Calling All Dancers!
We have an ambitious goal to conduct the first global survey of dancers to provide the community with insights on performance & injury prevention.
As we kick off a new year we’re excited at The Movement Blog for what 2018 can bring. This year we are aiming big by attempting to gain never before collated insights about the world of dance. To do this we need your help. In return for a few minutes of your time you will have the chance to win an amazing health tracker, the Fitbit Charge 2!
As you probably know, Kindall studied Dance Science at Trinity Laban in London. It’s a practice that I find fascinating and important for the dance world. Dance Science looks to apply the principles and techniques normally reserved for elite athletes, to optimise performance and prevent injury.
This is a crucial movement for the dance industry which traditionally hasn’t had the same levels of support as other physically intensive pursuits. However, something that has surprised me as I’ve learned more about Dance Science is just how little data there is available about the industry.
Dance Science needs data to be successful but most data sets are collected by private organisations or within academia. Indeed if you search Google for ‘dance data’ the top result is a database for Scottish Country Dance (bravo Scotland 🎉).
Knowing that The Movement Blog attracts users from all over the world it got us thinking – why don’t we conduct our own survey of the dance community to share with the dance community. We are very please to announce TMB’s first annual Movement Census!
OUR GOALS
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To understand more about different aspects of the dance community across the world
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Gain insight on how dancers deal with injury prevention and performance optimisation
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To provide tips and advice on how to avoid injury and perform to your best
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To understand dancer habits and behaviours whether they are teachers, pros or enthusiasts
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To raise awareness about the importance of injury prevention
The survey itself only takes 5 minutes to complete and the results will be completely confidential. The more dancers from different backgrounds who complete the survey, the better the results will be.
In return for sharing the survey with your friends we will enter you in a competition to win a Fitbit Charge 2. Once we’ve compiled the results we will publish a report which will be free for all respondents to download.
Wow, that’s a great initiative. we are The Glowdiators a dance company from India, we firstly avoid any kind of injury but when you practice and innovate with new tricks and moves you are bound to face injuries. So to deal with it the main thing to do is get it checked and stick to the proper care. We know its hard for a person with an immense passion for Dancing to stop dancing due to an injury, but precaution is very necessary