Beginning ASL for Medical Students & Health Practitioners

Beginning ASL for Medical Students & Health Practitioners has been developed by our 32nd AC Keynote Antione Hunter.  Join this course to enhance your ability to communicate with Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) patients. Please find more information below as well as the link to register here. ...

Relative Energy Deficiency in Dance

Relative Energy Deficiency in Dance  Nick Allen and Matthew Wyon Dance, like sport, is a generic term that encompasses a wide variety of movements forms and is carried out by a wide variety of people of all shapes and sizes. In a few dance genres, some dancers might be more prone to a negative health effect referred to as relative energy deficit syndrome (REDs). This had prev ...

Dance Educators’ Award Winners 2023 Part 2

This post is the second of two blog posts written on behalf of the dance educators’ Committee introducing this year's Dance Educators’ Award winners!

Each year the Dance Educators’ Committee celebrates the dedicated work of dance educators across the globe with the presentation of the Dance Educator’s Award, presented to the winner at the annual conference. With a wealth of expertise in this area, the panel are overwhelmed by the number and quality of nominations each year and this year was no exception.

Dance Educators’ Award Winners 2023 Part 1

This post is the first of two blog posts written on behalf of the dance educators’ Committee introducing this year's Dance Educators’ Award winners!

Each year the Dance Educators’ Committee celebrates the dedicated work of dance educators across the globe with the presentation of the Dance Educator’s Award, presented to the winner at the annual conference. With a wealth of expertise in this area, the panel are overwhelmed by the number and quality of nominations each year and this year was no exception.

Meet our Operational Committees: Professional Development Committee

In the next few blog posts we will be introducing our Operational Committees. Operational Committees work on the short and long-term goals of IADMS, driven by the strategic plan and vision of the organization.

We asked each of our committees to share information about what their committee is about and what work they get up to. This week, learn about our Professional Development Committee.

Meet our Operational Committees: Dance Educators' Committee

In the next few blog posts we will be introducing our Operational Committees. Operational Committees work on the short and long-term goals of IADMS, driven by the strategic plan and vision of the organization.

We asked each of our committees to share information about what their committee is about and what work they get up to. This week, learn about our Dance Educators Committee.

Meet our Operational Committees: Dance for Health Committee

In the next few blog posts we will be introducing our Operational Committees. Operational Committees work on the short and long-term goals of IADMS, driven by the strategic plan and vision of the organization.

We asked each of our committees to share information about what their committee is about and what work they get up to. This week, learn about our Dance for Health Committee.

Meet our Operational Committees: Promotion Committee

In the next few blog posts we will be introducing our Operational Committees. Operational Committees work on the short and long-term goals of IADMS, driven by the strategic plan and vision of the organization.

We asked each of our committees to share information about what their committee is about and what work they get up to. First up, learn about our Promotion Committee.

New IADMS Honorary Members and Featured Dancers

At our 32nd Annual Conference held in October 2022 in Limerick, Ireland, we were delighted to welcome two new honorary members and two featured dancers; all four of whom are world leaders in Irish Dance. Read more about each of them in this blog post.

Announcing the 2022 Dance Educators Award recipient

The Dance Educators Award recipient is announced each year as part of the annual conference. Gathering in person for the first time in 3 years in Limerick, Ireland, the Dance Educators’ Committee were pleased to announce the recipient of the 2022 award, Sonia Rafferty.