Saturday, March 17, 2012: 10:15 AM-11:30 AM
Convention Center: Ballroom C
| Presider: | Gladys M. Keeton, Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX |
| Speakers: | Mark T. Tomasic, The Dancing Wheels Company & School, Cleveland, OH; and Mary Verdi-Fletcher, The Dancing Wheels Company & School, Cleveland, OH |
Participants in this movement workshop gain an enriched understanding of new approaches to physically integrated dance training (disabled and non-disabled concurrent dance practice) based on modern dance principles, scientific research into the physiological parameters of wheelchair users, and physical rehabilitation methods. Participants are guided through physically integrated warm-up, center practice, locomotor, and stretching segments. The workshop is geared toward dance educators, physical education instructors, recreation instructors and others interested in physically integrated dance.
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