Archive for the ‘Dancers’ Category
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
Our current Newsletter is available to download in pdf format here:
BAPAM Newsletter February 2012
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Tags: Courses / Training, Focal Dystonia, Fundraising, Guitar, Health, medical research, Musicians, Performing Arts Medicine, Professional Development, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Research, Stage Fright
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Wednesday, November 16th, 2011
We had a fantastic response to our request for help with Danica Giles’ Stage Fright and Well-being Survey. Huge thanks to all the performers who took part – 260 in all, of whom 167 were BAPAM patients!
This summary of the results of the study contains some demographic information on the participants, followed by brief explanations of the assumptions tested and the results.
The last part contains the interpretation of the results. Danica has tried to turn the rather theoretical findings into as many practical tips as possible and has also referred to previous research.
If you are not interested in all the details, just skip to the very last page with a summary of all
recovery tips!
Download the results here.
Tags: Actors, Dancers, Health, Musicians, performance anxiety, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Research, Singers, Stage Fright, Stress
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Tuesday, November 15th, 2011
Our November 19th Training Event focusses on Long Term Health Issues Affecting Performing Artists with presentations covering:
Sensory Motor Release (GP/Physio)
Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation of Disabled, Elderly and Multi-talented Performers (Rheumatologist)
Chronic Pain (Rheumatologist)
Ageing and Performance Q&A with Gabrielle Hamilton (actor), Fergus Early (dancer) and Catherine Butler Smith (musician)
Plus, performing arts medicine practitioners can learn from and with professional musicians in two practical sessions with violinist (and Alexander Technique teacher), Ron Colyer, and clarinettist, Andrew Roberts.
Click here to download the programme
Please note this event is now fully booked.

- Green Candle Dance Company ‘Falling About’
Attendees should come to the main reception of:
Franklin-Wilkins Building
Stamford Street
London
SE1 9NH
Venue information: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/about/campuses/waterloo.html
Tags: Actors, Alexander Technique, chronic pain, clarinet, Courses / Training, CPD, Dancers, Doctor, Ergonomics, Music, Musicians, Performance, Performing Arts Medicine, Playing Technique, Professional Development, violin
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Tuesday, September 6th, 2011
Please note, this survey is now completed.
Danica Giles MBPsS (Graduate Member of the British Psychological Society) is investigating the effect of stage fright on the health and well-being of professional performing artists as part of her diploma thesis at the University of Tübingen, Germany. If you are interested, take a look at the advert below.
Danica will share the results of this very interesting survey with BAPAM and the information will help our understanding of performers’ health. Participation is voluntary and anonymous. Details of the survey findings will be available through the BAPAM website
This independent research project has been checked and approved by BAPAM but we do not have a role in the funding, design or analysis of this work. We will not ‘own’ the data or project findings.


Interested in research on the well-being of performing artists?
Participate in this online survey and you can win £100!
Are you a performer and would like to know more about how you can improve your health & well-being through recovery? Then I invite you to participate in a study about stage fright and well-being that I am conducting for my diploma thesis in psychology. Just follow the link below to a questionnaire that takes about 20 minutes to complete. Your participation is completely anonymous and you can leave the questionnaire at any time. The study has been given a favourable ethical opinion by the University of Surrey Ethics Committee. You will also be given the option to enter a draw to win one prize of 100 Pounds by providing your email address at the end of the questionnaire. In a few weeks’ time you will be able to read the results with tips on how to recover more effectively from stress (via a link given to you at the end of the questionnaire)!
CLICK HERE to complete the questionairre
Tags: Actors, Dancers, Health, Musicians, Performance, performance anxiety, Performing Arts Medicine, Psychology, Research, Singers, Stage Fright, Stress, Well-Being
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Thursday, March 24th, 2011
This event is almost sold out. To book your place, register now.
The Royal Society of Medicine and Dance UK have once again come together to organise a one-day dance and sports medicine conference. These two areas have much in common in terms of the demands placed on the human body and mind, and the run up to the London 2012 Olympics seems a great moment to learn from each other. In these two high performance environments risk of injury is ever present and its effects can jeopardise careers. There has already been a certain amount of cross fertilisation between the worlds of sports and dance medicine, with an increasing number of practitioners having worked with both athletes and dancers.
For all the info and to book your place, click here.
Tags: Courses / Training, Dancers, Doctor, Health, Performance, Professional Development, Sports Medicine
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Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011
Midlands Medicine, Music and Movement
UPDATE: The finalised programme for the day is now online. Click here to view/download it.
Liz Johnson would like some practitioners to bring in their instruments for her afternoon Soundbeam session, so if you play an instrument and it’s easy to carry, please do join in!
That BVSC venue that is hosting the day will direct everyone to our room on the day and please simply ask for BAPAM at reception.
To book your place at the next BAPAM Performing Arts Medicine Training Day please return this response form to Sanchita Farruque at the BAPAM office. The price is just £65 (£45 for students). BAPAM training days may be used as part of your CPD portfolio.
BAPAM’s Birmingham Training Day on Saturday 14th May runs from 9.30am to 5pm and will have three core strands:
- The Conservatoire – focusing on student problems and training, rehab after injury etc
- The CBSO – focusing on the orchestral musician
- The Birmingham Royal Ballet- focusing on dance issues
Programme and speakers are being finalised by the Birmingham BAPAM team, made up of Dr Jonathan White and Karen O’Connor. We’ll be covering subjects like:
- Performance Coaching, the Bach to Sport project at the Birmingham Conservatoire, and other student/tutor related issues
- Nutrition & Fitness and the Female Athlete Triad
- Case presentations of some unusual problems e.g. trumpet player with rare embouchure problem, amateur wind player with a Handelian condition, and a pop musician with a neurological event
The Training Day will take place at BVSC, The Centre for Voluntary Action in the Digbeth area of Birmingham.
More detailed information here: Birmingham Bites! Midlands Medicine, Music and Movement and check back for the full programme soon.

There is a CBSO Concert on Saturday night at Symphony Hall starting at 7pm (finishing around 9pm). Karen has negotiated a block of excellent seats in the Upper Circle of Symphony Hall for £14.50 each. But we need to know straight away if you want to book a ticket! Just give Sanchita a call on 020 7404 5888.
RUSSIAN CLASSICS
Andrew Litton conductor Simon Trpceski piano
Prokofiev: War and Peace – Overture 6′
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 32′
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 46′
Tags: Birmingham, CBSO, Concerts, Courses / Training, Dancers, Doctor, Embouchure, Health, Musicians, Orchestra, Performing Arts Medicine, Professional Development, Soundbeam
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Monday, March 14th, 2011
BAPAM would like to extend our congratulations to Mr Justin Howse on his receipt of a Lifetime Service Award from the International Association for Dance Medicine & Science!

IADMS
Lifetime Service Award
Mr A.J.G (Justin) Howse
MB BS FRCS FISEM
In honor of your exemplary service to dancers
and your outstanding contributions to
dance medicine and dance science
2010
Justin Howse is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, former BAPAM Trustee and Senior Physician with vast experience within the performing arts especially concerning dance. He has contributed to numerous publications and is co-author of the book Dance Technique & Injury Prevention, now in its 4th edition.
Justin has lectured worldwide on dance injuries. He was also Orthopaedic Consultant to The Royal Ballet School, The English National Ballet (company and school), The Royal Academy of Dancing and the Royal Society of Musicians amongst others. He is now retired and travels as much as his hectic schedule allows.
Congratulations!
Tags: Awards, Ballet, Dance Medicine, Dancers, Doctor, IADMS
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Monday, February 14th, 2011
Dorethea Magonet, an Alexander Technique teacher on our Directory of Practitioners who works with many music students and performing artists, has just launched her new web site: www.dorotheamagonet.co.uk.
Dorothea offers free consultations and low fee lessons for performing artists who are BAPAM clients. To find out how to arrange this, register with us by calling the clinic on 020 7404 8444.
Tags: Alexander Technique, Health, Musicians, Tuition
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Monday, January 24th, 2011

Bookings are now open for the Foundations for Excellence Conference 2011 which takes place Monday 28 February – Tuesday 1 March at Dartington Hall, Totnes, Devon TQ9 6DE.
Foundations for Excellence began as a Department for Children, Schools and Families’ Music and Dance Scheme conference in 2009 and now aims to provide practitioners, young musicians and dancers with access to current research, ideas, examples and good practice.
The 2011 conference gathers internationally recognised speakers (including Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist to BAPAM, Professor Rodney Grahame) to explore topics surrounding the nurturing and supporting of talented young dancers and musicians. Topics to be covered include:
Is Talent Innate or Trainable?
Ability or Image?
Developing and Supporting the Teacher
Matching Dreams with Reality
Lifestyle Strategies to Combat Performance Anxiety
Masterclass observation
Hypermobility
Training
Challenging Physiques
Teaching Young Voices Safely
Motivation and Goals
Supporting the Teacher’s Voice
Here’s the official flyer (or click on the image above): F4E Conference 2011
For further information and to book your place please visit the Foundations for Excellence website.
Tags: Courses / Training, Dancers, Education, Musicians, Performance, Professional Development, Research, Sanchita Farruque, Singers
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Monday, September 13th, 2010
Giovanna Reitano is starting a series of AT classes at BAPAM in London. She sent us the following information about the course, which is tailored specifically for actors, dancers, musicians, singers and all other performing artists:
Enhance your Performance with Autogenic Training
. Learn to Cope with Stress & Relax
. Relieve Muscular & Emotional Tensions
. Reduce Performance Anxiety
. Enhance Concentration & Self Confidence
. Feel Positive & Energized
Autogenic Training Sessions and Courses
The autogenic sessions aim to give artists, professionals and students, the skills for enhancing their performance using their artistic craft in the most effective way. AT helps to prevent and reduce performance anxiety and stress-related discomforts. It also enhances mental clarity, concentration and self-confidence.
The course consists of learning and practicing the autogenic standard exercises which allow the release of physical and emotional tension. By stimulating the body’s self-regulatory system AT fosters a progressive muscular and mental relaxation and supports the healthy functioning of the body’s systems, such as the circulatory, respiratory, gastrointestinal and metabolic.
The autogenic practice allows you to bring your body into a state of ‘awake’ relaxation whenever and wherever needed. In this way your body becomes more energized and you can use physical and mental energy in the most effective way.
By the end of the course you will have developed a calmer attitude when dealing with the negative effects of stress; learned to feel more in control and present – relaxed but awake; as well as focused and energised before, during and after a performance. Individual or small group sessions are available.
Please, read more on AT at www.musarteandmore.com
With: Giovanna Reitano
Date: Individual sessions are by appointment.
Small groups sessions: Evenings (Monday-Thursday) 5:30-6:30 or 6:30-7:30
AT Courses start the first week of each month and include 6 sessions (on weekly basis).
The cost for the 6 week AT course is of £ 140 (£ 110 for students).
Venue: BAPAM
To book an Autogenic Training session or a 6 week course with Giovanna please contact Clare at Bapam: clare@bapam.org.uk
Tel. 020 7404 8444 (Monday-Friday 9 am – 5pm)
Tags: Autogenic Training, Health, performance anxiety, Psychotherapy, Relaxation, Stress, Tuition
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