IADMS 34th Annual Conference - Experience Point of View: Jennifer Milner

October 25, 2002. Newly retired as a dancer, newly minted as a Pilates teacher, eager to help out dancers from the “other” side of the table now, I walked into my first IADMS conference in New York City. In the entryway,  two doctors passionately debated the best approach for hip arthroscopy. A group of therapists gathered around someone’s ankle, poking and prodding, discussin ...

IADMS 34th Annual Conference - Experience Point of View: Joanna Nicholas

Throughout my PhD studies in a sports science focused university, I was envious of fellow PhD students who had sport-specific industry connections and a broad network to help guide and inspire their research endeavours. That was until my mentor Luke Hopper introduced me to IADMS. I attended my first IADMS conference in 2019 in Montreal. Receiving a Student Research Travel Award ...

IADMS 34th Annual Conference - Experience Point of View: Erika Mayall

I attended my first IADMS conference in 2007 in Canberra, Australia while still a student finishing my physiotherapy program. It was the first ‘real’ conference I had ever been to, and I knew immediately that I had found my community.  Seventeen years (and 13 conferences) later, and nothing has changed. For me, the IADMS annual conference is still all about community and connec ...

Beginning ASL for Medical Students & Health Practitioners

Beginning ASL for Medical Students & Health Practitioners has been developed by our 32nd AC Keynote Antione Hunter.  Join this course to enhance your ability to communicate with Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) patients. Please find more information below as well as the link to register here. ...

Relative Energy Deficiency in Dance

Relative Energy Deficiency in Dance  Nick Allen and Matthew Wyon Dance, like sport, is a generic term that encompasses a wide variety of movements forms and is carried out by a wide variety of people of all shapes and sizes. In a few dance genres, some dancers might be more prone to a negative health effect referred to as relative energy deficit syndrome (REDs). This had prev ...

Dance Educators’ Award Winners 2023 Part 2

This post is the second of two blog posts written on behalf of the dance educators’ Committee introducing this year's Dance Educators’ Award winners!

Each year the Dance Educators’ Committee celebrates the dedicated work of dance educators across the globe with the presentation of the Dance Educator’s Award, presented to the winner at the annual conference. With a wealth of expertise in this area, the panel are overwhelmed by the number and quality of nominations each year and this year was no exception.

Dance Educators’ Award Winners 2023 Part 1

This post is the first of two blog posts written on behalf of the dance educators’ Committee introducing this year's Dance Educators’ Award winners!

Each year the Dance Educators’ Committee celebrates the dedicated work of dance educators across the globe with the presentation of the Dance Educator’s Award, presented to the winner at the annual conference. With a wealth of expertise in this area, the panel are overwhelmed by the number and quality of nominations each year and this year was no exception.