Category: Dance Science

Equity-Informed Dancer WelLness

8/29/2022

National Dance Education Organization (NDEO) has made HDC founding member and Past President Andrea Downie's article Equity-Informed Dancer Wellness open-access for the months of August and September. Read the article at Journal of Dance Education: Full article: Equity-Informed Dancer Wellness (tandfonline.com).

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new Motor Behaviour resources

8/15/2022

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Photo by Jake Pett

Motor Development and the Young Dancer (by HDC members Dr. Donna Krasnow and Dr. Virginia Wilmerding) has been made available to the public on the open resources page of the website, while their latest resource, Motor Control and Dance, has been released with early-access to our members on the members' page.

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Another Prestigious Award for HDC Member Dr. Donna Krasnow

8/27/2021

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A portrait of Dr. Donna Krasnow, who is smiling and has light skin and long blonde hair

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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IADMS Dance Educator Award 2020

10/19/2020

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Congratulations to Donna Krasnow, winner of the 2020 IADMS Dance Educator Award! Dr. Krasnow is one of HDC's founding members and an internationally recognized dance educator, researcher and author. Congratulations!

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Two HDC Founding Members Nominated for IADMS 2020 Dance Educator Award

9/22/2020

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We are thrilled to announce that two of HDCs founding members, Donna Krasnow and Andrea Downie, are on the list of nominees for this years IADMS Dance Educator Award! Congratulations!! Check out the full list on IADMS Facebook page and below.

The IADMS Dance Educators' Committee is very excited to share the nominees for the 2020 Dance Educator Award! These 22 astounding educators were nominated by their colleagues and students for masterfully integrating principles of Dance Medicine and Science into their teaching practice and inspiring future generations of dance teachers to do the same. Nominators spoke passionately about these studio teachers, clinicians, healthcare providers, coaches, and classroom lecturers. Each of these professionals has devoted themselves to improving the health and performance of dancers through education and we thank them all for their service. The winner of the Dance Educator Award will be announced this October.

Please, join us in celebrating these educators:

Andrea Downie
Angela Pickard
Angelique Wilkie
Boglarka Simon-Hatala
Carrie Skony
Daan van den Akker
Donna Krasnow
Frey Faust
Hyp-Access (Audre Wirtanen & Laura Tuthall)
Katrina Edwards
Manuela Angioi
Rachel Fine
Roisin Cahalan
Sarah Kiely
Sarah Reis
Sarah Wilcoxon
Sonia Rafferty
Sujata Banerjee
Tiffany Stott
Vangeline
Wendy Timmons

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Dance Science Courses at RAD Genée 2019

8/19/2019

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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.

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Dance Science Courses at the RAD Geneé 2019 in Toronto

2/7/2019

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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!

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New HDC Workshops

10/9/2018

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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!

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2018 HDC Research Award - Dr. Sarah Kenny

9/30/2018

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Congratulations to Dr. Sarah Kenny, Assistant Professor at the University of Calgary, recipient of 2018 HDC Research Award. This is award is granted for her research, Sleep Quality and Self-Reported Health Problems in Pre-Professional Dancers: Are they associated?, in recognition of research quality and significance to Healthy Dancer Canada’s mission to foster and facilitate communication and collaboration among the dance community, health professionals and researchers, with the aim to enhance the health, well-being and performance of all dancers.

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2018 HDC Lifetime Achievement Award - Dr. Donna Krasnow

9/29/2018

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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.