The National Centre for Dance Therapy in partnership with the Chigamik Community Health Center and their two trainers Rebecca Barnstaple and Émilie Barrette invite dance teachers and anyone with movement teaching experience to a two-day workshop, to equip themselves to offer dance interventions to vulnerable or marginalized commuters, such as people with special needs, neurocognitive disorders or living in precarious situations.
Please reserve your place.
Rebecca Barnstaple is the Manager of Community Initiatives, Research and Innovation at CHIGAMIK Community Health Centre in Midland, Ontario. She holds a PhD from York University focusing on the neurobiological impact of dance on health and illness, and is a postdoctoral fellow at IICSI (University of Guelph). As an expert in dance therapy, she offers programs related to Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's and chronic pain, and works on arts and health initiatives with organizations such as Dance for Health Nova Scotia, SingWell (Toronto Metropolitan University), and IMPROVment (Wake Forest University, North Carolina). She plays a leadership role with several professional organizations, including the International Association for Dance Medicine & Science, the Dance and Movement Therapy Association of Canada, and the American Dance Therapy Association
Émilie Barrette is a graduate of the École supérieure de ballet du Québec (ESBQ) and Ballet Divertimento's college program.She completed a Baccalauréat ès Arts at Université de Montréal as well as the Voie Alternative program at the National Centre for Dance Therapy in 2018. In addition, Émilie began a Master's degree in dance at the Université du Québec à Montréal to enrich her adapted dance practice. Always on the lookout for ways to learn, she takes part in various continuing education courses in dance pedagogy in Montreal and elsewhere. She taught for just over ten years in the children's recreational program and the junior division of ESBQ. Since 2016, Émilie has had the privilege of being associated with various CNDT projects, notably with neurodiverse children, adolescents and autistic adults. In addition to continuing to give workshops and dance therapy sessions, Émilie is now responsible for dance therapy on an interim basis at Les Grands Ballets National Centre for Dance Therapy.
