

This contest is open to contestants in Canada only. The prize will be mailed to contest winner and is transferable to another Canadian address should the winner wish to provide their win as a gift. One prize bundle per winner.
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motor Development and Dance Webinar

5/9/2022

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Join Dr. Donna Krasnow and Dr. Virginia Wilmerding for Motor Development and Dance on Sunday May 29 at noon EDT / 9AM PDT. Pre-register for this FREE webinar.

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Healthy Dancer Canada BIPOC Emerging Artist Scholarship

12/10/2021

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Healthy Dancer Canada is pleased to announce our new BIPOC Emerging Artist Scholarship Program! This new scholarship aims to address existing and/or anticipated barriers faced by BIPOC artists pursuing careers in dance, and to improve access to supports that will further racialized artists in their professional pursuits.
  • Open to BIPOC artists ages 18-30 who self-identify as emerging/early stage professional artists in any and all genres
  • HDC membership is NOT required
  • Application by independent submission or by nomination

The dire discrepancy between opportunities available for White versus BIPOC artists is not only evidenced in the lived experience of these artists, but one further evidenced by rigorous scholarly research. According to 2016 research by Data USA, approximately 79.5 percent of female-identifying ballet dancers are white, while only 6.72 percent are African American. Data USA also found that among post-secondary ballet students, white students earned 90.7% of Bachelor’s degrees and 75% of Master’s degrees awarded in this field in 2019. Another recent study by Hill Strategies on the Demographic Diversity of Artists in Canada in 2016 found that Indigenous artists make a median income of 68 cents for every $1 for non-Indigenous artists, while racialized artists make a median income of 72 cents for every $1 for non-racialized artists. These numbers not only clearly demonstrate the lack of diversity in the professional ballet world, but also exemplify concerning trends in the dance world at large that are in urgent need of addressing.

Interested applicants may also express interest in HDC’s Mentorship Program, which will pair the emerging artist with an established dance professional in a mentoring relationship for six hour-long meetings over a designated six-month period (six sessions total). The Mentorship Program aspires to offer further professional advice, guidance, resources, and emotional/social support to BIPOC artists in the early stages of their dance career.

Format:
  • Full name of applicant/nominee
  • Age of applicant/nominee
  • Email address(es) (if you are nominating an artist, please include email addresses for both nominator and nominee)
  • Short biography of applicant/nominee (maximum 250 words)
  • Explanation of why you applying/nominating this person (maximum 500 words) - please address the following:
    1. What do you intend to apply the scholarship toward that will support the realization of you artistic goal(s)? / What do you think the scholarship will provide the nominee with that will support the realization of their artistic goals?
    2. What are the steps you will take to word toward your goal(s)? / What artistic aspirations does the nominee have that you would like to see them continue to work toward or achieve in the coming months/years?
    3. What is your anticipated or aspirational timeline for this action plan? 
  • Links to documentation of your/the nominee's work (up to 5 links, e.g., website, video, photo, social media, reviews)
  • CV of applicant/nominee, if applicable
  • If interested in the Mentorship Program, please explain what you/they would hope to gain form a dance mentor at this point in your/their career (maximum 250 words

Submit applications and nominations to bipoc.healthydancercanada@gmail.com. Submission deadline: January 1, 2022. Successful applicants/nominees will receive a response not later than February 1st, 2022.
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HDC Election 2021

12/8/2021

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Louis Laberge-Côté, HDC VP 2022
HDC members will not be voting this December, as there are no opponents for the available positions of Vice-President, Secretary, and Directors of the organization. We are pleased to share that Louis Laberge-Côté has been acclaimed Vice President 2022, Sarah Kenny will return as Secretary, and that Andrea Downie, Nicole Inica Hamilton, and Sandro Rajic are returning as Directors-at-Large.
 
We wish to express our deep gratitude to Karine Rathle and Erika Mayall for their many years of dedicated service on the Board of Directors.
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New Workshops, New Resource

11/22/2021

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Healthy Dancer Canada is pleased to announce three new workshops!
  • Motor Development and Dance with Donna Krasnow & Virginia Wilmerding
  • Motor Learning and Dance with Donna Krasnow & Virginia Wilmerding
  • Self-Care for the Artistic Soul with Nicole Inica Hamilton
​See our full list of workshops and consider hosting an in-person or online Healthy Dancer Canada workshop for your dance or healthcare community.

We are also pleased to share our newest resource Nutrition Tips for Dancers by Marie Scioscia, currently available to members through early-access on the members-only page. We also now have available to the public Encouraging Continued Participation in Dance at Adolescence by Siobhan Mitchell on the open dance resources page.


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Still Time to Apply to Perform at this Year's Conference

9/26/2021

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Interested performers can submit applications to perform at HDC Conference 2021. Applications due by September 30, 2021. Follow the link to submit your performance application.
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Another Prestigious Award for HDC Member Dr. Donna Krasnow

8/27/2021

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One of HDC's founding members is receiving another prestigious award. Dr. Donna Krasnow, will receive a 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award from National Dance Education Organization (NDEO) on September 14 at 8PM ET. Register to attend the event.

Dr. Krasnow's other recent awards include the 2020 IADMS Dance Educator Award, the 2018 HDC Lifetime Achievement Award, and the 2016 NDEO Outstanding Dance Researcher Award. Congratulations to Dr. Krasnow on another well-deserved award!
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HDC Educational Workshops at SunDance 2021

7/6/2021

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​Presented in association with the Royal Academy of Dance and Healthy Dancer Canada, Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre's SunDance Summer Intensive is now on! Guest experts Nicole Inica Hamilton (July 7), Karen Sudds (July 14), and Andrea Downie (July 21) of Healthy Dancer Canada will lead virtual presentations covering topics such as self-care, warm-up and cool down, and complementary training for dance. 

​This full-day, three week intensive occuring July 5-23 provides dancers ages 8-19 with the means to realize their artistic potential in a professional, interdisciplinary atmosphere. Learn more about HDC's educational outreach initiatives!
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Dance Science and Somatic Educators Conference 2021

5/12/2021

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Don't miss DSSE virtual conference this summer!

Visit 
dancescienceandsomatics.com for more information.
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