Upcoming Event
"The Science of Dance:
An Interdisciplinary Workshop on Dance Research"
May 7, 2012 (Monday)
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Council Chambers, Gilmour Hall
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario
This one-day workshop – presented by McMaster University's “Dance Research Group” – brings together specialists from a wide range of disciplines to discuss the major issues in the study of dance, including perspectives from evolution, anthropology, kinesiology, performance, cognition, social psychology, child development, clinical practice, and neuroscience.
The workshop format is designed to foster open discussion by both the speakers and audience members.
The workshop is FREE to attend. However, you must register for the workshop by writing to Steven Brown (stebro@mcmaster.ca) to indicate your intention to attend.
PROGRAM
| 9:00-9:15 | | Welcome (Steven Brown, Laurel Trainor) |
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| 9:15-10:00 | | Dave Wilson (Kinesiology) |
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| | "Dance animation: developing dance communities" |
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| | Includes a choreographed and improvised performance: "Take Two" |
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| 10:00-10:30 | | Andriy Nahachewsky (University of Alberta) |
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| | "Anthropological fieldwork in dance research" |
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| 10:30-11:00 | | David Feinberg (Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour) |
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| | "The use of dance in human mate preferences" |
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| 11:00-11:30 | | BREAK |
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| 11:30-12:00 | | Matthew Woolhouse (School of the Arts) |
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| | "Mechanisms underpinning the social psychology of dance" |
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| 12:00-12:30 | | Michael Schutz (School of the Arts) |
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| | "Moving to the music: Does body movement change the way music sounds?" |
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| 12:30-2:00 | | LUNCH |
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| 2:00-2:30 | | Ramesh Balasubramaniam (Kinesiology) |
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| 2:30-3:00 | | Laurel Trainor (Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour) |
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| | "The origins of musical rhythm in movement" |
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| 3:00-3:30 | | BREAK |
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| 3:30-4:00 | | Vickie Galea (Rehabilitation Science) |
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| | "Dance as therapy for children with movement disorders" |
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| 4:00-4:30 | | Steven Brown (Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour) |
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| | "The neuroscience of dance movement and partnering" |
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| 4:30-5:30 | | General Discussion |
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The workshop has received the generous support of the Faculty of Science of McMaster Univeristy.
Click
here to return to the home page for Dance Research at McMaster University.