Andrea Downie, PhD Candidate (Canada and Online)
Introduction
Our approved course providers comprise of individuals and organisations and are endorsed to deliver the SiDI content and Awards requirements. Most of our individual course providers deliver both online and in person. In the University or College setting the Certificates and their content re often embedded into an undergraduate or post graduate course.
Our current approved course providers span 3 continents, and deliver in several languages, including English, Greek and French.
If you are interested in becoming a SiDI approved Course Provider please contact maggie@safeindance.com.
If you are interested in undertaking a course with one of our approved course providers please contact them directly, or contact SiDI Central: info@safeindance.com
Worldwide
| Safe in Dance International | International, in person and online |
Europe
| Edel Quin MSc | UK & Online, Chichester University |
| One Dance UK | UK, Healthier Dancer Programme |
| Ioanna Mavrogiorgi | Greece & Cyprus, in person, bilingual Greek/English |
| Erin Sanchez MSc | UK & Online |
| Charlotte Tomlinson MSc, PGCE | UK & Online |
North America
| Sutton Anker | Mid-West USA & Online |
| Janine Cappello MA | East Coast USA & Online |
| Andrea Downie, PhD Candidate | Canada and Online |
| Karine Rathle | Canada and Online – Bilingual in English and French |
| University of Calgary | Alberta Canada, within the undergraduate course |
Australia
| Jane Andrewartha | Australia, in person |
For further details and to contact a Course Provider please see below:
Assistant Professor, Dance, University of Calgary
Founding Member and Director, Healthy Dancer Canada
Andrea is a SSHRC scholar, researcher, and dance educator with 30 years of experience. She works across Canada and internationally enthusiastically sharing her passion for dance with new and experienced teachers and dancers of all ages, levels and abilities. No matter where and what she is facilitating, her approach is founded on evidence-informed and equity-informed principles and practice.
Andrea has PhD in Kinesiology from the University of Calgary where her research explored the influence and integration of dance science and somatic movement perspectives in dancer wellness curricula, dance pedagogy, and embodied learning with a focus on fostering human flourishing. Her MA in Dance Studies from York University focused on motor learning and ways dance leaders can use multimodal methods to enhance dance skill learning. Andrea also holds a BFA(Hons) in Dance Performance from York University.
Andrea is an assistant professor in Dance at the University of Calgary, where she teaches dance technique, dance pedagogy, dance science, and complementary training for dance courses. She is a founding member and past president of Healthy Dancer Canada and the founding director of Enhance Dance. Andrea is also an advisor, registered provider, and assessor with Safe in Dance International. She achieved the SiDI Healthy Dance Practice Certificate with Best Practice.
Additionally, Andrea is a Conditioning-with-Imagery (C-I) TrainingTM master teacher, the instructor of the Level 1 C-I TrainingTM teacher certification courses and a certified teacher of Simonson Technique. She completed the Stopgap Seedbed Inclusive Dance course, learning to use the IRIS inclusive dance syllabus (dance and disability).
Contact Andrea:
Email: andrea@enhancedance.com
Web: https://www.enhancedance.com
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