Health for Dancers

Course code DNCE 1109

Credit 1.0

Length 30.0 hours

Course outline View

This course equips students to make informed physical and mental health choices as they pertain to a professional dance career. Taught by registered professionals, the class covers functional anatomy, injury prevention; treatment and rehabilitation; nutritional education (clinical nutritionist); personal development through emotional health, self-awareness and coping skills for dance.

This course is part of the full-time Dance Program.

Prerequisites

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What you will learn

  • Functional Anatomy
  • Mechanisms of dance injuries Prevention of dance injuries Treatment of dance injuries Conditioning
  • When to seek professional assistance Injury reporting system
  • Massage Therapy-self treatment Nutrition
  • Psychology of performance-mental training
  • Guest Lecture from artists in community to share personal related experience

How to register

This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.

Course schedules

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Contact us

If you have any question, please email at advising@vcc.ca.

† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.

Indigenous Territory Acknowledgment

VCC is located on the traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples, and we acknowledge our privilege to be here.