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The NDS Dance Wellness Virtual Conference
About The Conference:  
In response to COVID-19, the National Dance Society is hosting our first virtual conference on Dance Wellness.  The day will feature 5 sessions from leading practitioners on topics ranging from increasing body stability to safely transforming the educational space from virtual to traditional in a COVID-19 world.  Registration for the full day is just $40 and can be paid via Paypal, credit card or check.
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Conference Schedule:
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Opening: Tribute To Kathleen Kinderfather
9:00 - 9:30AM
Session I: High Intensity Interval Training For The Dancer (BJ Santos)
9:30 - 10:30AM
Session II: Stress Busters: A Management Plan For Dancers, Teachers, And Students (Barbara Hernandez)
10:40 - 11:40AM
Session III: Flow Yoga For Dancers (Erika Record-Sparks)
11:50AM - 12:50PM
Lunch
12:50 - 1:50PM
Session IV: Preparing The Body To Transition From The Virtual Back To The Traditional (Diana Harris)
1:50 - 2:50PM
Session V: How To Breathe And The Pelvic Support Movement (Elizabeth Jones-Boswell)
3:00 - 4:00PM
Closing:
4:00 - 4:30PM
2020 National Dance Society
Virtual Dance Wellness Conference Program
How Breath and the Pelvic Floor Support Movement
Through anatomical review and specific exercises, dancers will discover new and innovative
ways to increase their stability and enhance their performance
Presenter: Elizabeth Boswell-Jones

Preparing the Body to Transition from the Virtual back to the Traditional
Addressing the need to return to the traditional classroom in a safe and healthy manner. Virtual
training has limited the ability to work on specific skills due to spatial constraints and
environmental hazards. Specific conditioning needs will be discussed to transition students safely
back into jumping, leaping, and turning in ways that will help prevent overuse injuries upon the
return to the studio. The use of masks in the dance studio and the necessary physiological
adaptations will also be discussed.
Presenter: Diana Harris

Stress Busters: A Management Plan for Dancers, Teachers, and Students
Stressors on dancers, teachers, and students will be described. Strategies include constructing an
individualized stress management plan for improved health and wellness.
Presenter: Barbara Hernandez

Flow Yoga for Dancers
Dancers will cultivate kinesthetic awareness, more capacity for effective breathing, and a
mindful approach to movement.)Additionally, this class will honor expression and creativity
while requiring thoughtful form.
Presenter: Erika Record-Sparks

High*Intensity Interval Training for the Dancer
Dancers will understand the benefits of HIIT and how it will improve cardiorespiratory
endurance and train quick twitch muscle fibers critical to leaping, jumping, and muscular
endurance workout
Presenter: BJ Santos

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  • Home
  • About
    • About The Coronavirus
    • Board of Directors
    • Donations
    • Mission
    • Statement On Arts Education
    • Statement Of Solidarity
  • Annual Conference
  • Awards
    • 2020 Recipients
      • Ms. Judith Marks Clark
      • Ms. Lacreacia Sanders
      • Ms. Pamella Washburn
      • Ms. Karen Smith
    • 2019 Recipients
      • Dr. Mary Ann Laverty
      • Dr. Lisa O’Dear Lewis
      • Ms. Rebecca Clark
      • Ms. Bonnie Baker Richardson
      • Ms. Teresa Osborn
      • Ms. Cheryl Stafford
      • Ms. Jill Cook
      • Dr. Kelly Hedrick
      • Ms. Caroline Cox
      • Ms. Allison Wilkins
    • 2018 Recipients
      • Ms. Inez Howard
      • Dr. Judy Wright
      • Ms. BJ Santos
      • Ms. Ami Crist
      • The Society
    • 2017 Recipients
      • Dr. Christa A. Davis
      • Dr. Danielle Jay Kirschenbaum
      • Ms. Gayanne Grossman
      • Ms. Keisha Breaker
      • Ms. Marian Simpson
    • 2016 Recipients
  • Board Nominations
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    • Advocacy
    • Dance Education
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  • Dance Education Standards Framework
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    • Teaching Dance Virtually
    • NDS Virtual Concert
  • Join
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