OT Month Celebration Post
Hello Dance Ability Movement community! As you may know, October is OT month and we are celebrating the wonderful OT's that make up The Dance Ability Movement! In this post we would like to recognize Casey Cadeau, our primary OT at Elite Dance Corps in Bradford and secondary OT at the Dance Workshop in Alliston. Q: What was your first interaction / experience with The Dance Ability Movement? A: I was lucky enough to have it as the last placement of my occupational therapy degree. Q: Why do you work for The Dance Ability Movement? A: I love seeing how [...]
The Individuality of Expression
What do you think about when you see the colour green? When looking at the colour blue, what do you feel? These are some of the questions that Aiden opened up to our group when we had the pleasure of learning alongside him during a paint workshop this past week. Aiden Lee is an incredibly talented artist, specifically in the area of abstract painting, and enjoys sharing his gift through teaching others. As a past Dance Ability dancer himself, Aiden understands and advocates how creative arts are an important and valuable form of communication and expression. Aiden has a diagnosis [...]
October is OT Month!
Hello everyone! It is now October and we are so excited for this upcoming season! Our team cannot wait for classes to start and we are all counting down the days until we see all of your smiling faces back in our dance classes. October is also Occupational Therapist month and we would like to take this month to recognize and celebrate the amazing work that all of our OT's do! All month long you can look forward to posts about each one of our OT's explaining why they love the Dance Ability Movement and their job! The first OT we [...]
Inclusion Statement
As our new season quickly approaches we wanted to share our new inclusion statement that was formulated this summer thanks to our great community of volunteers, teachers and dancers! Inclusion is a big part of what we do; we are so incredibly grateful for the dedication our dance community has to creating an accepting, positive and educational environment in our program. Our statement is still a work in progress and as our community is made up of so many people we would love feedback on what inclusion, based in The Dance Ability Movement, looks like to you. We believe that... [...]
Learning is a process…
Jade & I have recently been granted status as Adjunct Faculty members at The University of Toronto for the work we do in supporting student OT education. We value the opportunity we have to share our inclusive dance community with aspiring OT's who can learn about innovation, creativity, and family-centered care first-hand. We've supervised 7 fieldwork students to date with The Dance Ability Movement, and continue to visit our old campus to give lectures, labs, and discussions about pediatric OT, leisure occupations, and adapting recreational activities. It keeps us connected to the future generation, current evidence-based care, and has also [...]
We Are All Students!
In honour of National Volunteer Week, check out these reflections from a new volunteer, who recognizes the importance of lifelong learning and the shared interactions between her and her dancing buddies! Thank you Sandra for all of your hard work and for recognizing the importance of having a FUN and MEANINGFUL activity to keep a well-balanced lifestyle for all! "My name is Sandra, and I am 22 years-old. I am currently a fourth-year undergraduate student in the Early Childhood Studies program at Ryerson University. For my Senior Internship, students were required to find their own internship site as we had [...]