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MARCH | 2024
March 17th | Circus Smart Speaker Series - Pain Perception in Circus Arts: A Holistic Approach to Management and Treatment
Online
Join Physiotherapist and Performing Arts Medicine specialist Beth Shum HCPA, MCSP for the March Circus Smart Speaker Series lecture! This talk explores the current pain perceptions and strategies for managing pain in the circus arts community, combining research, personal experiences as an aerialist/gymnast, and suggested practical tips.
March 23rd | Guest Educator Workshops with The Circus Doc
Madison Circus Space, Madison, WI, USA
1. Circus from the Center Out
Join Dr. Emily Scherb, author of Applied Anatomy of Aerial Arts, for a discussion of how your core and hips work best to improve your movement, deepen your splits and straddles, invert with more ease, and prevent common hip injuries and back pain. Learn your core "type" to enhance your power and control in the air and dive into the cues and movements that make her hip exercises the most effective for you.
2. The Shoulder in Hanging and Handstand
Join Dr. Emily Scherb to talk about how our shoulders are the most mobile joint in our bodies and our greatest circus tools. This course will help increase our understanding of this joint that is the most likely for circus artists to be injured. This class focuses on the shoulder: the bio-mechanics of how it works and how to use it safely through its full range of motion. Learn the best techniques for hanging in bent and straight arm positions, balance and control in handstands, and the secrets of one-arm skills.
3. Love your Circus Shoulders
Shoulder pain is one of the most common complaints for all circus artists. But how can we keep our shoulders strong and help them stay feeling great for all that we do? Let's break down some of Dr Emily Scherb's favorite exercises to understand the purpose and find common errors and the best cues for your body to achieve your goals.
APRIL | 2024
April 6th | Clinical Taping Skills with Dance-Specific Adaptations
Pivot Sport Medicine, Toronto, ON, CANADA
In-Person
This course has been designed to give participants a full introduction to taping so that each taping product and the rationale for application is understood. Participants will learn the tools of the trade, the different tape supplies, the risks and benefits, as well as best practices for safe application and removal.
Taping techniques will be taught as per normal sport protocol and then participants will learn to adapt these applications to make them specific to the needs of dancers.
This course is a two-session course. (attendees will attend both Saturday, April 6, 4-8 pm and Sunday, April 7, 1-5 pm)
IADMS members receive a discount on Pivot Dancer memberships (discount code IADMS10), and Pivot Dancer Dance Science Members receive a discount on Pivot Dancer courses.
MAY | 2024
May 11th - 12th | 9th Annual Dance Medicine and Science Research Symposium
The University of Wolverhampton, UK
Hybrid
Call for Abstracts Deadline: 30th March 2024
The University of Wolverhmapton's School of Sport is hosting its annual 2-day clinical and research symposium focused on current research themes and future collaborations in dance medicine and science. It will allow attendees to hear about contemporary practices and projects with opportunities to network and develop future partnerships. A wide range of submissions are considered, from diverse methodological approaches from completed research projects to conceptual ideas you would like peer feedback on.
This is a hybrid symposium with in-person and online presentations and attendance.
Fees: £30 a day or £55 for two days.
JUNE | 2024
June 16th | Circus Smart Speaker Series - Circus Dynamics Unveiled: Analyzing maximal dynamic forces in diverse circus disciplines
Online
Join engineer of research at the Center for Research, Innovation and Transfer in Circus Arts in Montréal (CRITAC), Marion Cossin PhD for this lecture exploring the current research informing the consensus on dynamic force loads in circus disciplines and on circus bodies.
In her talk, Marion will answer the following questions:
What are the maximal dynamic forces found in diverse circus disciplines?
What are some recommendations to develop a safe and functional circus arts practice space?
What are some considerations on the impact of these forces on the human body?
Note: The presentation will be followed by a facilitative working session. Have you always wanted to help with an ongoing research project? Now's your chance! We're in the process of starting a project on workloads, and we'd like to hear from you to help us put it together.
More about Marion Cossin PhD:
Marion is an engineer of research at the Center for Research, Innovation and Transfer in Circus Arts in Montréal (CRITAC). She has a PhD in biomedical engineering and a master's degree in mechanical engineering. Her work focuses on various rare sectors such as the design of innovative and sustainable circus equipment, the biomechanical analysis of acrobatic performances, and the integration of digital technologies in the arts. Her website:http://www.marioncossin.com/
June 21st - 23rd | Dance Science and Somatic Educators 2024 Conference
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
In-Person
This year's Dance Science and Somatics Educators (DSSE) conference will focus on "Gaining Momentum." This biannual event will ask: How have dance science and somatics changed since the pandemic? How have the changes affected the ways we teach, our research inquiry, and where the field is going? Where do you sense dance science and somatics are gaining momentum?
To celebrate our fields’ evolution, three professionals who’ve made important contributions to dance science and somatics research and education during their careers will be highlighted: Jane Bass, Western Michigan University; Eva Powers, Wayne State University, and Margaret Wilson, University of Wyoming.
OCTOBER | 2024
October 17th - 20th | IADMS EVENT: IADMS 34TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE
PALACONGRESSI CONVENTION CENTER, RIMINI, ITALY
Save the date for the IADMS 34th Annual Conference in Rimini Italy. Through lectures and interactive sessions, the conference is designed to share relevant and innovative research in the field of dance medicine and science. Hear from over 150 world-renowned professionals in orthopedics and sports medicine, dance education and academia, mental health, somatics, dance for health, and more on all aspects of comprehensive wellness as it relates to dance.
This continuing medical education (CME) course looks broadly at the field of dance medicine and science, where it has come from, where it stands, and where it is heading.
NOVEMBER | 2024
November 10th | IADMS EVENT: REGIONAL MEETING
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
Co-hosted by IADMS and ISTD, this Regional Meeting to be held in Mexico City and presented fully in Spanish, will provide the fundamentals for applying dance science research in the classroom for dance teachers of young dancers (K-12 and studio level, ages 7-18). This event will only be offered in Spanish.
Learn about effective cueing, mental health concerns, neurodivergence and hypermobility, evidence-based somatic skills, and injury prevention in dance.
Morning sessions will be broadcast globally from Mexico City to allow international participation. In-person attendees will also participate in afternoon movement sessions.
Save the date! More information will be announced soon.
ON-DEMAND
Dance in Mind: Professional Courses
ONLINE COURSES
(I)For Students (II)For Professionals (III)For Working Parents (coming soon)
Presented by Imogen Aujla, Dance in Mind offers online psychology courses for dance professionals and students to help deal with stress, create a better work-life balance, and cultivate optimism. Drawing on CBT and coaching techniques, the courses are a mix of webinar-style video tutorials and worksheets to help you put what you're learning into practice. Create positive change and enhance your well-being in just a few weeks - each course works brilliantly as a stand-alone but was designed to be taken together, and as a special introductory offer, you can buy all 3 courses for just £50.
Sport Ready Academy: Training as a High-Performing Female Dancer
ONLINE COURSES
Presented by Nicky Keay BA, MA(Cantab), MB BChir, MRCP, these online courses provide dancers, teachers, and parents with the latest professional-level training and medical performance strategies on how young female dancers can reach their full potential in dance. The aim is for every dancer to achieve her personal best in a healthy and sustainable fashion. The online course also has a quiz and links to further resources.
Two courses are available:
Training as a High Performing Female Dancer - Team offers the course for a group of dancers, teachers, or parents. USD$199
Training as a High Performing Female Dancer offers the course for an individual dancer. USD$59
These courses are offered through Sports Ready Academy and are endorsed by the British Association of Sports and Exercise Medicine.