🎨 Creativity. Your Gifts. And Gratitude.
An Interactive Blog for The Dance Scientist readers by Nancy Paradis, Director of LA Dance Moves. Creativity, your gifts and gratitude does sound great, but what does that have to...
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We've Got it All Here
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MEET THE FOUNDER
Maria Haralambis, M.Ed., NASM CES, FMT, Ph.D.(C) is a:
- Ph.D. Candidate
- Professor
- Social Media Manager
- Pre-Pro Ballet Teacher
- Pilates & Fitness Instructor
- Featured in Dance Magazine
- CEO of The Dance Scientist, L.L.C.
- Board Member of 8 positions across Dance Organizations such as HDC, IADMS, NDEO
MY ONLINE COURSE WITH NDEO
😍 “Using Dance Science to Enhance Curriculum”
- Professor: Maria Haralambis
- Member Tuition: $365
- Non-Member Tuition: $440
- 2: NDEO-Endorsed PDCs
- Type: Online & 2 Optional Virtual zoom meetings
- Length: 8 weeks
- Dates: July 7 - August 31
- Not your average Dance Kinesiology course: NDEO already has Kinesiology courses that are fantastic. This is different.
- Mine is: (1) teaching Anatomy from a young age & (2) implementing anatomy lessons into teaching dance skills.
HEAR WHAT PAST STUDENTS SAY: "Just wanted to say thank you for a wonderful course! I really enjoyed it. I had been looking for something like this for quite a while and was so glad to see this pop up. I have learned a lot and am already applying it with my students."
🧠 IMPROVE YOUR CUES USING ANATOMY
Make them mores specific, more concise, more anatomical
May's Teaching Tip - THE TURN DRILL
- ⭐️ For proprioception & arm placement
- ⭐️ Hold a fitness circle & gently squeeze it for engaged arms!
- ⭐️ Spiral your right heel forward so there’s space between your heel & knee
- ⭐️ Draw your standing kneecap up
- ⭐️ Engage your deep core muscles
- ⭐️ Zip up left side & press down right
- side
- ⭐️ Peach under chin
✔️ pinky toe to ceiling
✔️ continue extending your line into space
✔️ engage rotators
✔️ abs & glutes engage to avoid dumping in low back
✔️ pull left leotard strap back
What Our Amazing Educators Say:
May's Highlights - Products I use in my own Teaching
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Athletic Artist Shirt
- 100% ring-spun cotton
- Garment-dyed color blast fabric. Relaxed fit
- 6 colors
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NASM
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IADMS
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NDEO
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HDC
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Dance Science & Somatics Educators
As Seen In
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Danscend
I joined Danscend in July of 2022 where we chatted all things Dance Science & Mental Wellness for dancers.
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Pub Med
For my Masters Thesis, I conducted a research study on dancers' balance, which can be found on PubMed.
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NDEO Guest Blog
"From Ballerina to Scientist: Teaching Dance Science as a way of Advocating for Dance Education"
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DanceMagazine
I contributed to an article in November 2023 - “What Dancers Can Learn from Sports Performance Training"
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Brass Monkey Magazine.
- Brass Monkey Magazine. I wrote an article on the use of mirrors in dance in their issue #24
You've Got Questions, We've Got Answers
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As of right now, all of The Dance Science Shop are digital only.