May 13 2023 to May 13 2023 2:30 p.m.

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Where

Shoonya - Centre for Art and Somatic Practices

4th Floor, Rear Wing, Brahmananda Court, 37, Lal Bagh Main Road 560027

Event Description

Sports Science has advanced the life of athletes, improved their performance, and successfully returned them from injury to sports. Dance forms, especially in the subcontinent are steeped in traditional methods of teaching, and traditional approaches to dance preparation; much of the science pertaining to dance and dance movement is left behind. The purpose of this workshop is as follows: We will make some assumptions for the purposes of this workshop.

Assumption 1: Dancers are athletes. Assumption 2: Dancers have ad-hoc training (dancers traditionally train prior to performance) Assumption 3: Dancers practice repetitively (repetitive movement practice can lead to overuse injuries, especially if movement recruitment is wrong) Assumption 4: Dancers' preparatory routine focuses more on stretching and flexibility rather than recruitment and engagement of muscles and soft tissues such as tendons & ligaments. Assumption 5: As dancers, we do not have a strong basis for strength development

This workshop will dive deep into how dancers can approach and integrate strength training into their practice and use it as an effective tool to prevent dancing injuries. It is a discussion plus movement session that will cover the following: What are injuries in dance? Is it different from injuries in sports, if so how? What is dance-specific strength and conditioning? How is dance-specific strength and conditioning different from regular strength and conditioning? Why is dance-specific strength and conditioning important?

Number of sessions: 2 Duration: 4 hours per session.

Neha is a Bharatanatyam dancer, a certified Yoga instructor, and a movement specialist based in Bangalore, India. Having practiced Bharatanatyam for over a decade, she also has experience in contemporary and belly dance. She was involved with dance and movement from a young age and has performed on various stages and media platforms. Neha has always fostered a curiosity for the dancing body, leading her down the path of Dance Science.

Qualification: MSc degree in Dance Science from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, London Human Movement Specialist & Personal Trainer Certification from Brookbush Institute Currently undergoing NSCA Strength & Conditioning certification These qualifications have allowed her to develop a curiosity, familiarity & expertise in performance enhancement and injury management for movers, athletes & dancers.