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Courses:  Calgary 2019

4/15/2019

 
EnhanceDance's, Andrea Downie, was the Visiting Guest Artist at University of Calgary this winter, instructing Intermediate Contemporary Dance, Intermediate  Jazz Dance, Elementary Jazz Dance, and Introduction to Contemporary Dance. What a great experience to work with all the fantastic students,  faculty and staff!

Andrea also taught the Level 1 C-I Training Teacher Course & Certification in Calgary this spring. Congratulations to the newest certified C-I Training teachers!
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University of Calgary Dance Program,
Calgary 2019
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L1 C-I Training Course,
Calgary 2019
 

Honouring our mentors:  Healthy Dancer Canada Conference 2018

10/3/2018

 
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Andrea Downie & Donna Krasnow, Healthy Dancer Canada Conference, Toronto 2018
EnhanceDance's, Andrea Downie, recently had the opportunity to honour her long-time mentor, Dr. Donna Krasnow, by presenting Dr. Krasnow with the Healthy Dancer Canada (HDC) Lifetime Achievement Award at HDC's 10th Anniversary Conference 2018, in Toronto. Read more about Dr. Krasnow's contributions as a educator, innovator, dance science researcher, author, and so much more. Thank you, Donna, for sharing so much with dancers, teachers, health professionals and researchers everywhere!

Limón Course:  Toronto 2018

8/15/2018

 
EnhanceDance's, Andrea Downie, participated in, and documented, the Limón Teacher Course with Donna Krasnow, in Toronto this August. It was a special course with many of Dr. Krasnow's former students in attendance. The Krasnow Legacy Project is underway!
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Donna Krasnow leads Limón class, Toronto 2018
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Donna Krasnow & Andrea Downie, Toronto 2018

C-I Training Course:  Toronto 2018

8/5/2018

 
EnhanceDance's, Andrea Downie, assisted Donna Krasnow for the Level 1 C-I Training Teacher Course & Certification in Toronto this summer. Congratulations to the newest certified C-I Training teachers!
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Donna Krasnow leads C-I Training class, Toronto 2018

OPtimizing Dance Performance:  New Blue Dance 2018

6/6/2018

 
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Healthy dancer workshop, New Blue Emerging Dance Festival, Toronto 2018
EnhanceDance's Andrea Downie presented a workshop in Toronto, Optimizing Dance Performance, with Nicole Hamilton of Inica Dance Industries and Kiah Brubacher-Cressman on behalf of Healthy Dancer Canada - The Dance Health Alliance of Canada at New Blue Emerging Dance Festival 18, June 4, 2018. Topics include physical tools to optimize dance performance, injury prevention and management, and psychological tools to optimize dance performance.

Training Tip - Dancers & concussions

3/15/2018

 
Are you aware of the signs of concussion? Dancers get concussions, too. You do not have to hit your head to get a concussion. A concussion is a brain injury. Signs can include headaches, irritability, sleep disturbances, and difficulty thinking clearly. Consider baseline testing before you get a concussion and be sure to follow all your health provider’s instructions if you get one.
​- Andrea Downie

Concussion Signs. A graphic describing common concussion symptoms

Enhancedance Master Classes:  Belleville 2018

2/15/2018

 
A picture of Andrea instructing a group of dance students
Dance conditioning workshop, Quinte Ballet School, Quinte 2018
EnhanceDance's Andrea Downie was at Quinte Ballet School of Canada in again this winter, working with the dancers in the professional division. We discussed how to safely and optimally warm-up and cool-down. We also did C-I Training classes and discussed the importance of supplementary fitness and conditioning for dancers.

Enhancedance Workshop:  Calgary 2017

11/15/2017

 
A picture of Andrea surrounded by a large group of teenage dance students
Contemporary dance workshop, Dance Explosions Inc., Calgary 2017
EnhanceDance's Andrea Downie was in Calgary last week, working with the Dance Program majors at University of Calgary, as well as with the young dancers at Dance Explosions Inc. Introducing C-I Training and Simonson Technique - what fun!! She finished off her time there attending Healthy Dancer Canada's 9th Annual Conference, Science to Studio to Stage, and leading the Healthy Dancer Canada Annual General Meeting of Members.

Teaching Tip - Creative Dance

10/15/2017

 
The goal is for young children to enjoy learning through music, movement and dance. Have them explore a variety of movement activities and skills, using their senses (visual, auditory and kinaesthetic) to learn about themselves and the world we live in. Incorporate activities that will help them learn fundamental movement skills, observation and listening skills, as well as how to conduct themselves in a group. Strive for a balance between novelty (introducing new movements/activities) and repetition (practicing things they already know). Maintaining a predictable lesson structure is important; children will feel more comfortable to try new movements and activities within a familiar structure. 
​- Andrea Downie

training tip - Excellence Vs. Perfection

9/15/2017

 
Do you know the difference between excellence and perfection?

"The pursuit of excellence can sometimes morph into the pursuit of perfection. As a group, dancers exhibit higher than normal levels of perfectionism. Like those who strive for excellence, perfectionists are highly driven and set particularly high standards/goals for themselves. Perfectionists, however, are inclined to pursue unrealistic or unattainable goals and thus experience a sense of inadequacy and self-doubt. Perfectionists are overly self-critical of themselves and others, and tend to ruminate on their mistakes and disappointments. Such dancers are at risk of suffering from low self-esteem, anxiety, disordered eating, injury, and burnout." (Andrea Downie, 2015)

Learn more about perfectionism in International Association for Dance Medicine and Science's resource paper, Perfectionism, by Sana Nordin-Bates.
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