RE: Call to Dancers working in the Healing Arts

LISTEN TO AUDIO NOTES HERE
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfKDgPtSIyw

Are you a dancer involved in the Healing Arts in Canada? Would you like to meet other dance professionals to discuss where dance can move to further support health within our communities and how we can support one another to accomplish this?

Please join friends Miriam Schacter [founder of danceFIT danceABILITIES Canada and psychotherapist] and Twyla Kowalenko, MSW [Community Outreach Director of Dance Our Way Home] for a round table discussion and casual networking event in downtown Toronto. If you are located outside Toronto we will try to webcam or skype the evening.

For this initial meeting participants should have minimum of 2 years leadership experience in dance and healing arts. This includes physiotherapists, social workers, dance therapists, dance community workers and others who are already using dance in programming or outreach; however, later meetings promise to be wider in professional outreach and/or public interest.

Discussion topics so far include: personal meeting and introductions; talking about possible solo and joint ventures; research possibilities (medical, arts-based, blended methodologies); what we see in the communities and what is not being tended to; the state of dance-therapy in Canada; funds currently available to dancers in health or community projects; and what to do when a space-rental proves difficult. If you have topics you would like to see discussed at our first meeting, please let us know!

DATE: Sunday October 23rd
TIME: 5:30pm-7pm
LOCATION: Trinity St. Paul's Center 427 Bloor st. west of Spadina
ROOM: The Fireside room
COST: Free

Please feel free to contact miriam or twyla. It would be great if you could let us know you are coming and what you do. Please spread this link far and wide :)

Miriam: thedancewell@yahoo.ca
www.dancefitcanada.blogspot.com

Twyla: thedancewell@yahoo.ca
www.danceourwayhome.com/community

Please also note that danceABILITIES Canada is looking for dance-volunteers to help with clients in class. See www.dancefitcanada.blogspot.com

Welcome to the beginning of a new relationship. This one is about dance, wellness, community, health, healing, collaborative medical research, arts-based initiatives and how all of these things combined allow many of us to live in complete, authentic, dynamic, expressive, expansive ways.

For us, dancing is speaking and feeling is hearing. Our hope is that individuals and collectives who are engaged in dance and dance-wellness can come here to share and draw from our quiet well of knowledge. We look forward to you touching base. Tell us what you do. sincerely Miriam and Twyla in Toronto. [Image 1: Martha Graham} [Image 2: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre]

RE: up-coming MS Wheelchair Dance Class to be sponsored by the Toronto Chapter, MS Society of Canada



Wheelchair Ballroom Dancing

The Toronto Chapter and Chance Dance Centre are offering an eight-week wheelchair ballroom dance series. Discover the joys and benefits of partner dancing with the help of Chance Dance Centre instructor Sergey Muretov. Non-wheelchair using partners are encouraged to attend.

October 13, 2011 to December 1, 2011
Classes held every Thursday for eight weeks
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Free

Wellspring Worship Centre
89 Centre Avenue
Cummer Ave. and Willowdale Ave.
This program is sponsored by Leslois Shaw Foundation

Register Phone: 416-967-3035
September 28, 2011 1:17 PM

ALL DANCE SPOTS HAVE BEEN FILLED! See you Soon!
Organized by: Fatima Cabral, Teacher: Miriam Schacter
Coordinator, Recreation and Community Integration
Aphasia Institute - The Pat Arato Aphasia Centre
73 Scarsdale Road, Toronto, ON M3B 2R2
E: fcabral@aphasia.ca
URL: www.aphasia.ca

SEE VIDEO http://aphasia.ca/2011/12/come-dance-with-us/watch?v=VfKDgPtSIyw

danceABILITIES upTOWN and downTOWN

DanceFIT danceABILITIES Canada is pleased to announce our fall dance-wellness program. Each class is specifically choreographed for individuals with movement differences such as Parkinson’s, fibromyalgia, MS, joint replacement, arthritis, cancer, stroke or if you use walkers, canes or wheels for mobility and balance. Feel free to register late, drop in, or try a class... it is never too late to dance

Classes are taught in seated and standing positions to embodied-melodies, enlivening-global beats, floor-defying funk and jazz-ripped rhythms. From Waltz to Musical Comedy to Disco, we “fire it and wire it” together, strengthening what we can in an atmosphere of authentic community fun.

Founder, Miriam Schacter, is a trained dance-fitness choreographer, neuro/trauma-oriented psychotherapist-in-supervision and teacher for Dancing with Parkinson's. With 3 years experience as a physiotherapy assistant in hospital and clinical settings, and the DWP teacher at the Center for Movement Disorders, Miriam is pleased to offer a much needed movement program committed to our communities, medical health research, and the arts.

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UPTOWN REGISTRATION DETAILS:
Day: Fridays, 10am-11am
Paroisse Saint-Louis-de-France, 1415 Don Mills Road
West of DVP-401 South of York Mills.
Full wheelchair access. Parking included on site.

Teacher: Miriam Schacter, Founder danceFIT danceABILITIES Canada
First Class: Friday Sept 9 Final Class date: Dec 16 Total classes: 15

$12/Class + HST with full fall registration = $203.50
$12.50/Class+HST for 8 class flexi-pass (come to any 8 during session) = $113.00
$16 Drop in, $5 donation for family and friends who would like to take the class with you (for insurance coverage) $0 for individuals who are “dance-assisting” partners and friends when balance or fatigue is an issue

Please call Miriam Schacter to see if this class is the right fit for you!
Call 416-939-1672 or email me at Torontomoves@gmail.com

DOWNTOWN REGISTRATION DETAILS:
Day: Mondays, 1:30pm to 2:30pm
Miles Nadal Jewish Community Center
750 Spadina Ave. Toronto, Ont. M5S 2J2

Teacher: Miriam Schacter, Founder danceFIT danceABILITIES Canada
First Class: Sept 12 No-Class Holiday Dates : Oct. 10, Nov. 14
Final class date: Dec. 19 Total classes: 13

Class Location: Aerobics Studio (off the gymnasium)
EXCEPT Nov. 7 location: Studio 2 (due to Tom’s Sale in gym)

MN JCC Member price: $140 Non-member price: $175
Program is supported by MN JCC and United Way

For Registration via MN JCC call Colin Blayney
Active 55 Plus Coordinator (416)924-6211 ext. 526 colinb@mnjcc.org
For personal or professional questions call Miriam 416-939-1672

Check out link for funding for Mental Health and Movement, Fitness. Must be a non-profit or aligned with one. [Sent in by Twyla]

http://www.mindingourbodies.ca/news_and_events/news/request_for_expressions_of_interest

Dancing with Parkinson's

A Toronto dance class designed by Sarah Robichaud for those living with Parkinson's Disease that increases awareness of the body in stillness and motion. Come celebrate the spontaneity of movement through dance and live music. No previous dance experience required.

Our mission at Dancing with Parkinson's (DWP) is to provide a fun, safe environment where those with Parkinson's Disease can celebrate the artistry and potential of their own movement. Classes are on now. See link for information. www.dancingwithparkinsons.com

Dancing with Parkinson's currently has three classes for Parkinson's Disease dancers in Toronto and the greater Toronto area. The classes are designed to work with every level and ability of Parkinson's Disease dancer.

DOWNTOWN LOCATION: Trinity-St Paul's United Church 427 Bloor Street West Toronto, ON M5S 1X7
Wednesdays 12:45-1:45 with Sarah, Miriam, Rachel, Nikki, Victoria, Lhara and amazing volunteers. Special dance teacher bow to new mom Nicole!

Please come early; wear a light running shoe with a flat sole; wear loose, comfortable clothing; bring water with you and remember to stay hydrated throughout the class;no previous dance experience is required

WHAT WE DO: Each class begins in a seated position to warm up the body. On the chairs we learn different pieces of choreography all designed to initiate movement and strengthen the muscles. For those who are able the choreography may appear as a standing dance piece later in the class.

Caregivers are welcome to attend the class if a dancer requires more personalised assistance. DWP would like to maximize the number of Parkinson's Disease dancers taking the class. It is NOT necessary to bring a dance partner with you. Our dance teachers are available to help and assist in any way they can.