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HDC Annual 2020 Conference Cancelled

5/8/2020

With the rapidly evolving COVID-19 pandemic closing borders, restricting travel and limiting large in-person events, Healthy Dancer Canada has made the difficult but responsible decision to cancel the Annual Conference which was set to take place in Vancouver August 28 - 30, 2020. Although this decision was not made lightly, it was made with the best interest of our members and community in mind. At a time when the world needs arts and culture more than ever, we look forward to supporting our community in different ways in the coming months, and welcoming you to our Annual Conference again in 2021.

HDC Members at PAMA

7/5/2019

Healthy Dancer Canada members Bonnie Robson Carpenter, Jo-Anne La Flèche and Linda Bluestein attended the Performing Arts Medicine Association symposium in LA.

HDC - IADMS Day for Teachers

3/8/2019

We are pleased to announce that in lieu of Healthy Dancer Canada's annual conference, in 2019 HDC will partner with the International Association for Dance Medicine and Science (IADMS) in MONTREAL to present A Day for Teachers. This will take place on Friday October 25, 2019 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Montreal.

Healthy Dancer Canada members will receive 20% off their registration to A Day For Teachers. Stay tuned to the HDC website and social media platforms for more information and help us spread the word among your local dance community. We would love to see a large Canadian contingent in Montreal!

2018 HDC Lifetime Achievement Award - Dr. Donna Krasnow

9/29/2018

Dr. Donna Krasnow, one of Healthy Dancer Canada's founding members, was honoured at the Healthy Dancer Canada (HDC) 10th Anniversary Conference 2018 with the first HDC Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. Krasnow is Professor Emerita of Dance in the Department of Dance at York University in Toronto. She has a distinguished career as a performer, choreographer, educator, author, and researcher. She was the founder of both the York Dance Ensemble (Toronto) and Dance Source (San Francisco), where she was also Artistic Director of it's resident company Möbius. She has taught dance and dance conditioning extensively in the United States, Canada, Australia, and Japan. She specializes in teacher training courses and workshops, and has certified teachers across North America in the conditioning system she created, C-I Training (conditioning-with-imagery training). Dr. Krasnow also specializes in dance science research, concentrating on injury prevention, conditioning for dancers, and motor learning and motor control. She has published numerous articles in distinguished journals, and educational resources for organizations such as HDC and the International Association for Dance Medicine and Science (IADMS). She is the co-author of Conditioning with Imagery for Dancers with dance artist Jordana Deveau, co-author of Motor Learning and Control for Dance: Principles and Practices for Performers and Teachers with dance educator and research professor Dr. Virginia Wilmerding, and the co-editor of Dancer Wellness with Dr. Virginia Wilmerding. Healthy Dancer Canada would like to thank Dr. Krasnow for her service, and to recognize her outstanding contributions to dance education, dance science, and dancer health and wellness.

HDC on CIUT 89.5 FM

8/15/2018

HDC Conference Coordinator Andrea Downie was featured on Turn Out Radio, interviewed by HDC Board member Nicole Hamilton, on Wednesday August 15, 2018. Listen below to hear about the upcoming 10th Anniversary Healthy Dancer Canada Conference 2018 in Toronto this September 28-30.

The show airs at 9 a.m. EST on CIUT 89. 5 FM. For those who are not in the Toronto area, the show can be streamed live, weekly, at www.ciut.fm.

Conference Schedule and Speakers Posted

8/9/2018

Our 10th Anniversary Conference schedule is now posted! See our exceptional group of presenters!

Conference Keynote Speaker - Donna Krasnow

7/2/2018

The Conference Committee is pleased to announce that one of our founding members, Donna Krasnow, PhD, will give the keynote address, as well as a workshop at the 10th Anniversary Conference in Toronto!

Donna Krasnow is Professor Emerita in the Department of Dance at York University in Toronto where she taught modern dance based in Limón technique, composition and choreography, conditioning for dancers, dance kinesiology, prevention of dance injuries, motor learning for dance, and repertory. She specializes in dance science research, concentrating on injury prevention, conditioning for dancers, and motor learning and motor control. Her most recent research focus has been the adolescent dancer, psychological issues surrounding injury and dance training, and motor control in elite dancers. Donna's articles have been published in Medical Problems of Performing Artists; Journal of Dance Medicine & Science; Impulse: the International Journal of Dance Science, Medicine, and Education; Journal of Dance Education; Bulletin of Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences; Medecine des Arts; and Dance Research Journal. In 2007 she was guest editor for a special issue of the Journal of Dance Medicine & Science about motor learning issues in dance. She is currently the Associate Editor for Dance for Medical Problems of Performing Artists.

Donna also specializes in teacher training workshops, and has done residencies for faculty at Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne, Australia, Cecchetti Ballet Australia, the Royal Academy of Ballet, the Society for Russian Ballet, Arts Umbrella in Vancouver, Canada, and faculty seminars at York University. In addition to the book Conditioning with Imagery for Dancers which was published in 2010 and co-authored with Jordana Deveau, Donna has authored the book Motor Learning and Control for Dance: Principles and Practices for Performers and Teachers, with co-author Dr. Virginia ("Ginny") Wilmerding, released by Human Kinetics in 2015. They also co-edited the book Dancer Wellness, a collaborative project with IADMS, published by Human Kinetics in 2016.

Report: Record Number of Proposals for Conference Presentations

6/22/2018

The Conference Committee would like to thank all those who submitted proposals to present at this year's conference. We are pleased to report that we received a record number of proposals to present lectures, workshops and posters at the upcoming 10th Anniversary Conference, Create, Communicate, Collaborate, Collaborate. Notifications will be made the first week of July and presenters will be announced on social media later in the month.

Conference Registration Open

6/8/2018

Early-bird registration for Healthy Dancer Canada's 10th Anniversary Conference is now open. Register and pay by August 15 to receive reduced conference fees. Healthy Dancer Canada members receive an additional discount!

Conference Committee Seeks Member Photos

5/14/2018

In honour of the 10th Anniversary Conference, the HDC Conference Committee is seeking photos of our members for the conference poster. We are looking for:

pictures of dancers dancing, teachers teaching, health professionals practicing
light backgrounds preferred
ensure all people pictured give their permission to potentially have their image on the poster and social media
note the name of the photographer
send high resolution photos to conference.healthydancercanada@gmail.com with the title Member Photo by May 20, 2018