2024 MDMF Conference for Dance Educators

The dancer educator conference is a forum for exploring many levels of dancer education including common injuries, self-care techniques, turn out considerations, control and alignment and more! The conference serves educators, coaches, etc of all ages, abilities and backgrounds.

SCHEDULE

7:30 - 8:00 - Registration, Breakfast

8:00 - 8:15 Introduction- Brad Moser, MD

8:15- 10:15

• Left abdominals, key to control, alignment
• Hip anatomy, common injuries
• Hip exercises, warm up, return to dance
• Improving turn-out intelligently and safely

10:15-10:30 BREAK

10:30 - 12:30

• Periodization in Dance
• Ankle anatomy, common injuries
• Ankle exercises, warm up, return to jumping
• Arm carriage

12:30 KEYNOTE - Zoe Henrot with Ballet Co.Laboratory

1:00 Closing - Brad Moser

updated 6/15 9:15am

Host or Publisher The Minnesota Dance Medicine Foundation