Following the success of the First National Symposium on Dance and Well-Being, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal’s National Centre for Dance Therapy, with the support and participation of the J. W. McConnell Foundation, are proud of having hosted a 3-day event featuring new research and methods in dance and well-being, with embodied learning opportunities as the participants exchanged expertise related to the development of this field. This event took place from May 24 to May 26, 2018 at the Édifice Wilder Espace Danse, in Montreal, Canada.
Following our international call for papers, our committee has selected over forty presenters from across Canada, the United States, France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Belgium and Denmark. Oral presentations, workshops and posters were selected by blind peer-review, and per the 6 following themes:
We are pleased to announce the publication of the conference proceedings of the First International Symposium for Dance and Well-Being.
In addition to the description of each presentation, the proceedings include three unpublished articles on innovative applications of dance, whose authors were presenters at the Symposium.
Dancing on Thin Ice - A Patient's Survival Strategies
Katrine Kirk is a patient engagement specialist. While going through cancer treatment many years ago, she decided to shift her career away from academic organizational research and towards improving healthcare in Denmark. As a founding partner of PAR3 Healthcare management consultants, she has given hundreds of inspirational talks to healthcare managers and clinicians. PAR3 consults on change management in improvement projects. Katrine’s focus is on how healthcare systems and individual professionals can engage patients and their families in treatment and care.
Why Partnered Dance Could Help Optimize Motor Rehabilitation for People with Parkinson's Disease (Atlanta, GA, USA)
Dr. Madeleine E. Hackney is a Research Scientist at the Atlanta VA Center for Visual and Neurocognitive Rehabilitation and an Assistant Professor at the Emory School of Medicine, Department of Medicine.
A former professional dancer and instructor, Dr. Hackney holds a BFA in Dance from New York University, and a PhD in Movement Science from Washington University in St. Louis. She is best known for her research in adapted Argentine tango for people with Parkinson’s disease, visual impairments and older adults.
Dr. Hackney has presented her work nationally and internationally as an invited speaker, including at the Karolinska institute in Sweden, and in Tel Aviv, Israel. In 2015, she was the recipient of the Selma Jeanne Cohen Dance Lectureship award provided by the Fulbright foundation.
The Dance of Research
Previously President of the American Dance Therapy Association, Robyn Flaum Cruz, PhD, BC-DMT, LPC is a Board Certified Dance/Movement Therapist with 37 years of experience. She is Editor-in-Chief Emerita of The Arts in Psychotherapy and of American Journal of Dance Therapy, co-editor of Dance/Movement Therapists in Action (2012) - a book on research methods for dance therapy - and Feders’ The Art and Science of Evaluation in the Arts Therapies (2013) - on evaluation across the arts therapies. She has published over 50 scholarly articles across the disciplines of dance/movement therapy, psychology and neurology, communications disorders, and psychology.
Thank you to all those who make this event possible
2018 Edition Members:
Sylvie Fortin, PhD, is a teacher at UQAM’s Dance Department, un Montreal, and member of Chaire UQAM pour le développement de pratiques innovantes en art, culture et mieux-être’s executive committee. Through dance and somatic education, she has supported dancers in their professional training, but also children and adults in vulnerable situation (fibromyalgia, depression, eating disorders, stroke patients, and drug-addiction). Scholar from numerous grant agencies, she is part of research teams, including Marie Enfant Rehabilitation Centre and CHU Sainte-Justine. She is author and co-author of a hundred scientific papers and book chapters. In 20018, she directed Danse et Santé: du corps intime au corps social. In 2011, she co-directed an issue of Recherches Féministes on social inequalities in the health field and, in 2014, an issue of the Journal of Dance and Somatic Practices on corporal approaches and interculturalism. International recognition of her work has lead Sylvie to present conferences and lead practical workshops in major training organizations in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America. In 2009, she received the Distinguished Visiting Scholar Award from Auckland University.
A Past President of the American Dance Therapy Association, she is a Board Certified Dance/Movement Therapist with 37 years of experience, Editor-in-Chief Emerita of The Arts in Psychotherapy and of American Journal of Dance Therapy, co-editor of Dance/Movement Therapists in Action (2012), a book on research methods for dance therapy and Feders’ The Art and Science of Evaluation in the Arts Therapies (2013) on evaluation across the arts therapies, and has over 50 scholarly articles across the disciplines of dance/movement therapy, psychology and neurology, communications disorders, and psychology.
Sarah Berry is a research fellow in Bioethics (Faculty of Medicine, McGill University), course lecturer in Sociology (McGill University), and research consultant with the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre. Her research interests and current projects are focused on the development of mixed-methods research methodologies for the evaluation of novel mental health interventions. Her recent work involves the correlation of neuroscientific and social scientific research data, with the aim of engaging in translational mental health research that reflects diverse epistemological and etiological theories of mental health. She is currently coordinating a study combining neuroscientific methods (rsEEG) and social scientific methods (journaling and self-report) to assess changes in mental health status following a dance intervention. Sarah is Chair of the Board of Directors at Centre de jour St-James, a Montreal non-profit organization that provides services and support for people struggling with homelessness, mental health concerns, and substance dependence.
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