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Dancers and Doctors

4/17/2019

HDC founding member and Immediate Past President, Andrea Downie, and HDC member Amber Downie-Back have a new article, Dancers and Doctors: Communicating with Healthcare Professionals in the May-June 2019 issue of The Dance Current (Volume 22, issue 3). Look for it on newsstands today or view in online HERE.

"Communicating with health-care professionals and dealing with health concerns can be challenging for anyone. This interaction can pose specific challenges for many dancers, who may hesitate to seek help for their health concerns, fearing the counsel they receive will lack an understanding of their lives and practice. Familiar advice, such as “Don’t do that movement” or “You’ll have to take time off” and “A few visits to the massage therapist will help,” can seem frustrating to a dancer who lacks the necessary time and funds to comply."

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!

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!

Board of Directors 2019

3/1/2019

We are delighted to introduce HDC's Board of Directors for 2019:
Jennifer Bezaire, Andrea Downie (Immediate Past-President), Nicole Hamilton, Sarah Kenny (Secretary), Louis Laberge-Côté, Jo-Anne La Flèche, Sara Lawson, Erika Mayall, Sandro Rajic, Karine Rathle (President) and Karen Sudds.

We would like to thank Nefeli Tsiouti for her contributions to the Board in 2018.

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!

Level 1 C-I Training Teacher Course in Calgary

1/8/2019

Join Healthy Dancer Canada's Immediate Past President, Andrea Downie, for the Level 1 C-I Training Teacher Course & Certification in Calgary this spring. For information and to register click HERE.

Candidates 2018

12/15/2018

HDC Members are encouraged to vote by December 31. Candidates biographies can be viewed here.

Elections 2018 - Call for Applications/Nominations

11/1/2018

Healthy Dancer Canada is looking to fill the following positions in 2019:

Officers: Vice President, Secretary/Treasurer
Directors (1 Director)
Members for all of our committees, particularly the Conference, Grant Writing, Membership, Newsletter, and Outreach

Details can be found by visiting the "Committees" page on the website, as well as at the bottom of the "About Us" to view our bylaws and election process.

Elections Timeline:

November 23 - Nominations and candidate applications due
December 1 - Candidate biographies emailed to all members. Online voting begins (each member is entitled to one vote)
December 30 - All officers and directors shall be elected by the membership of HDC by a majority of the members. Term of office is one year.

We value our members and their contributions. We hope you will consider a leadership role or serving on one of our HDC committees. Please share this Call at your discretion.

2017 Annual Report

10/19/2018

The Healthy Dancer Canada 2017 Annual Report is now available. Read about HDC's many successes in 2017. Highlights include:
- updated HDC logo
- new members of the HDC dance "company", representing more diversity in body types and dance genres
- HDC's Financial Assistance Program
- newsletter Book Club
- Calgary Conference successes
- growing membership
- professionally designed resources, including the new 2017 resource Core Support, Neutral Pelvis and Trunk Stabilization
- change to the fiscal year-end

Click on the image to read the report.

Safer Spaces in Canadian Dance

10/11/2018

Healthy Dancer Canada is a signatory to the Statement on Safer Spaces in Canadian Dance, along with other Dance Services Organizations across Canada. Read the Statement, and other resources, at Canadian Dance Assembly's Safer Spaces page, www.cda-acd.ca/en/about-us/safer-spaces.