分类: Dance Science

2018 HDC Research Award - Dr. Sarah Kenny

9/30/2018

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.

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Call for Proposals - 10 Anniversary HDC Annual Conference 2018

4/9/2018

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Call for Proposals - Conference for Dance Science and Somatic Educators

12/13/2017

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ICPAM 2018 - The Hague

11/2/2017

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HDC is proud to be a collaborator for ICPAM 2018.

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Translating the Language of Dance & Science

7/28/2017

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Would you like to communicate more effectively with your health care practitioner / patient? See HDC's Dance Resource Translating the Language of Dance and Science.

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Continuing Professional Development for Dance Teachers - Toronto, Edmonton, Calgary, Saskatoon and Ottawa

7/12/2017

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Royal Academy of Dance Canada selects two EnhanceDance courses to offer to Dance Teachers in Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon & Ottawa! These courses are open to all Dance Teachers, and RAD Registered teachers can claim Time Valued CPD hours for attending. Andrea Downie, President of Healthy Dancer Canada and Director of EnhanceDance, will present:

Multisensory Teaching Methods to Enhance Dance Skill Learning (full day)
Enhancing Turnout (half day)

For information and to register visit https://www.radcanada.org/study/cpd/cpd-activities/find-a-cpd-course

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Level 1 C-I Training Teacher Course & Certification - Toronto

4/2/2017

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Healthy Dancer Canada is pleased to endorse the Level 1 C-I Training Teacher Course & Certification in Toronto, July 29-Aug 3, 2017.

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Call for Proposals - HDC Conference 2017

3/20/2017

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Presenters are invited to submit proposals for Healthy Dancer Canada’s Annual Conference 2017, Science to Studio to Stage, to be held November 10-12th in Calgary, Alberta. Click here to view the Call for Proposals.

Les présentateurs sont invités à soumettre des propositions de communications, en vue de la Conférence Annuelle 2017 de Healthy Dancer Canada, intitutée Science to Studio to Stage (De la science au studio et à la scène), qui aura lieu du 10 au 12 novembre à Calgary, Alberta.

Questions and proposals should be submitted to Conference Coordinator, Hailey McLeod, at [email protected]

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HDC at PAMA Regional Meeting

2/10/2017

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HDC members will be attending and presenting at the PAMA regional meeting February 11-12 at the Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto. If you are in the Toronto area, get your tickets. It is shaping up to me an amazing event!

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