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New Workshops, New Resource

11/22/2021

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.

Online Workshop: Steps for Dancers in a COVID-19 World

6/9/2020

IPAA Workshop Series poster

Statement on Racism & Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Resources

6/5/2020

Healthy Dancer Canada has issued a Statement on Racism as well as published a new resource, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Resources with a dance-specific focus. We invite our members and the wider dance community to share this resource, and are open to feedback on how we can improve both.

Please contact healthydancercanada@gmail.com and resources.healthydancercanada@gmail.com with your suggestions.

HDC statement on racism

Dance Science Courses at RAD Genée 2019

8/19/2019

Join HDC Immediate Past President, Andrea Downie, at the RAD Genée 2019 International Ballet Competition in Toronto August 28 & 29. She will be giving three dance science workshops for teachers.

Healthy Dance Certificates - Saskatoon

4/12/2019

Join HDC Immediate Past President, Andrea Downie, for a Healthy Dance Practice Certificate course this June in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Register today!

Dance Science Courses at the RAD Geneé 2019 in Toronto

2/7/2019

Royal Academy of Dance is hosting two days of CPD workshops on Wednesday 28 and Thursday 29 August alongside the Genée International Ballet Competition in Toronto. Workshops will take place at Canada’s National Ballet School and include dance science courses: Preparing for Optimal Dance, Dance Injury Prevention & Management, and Understanding Anatomical & Biomechanical Principles of Dance. Register today!

New HDC Workshops

10/9/2018

Healthy Dancer Canada is pleased to offer a broad selection of eleven NEW workshops for the dance community on topics that focus on improving dancer health and wellbeing, training, and performance. All of the workshops can be adapted to suit a specific audience including dancers, teachers, rehearsal directors, choreographers, health professionals, and more. HDC’s workshop content will fit your organization’s unique and specific needs. Please contact us at healthydancercanada@gmail.com for more information, and to organize a workshop in your area!

HDC at New Blue Festival in Toronto

5/25/2018

Join facilitators Andrea Downie, Nicole Hamilton, and Kiah Brubacher-Cressman for a Healthy Dancer Canada workshop, Optimizing Dance Performance, at the New Blue Festival in Toronto, Monday June 4th 2018, 4:00pm - 6:00pm.

Through movement and discussion, this workshop for dancers and teachers will look at the many physical and psychological tools available to help dancers optimize dance performance in the studio and on the stage. Topics include physical preparation and readiness, injury prevention and management, and psychological aspects of training and performance that contribute to dance excellence.

Summer 2018 Teacher Courses with Donna Krasnow

3/15/2018

RAD teachers receive CPD hours for the C-I Training courses!

Workshop: Training for Maximizing Performance

12/27/2017

Inica Dance Industries is hosting a health workshop on January 21, 2018 from 3-6 PM at Winchester Street Theatre. Guest speakers and HDC founding members Andrea Downie and Dr. Bonnie Robson will focus on supplementary training, psychological training, and more. Open to the general public. RAD teachers receive 3 hrs CPD. Visit http://www.inicadance.com/register-for-classes-and-workshops?platform=hootsuite.