Dance plays an essential role in contributing to a healthy life. More than ever at a time when many people are facing physical and mental challenges. Dance for Health activities are supported by resources on the use and contribution of dance obtained from research. Holland Dance Festival and Dance & Creative Wellness Foundation present “A Roadmap for Dance in Healthcare” - a three-hour intensive, on the necessary conditions to build a sustainable, valuable and socially supported dance plan. A plan to develop effective, functional and dance-based approaches to strengthen the position of the relationship between dance and health. Join us in this interactive session on strategies and tools to discover together how dance can be used and implemented in locally or nationally supported initiatives, contributing to social, mental and physical well-being. The language of communication for this afternoon is English.
Contents of the afternoon:
10” Introduction Dance & Creative Wellness Foundation with Eldridge Labinjo.
20” Dance in Community - Creative Health and Policy. Speakers: Ulco Mes, Municipality of Tilburg, and Andrew Greenwood
20” Dance in a Health Care in context - Psychological benefits of dance. Speakers: Robin van den Kieboom and Andrew Greenwood. Moderator: Eldridge Labinjo.
15” Towards an International Benchmarking for Dance for Health Programs, IADMS. Presentation: Clare Guss-West, MA.
10” break
20” Good old Times; Anouk Sergo (dance teacher of vital elderly) and dancer of Good [old] Times classes and/or production, including energizer
15” Introduction Remaining in Motion. Presentation: Yolanda van der Heijden
10” Q & A and discussion on GOT and BIB. Moderator: Eldridge Labinjo
15-20” Breakout rooms -meet and exchange
15” Plenary session and Wrap Up. Moderator: Eldridge Labinjo and Dance & Creative Wellness Foundation
Admission is free, registration via the link below is required. When you participate in this activity you will receive a 50% discount on visiting the performance The Dutch Don't Dance Division - Good (Old) Times - Tableau de la Troupe. This performance will take place at Theater aan het Spui at 3:30 pm. To receive the discount on the performance, use the code you will receive after registering for Focus Day.
The Dance & Creative Wellness Foundation is a nonprofit organization for and by professional artists “to validate dance and advocate for the wellness benefits of dancing. The foundation is committed to recognizing dance as a valuable medium to help prevent health problems. It sees the use of dance integrated into health care as a powerful route to a lifetime of mental health, creativity and wellbeing. The Foundation was established in 2016 with the support of the Dutch National Opera and Ballet.
