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Health & Safety / Best Practice

WebHealth and Safety. This resource by Tania Huddart, represents latest approaches to stretching and challenges some present dance practice. While the role of …

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Health Issues for Dancers

WebHealth Issues for Dancers By Susan Simpson and Tania Kopytko. Earlier this year DANZ asked Susan Simpson to conduct research into dancers' health in preparation for a …

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Covid-19 Updates and Resources

WebWe also strongly urge individuals and organisations in all parts of the sector to follow information and advice issued by the Ministry of Health covering topics …

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Wellness in Dance, DANZ

WebWELLNESS IN DANCE. Dance is a demanding physical, emotional, and mental art form. Dancers today are required to push their bodies in ways that wouldn’t …

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Mental Wellness in the Performing Arts

WebMental wellness or mental health has been an issue of recent concern and discussion in New Zealand performing arts sectors. We know that dance people can …

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Dancing During Isolation

WebDuring the current situation with Covid-19 and New Zealand moving to level 4 alert, many people will be missing out on the physical and mental health benefits of …

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Stretching resource, DANZ

WebThis resource by Tania Huddart, represents latest approaches to stretching and challenges some present dance practice. While the role of dance is largely beneficial …

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Dance 4 your life Project, DANZ

WebThe potential health benefits of dance have also been both anecdotally observed, and demonstrated by previous research in the field. Dance 4 your life has provided sound …

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Dance Therapy Treatment For Parkinson's

WebResearch has found that dance has improved PD sufferers’ gait, balance and motor endurance and their disability rating has dropped. Of particular interest is that …

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Dance Injury Management

WebThe dance community however, has been slow to react to the mounting evidence supporting the importance of health and fitness in relation to dance …

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Warming Up and Cooling Down

WebTransfer your weight from one foot to the other, with soft slightly bent knees. March briskly on the spot, moving your arms as well. Leg swings or knee lifts front and behind. Shrug …

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Let's Get Physical Report

WebPublished by the UK Mental Health Foundation (2013) INTRODUCTION. It is impossible to read a newspaper or turn on the television without hearing about the …

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Dance as a Recreational Activity for Young People

WebThe Effects of Participation in Performing Arts for Health on Young People: A Systematic Review of the Published Literature 1994-2004 by Evans, D., Salmon, D., …

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Advice for Young Dancers

WebMental health is extremely important, especially with our current national statistics for young people. Tertiary dance training is hard. There are long hours, …

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DANZ Code of Professional Practice for NZ Dancers

WebThe professional dancer is ultimately responsible for their own health and well-being and professional practice. This code should be used as a guide for the dancer’s …

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The Many Benefits Of Dance For Kids

WebSeveral movies feature scenes where the main characters engage in a dance-off to one-up each other. There’s a good reason for that -- dancing is an effective …

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The Benefits of Kapa Haka

WebNgā Hua A Tāne Nore: The Benefits of Kapa Haka is a significant research scoping document published in 2014. It was commissioned by Te Matatini and the …

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Hawaiki TŪ: The Power of Kapa Haka, Māori Movement and …

WebMāori Movement is a health and well-being programme that brings together the traditional training of the Māori warriors (both male and female) into a modern …

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