Instructors: Joshua Honrado, DAT; Lauren McIntyre, ATC; Kristen Stevens, MA

Description: In this virtual workshop, dance educators will learn practical strategies that foster healthy dance communities and career longevity. As educators prepare to transition into a new school year or season, this workshop will be informative as well as restorative. The session will include:

Part 1: Community Resource Plan Template

We will define a community resource plan, discuss why it is necessary for wellness and longevity, and provide a template for creating a resource plan tailored to your setting.

Part 2: Tools for Transitions

A dancer's career includes many transitional periods: training to performance; returning from injury, surgery, pregnancy, illness; student to professional; performer to educator; young to older dancer; and so on. Having a toolbox during transitional periods impacts both wellness and longevity. In part 2, we will review sleep guidelines and sleep hygiene and explore Reiki principles that support wellness, longevity, and positive transitions.

Participants will come away feeling empowered to create environments that prioritize both student and educator wellness.