Posts Tagged ‘Dancers’

Alexander Technique with Hilary King

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

All performing artists can benefit from improving their posture, poise and wellbeing. Hilary King, an Alexander Technique teacher working with  actors, dancers and musicians has organised this introductory workshop and short  course, starting on 18th September:

Introductory Workshop and Short Course

In Aid of UNICEF Pakistan Flood Children’s Appeal

£25 Minimum ~ Workshop Fees will be Donated & Added to by Gift Aid

Saturday 18 September ~ 2.0pm – 4.30pm

Small Group max 6 ~ so it is essential to enrol in advance

As the group is small, you will be able to experience some individual hands-on work with an experienced teacher.

  • Experiential Games
  • Demonstrations and Discussion
  • Hands-on Work
  • Refreshments Organic / Fairtrade

You will be asked to lie on the floor and to take your shoes off.  Please wear loose trousers and comfortable clothing without hoodies.

Reduced rate 1:1 Follow-up Lesson is available to participants

http://www.hilaryking.net/alexander-technique/workshops/

Short Introductory Course ~ £60

Linked to the UNICEF Workshop, which could also form the first session of this

4 week Introductory Course:

Saturdays (18), 25 September, 2, 9 October ~ 2.0 – 4.0pm

A separate fee is required for the extra 3 sessions, which are not part of the fund-raising.

Book Workshop & Course Together ~ £75

(£25 still goes to UNICEF)

This course offers you a cost-effective way to extend your learning of the Technique and is only available to participants of the UNICEF Workshop or a previous Intro Workshop.

Further Information and Booking: www.hilaryking.net

Book Workshop & Course Together ~ £75

(£25 still goes to UNICEF)

Irish Registry

Thursday, July 1st, 2010

We’ve set up a mailing list for performing artists based in Ireland who’d like to receive quarterly emails with health tips and performing arts medicine information.

To sign up, please download this registration form and either print it out and return it by post or email it to Nóra Geraghty, whose contact details are on the form.

If you are an Ireland based performing artist with a work-related health problem, Dr Juliet Bressan, BAPAM’s doctor in Dublin, can advise you. Assessments are free for full and part time professional performers as well as students. To book an appointment please call us on 0044 (0)20 7404 8444. Click here for more information about BAPAM’s free assessment appointments.

BAPAM at The Larkin Hedge School

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

Sanchita Farruque, who runs BAPAM’s health education service for students, professional performers and teachers, will be in Dublin at the 2nd annual Larkin Hedge School event, on Saturday June 12th 2010. She’ll be running through pre-performance warm-up sessions, and talking about healthy practise and performance. Sanchita will be available during the day to answer questions about all health issues affecting performers from RSI to stage fright.

The Larkin Hedge School is a celebration of music, song and poetry run by the Clé Club, a traditional music and singing club based in the Cois Life Bar, Liberty Hall, Dublin.

Larkin Hedge School programme 2010


BAPAM May 8th Edinburgh Training Day Programme

Monday, April 19th, 2010

Click here for the BAPAM Edinburgh Training Day programme

The Show Must Go On

Doctors and Therapists get ready for the Edinburgh Festival 2010

The British Association of Performing Arts Medicine Invites ENT and Musculoskeletal Doctors and Therapists to a training event with a difference.

BAPAM provides performing artists with information on health and well-being. It offers information on those who help these performers, and helps performers find local appropriately trained clinicians. Whether a GP or ENT surgeon, osteopath or physiotherapist, singing or pilates teacher, this training event is for you. You can expect the speakers and performers to open your eyes to multidisciplinary team management with a difference. With the current fit note prompting us all to assess work related health problems with more finesse, this really is the CPD event to attend. ENT problems, pain, breathing difficulties…it is the bread and butter of general practice. Stop worrying about the obesity epidemic and help the Fat Lady sing!

Speakers include Dr Faith Gardner, BAPAM doctor at our Glasgow clinic, Kirsten Lord of the Edinburgh Physiotherapy Centre, Sara Watkin, GP and Osteopath, and Tom Harris, ENT Surgeon and Consultant to RADA.

The cost of the day is £65 for practitioners, £35 for students.

Click here for the booking form. Please complete and return to us by post with your payment.

If you have any queries please email clare@bapam.org.uk

Many thanks to Dr. Sara Watkin for putting together the programme and organising the day locally.

London Metropolitan University Sports and Dance Therapy Course

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

A new BSc(Hons) Course is being designed to teach students with an interest and background in dance how to safely and effectively prevent, diagnose, treat and rehabilitate sports and dance injuries. It will differ from current Sports Therapy courses in its focus on dance. More info, including contact details for the course leader, Kimberley Hutt, here: Course Information