Psychological perspectives on puberty in dance

Author: Siobhan Mitchell on behalf of the IADMS Dance Educators’ Committee 

Following on from our busy season of Regional Meetings in Australia, USA and UK, the focus of much of our discussions at these events was on how we work with children and young people to optimize their training. Siobhan presented her session at the Healthier Dancer Day on The Adolescent Dancer in Ipswich in May 2017. Here follows one of two posts, focused on the psychological perspectives of puberty when working with young dancers. Watch out for our forthcoming post which will focus on the physiological aspects too.

How principles of dance science inform a student’s training and performance: A student dancer’s perspective

Author: Gemma Harman on behalf of the IADMS Dance Educators’ Committee 

This is the second of Gemma’s posts in which she explores the notion of performance enhancement. Find the first installment here. In this second post, Gemma summarizes her own research and suggests how students view the principles of dance science in enhancing their training and performance.

5 Questions With…K. Michael Rowley

This month’s featured member is K. Michael Rowley of the University of Southern California. Michael is a PhD candidate working in the Jacquelin Perry Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Research Lab in the Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy studying recurrent pain. His areas of interest include postural control, cognitive contributions to posture, dance injury prevention and recurrent low back pain.