Enhance Dance

Enhance Dance is an educational initiative that strives to support flourishing in dance by humanizing and enhancing dance teaching, training, performance, and wellness through equity-informed and evidence-based principles and practice in:

• dance education & training
• complementary training for dancers
• dance teacher education & preparation

with highly qualified dance educators and healthcare professionals.

*see our Glossary of Terms for definitions of terms used above.

News

Congratulations!!

• Congratulations to Enhance Dance founding director, Dr. Andrea Downie, for completing her PhD!
• Congratulations to this year's newest certified C-I Training teachers: 
  • Level 1: Nicole Rose Bond, Kaya Feranc, Hannah Wong, and Yi Yuan;
  • Level 2: Nicole Rose Bond, Kaya Feranc, and Kate Moffet​.

Resources & More

• Check out our Articles & Resources page for articles and links to free resources, including Andrea Downie's dissertation Dance Science, Somatic Movement, and Embodied Human Flourishing in and through Canadian Undergraduate Dance Degree Programs, her article Equity-Informed Dancer Wellness (2023), and her presentation (Re)Visiting Dancer Wellness (2021).​

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Andrea Downie with students.

I was so very fortunate to take the C-I Training level one certification course with Andrea. After teaching in a variety of disciplines for 25 years, Andrea’s clear and inspiring approach changed not only the what of my teaching practice, but also the how. I found her to be very knowledgeable and inspiring as a teacher/leader. In particular, her knowledge of anatomy and safe yet effective dance practice was a highlight for me. She presents her courses as she does herself, with authenticity. I came away feeling confident and ready to share the knowledge she imparted to us."
​~ Mandi Sutherland, LLB, MT and RAD Examiner