RESEARCH
Rachael Kuik, Specialist Women's Health Physiotherapist MCSP, PGOP, AACP and Research Advisory Group member has created guidelines for pre and post-natal phases for professional dancers following her extensive work with English National Ballet.
Rachael will be delivering two webinars on the guidance on 20th and 27th March 2025 - head to our workshops and event page to signup for more information.
Information can be downloaded on Rachael's site using the link below.
One Dance UK x Dance Mama
An update of the original resource that inspired Dance Mama to be created.
Join as a member to One Dance UK to gain access to this fantastic resource amongst many other benefits.
SAFE DANCE PRACTICE
CHAPTER 10, pages 219 -225
Edel Quin, Sonia Rafferty & Charlotte Tomlinson
The 'bible' of dance science-based advice for all aspects of dance experience contains a precious few pages on dancing through pregnancy, and some advice for return to work
PREGNANCY & PARENTHOOD
THE DANCER'S PERSPECTIVE
Charlotte Vincent & Helen Laws
Vincent Dance Theatre, One Dance UK & Creative and Cultural Skills 2009 report covering a variety of aspects of dancing and parenthood for the employee and employer
SUPPORTING PRE AND POSTNATAL DANCE PROFESSIONALS
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PELVIC FLOOR HEALTH & CORE STABILITY
One Dance UK have excellent resources for their members that we are proud to have collaborated on.
They are directly relevant to dancing parents - particularly Dance Mama's and their rehabilitation back into the work place.
Professor Aoife McGrath, Senior Lecturer of The School of Arts, English and Languages heads up Dance and The Maternal, delivering research and performance projects on this subject.
Aoife is Primary Investigator and founding member of the International Parenting in Dance Network.
QUB has a group of PhD students researching this topic including, researcher Chloe Hillyar who's The Pregnant Dancer 2021 project, supported by Arts Council England's National Lottery Project Grants explores how female dancers can continue working during pregnancy and the postnatal period. Chloe has contributed to the Maternity & Midwifery Forum with this article below.
Parents in Performing Arts Campaign has produced a number of important research reports with various partners, revealing the huge challenges that parents face across dance, theatre and music industries.
They are founding partners of the International Parenting and Dance Network.
Their latest reports highlight the Identity Crisis and Talent Loss for freelance mothers in dance (conducted by Prof. Angela Pickard, Canterbury Christ Church University) and the severity of the impact of COVID19 on these sectors and can be accessed on the link below.
BALANCING
ACT
CANADA
Balancing Act supports artist caregivers working in the performing arts in Canada by advocating for greater equality, accessibility, and inclusion in the workforce. Our work intersects with anti-racist, gender equity, and other social justice goals aimed at challenging the systems of oppression inherent in contemporary workplace culture in the performing arts and the cultural sector at large.
Balancing Act are also founding partners of the International Parenting and Dance Network.
Read Artistic Producer, Susie Burpee's article here.
You can read their latest conference papers via the button below:
Activity
The Active Pregnancy Foundation has a variety of information on it's Insight page and throughout it's site including the UK government CMO approved guidelines of activity in pre and postnatal women (below) as well as top tips for support in lockdown. They are a fantastic organisation, championing womens' health, research and education encouraging all to be active.
Dance Mama Founder, Lucy McCrudden is proud to be the Secretariat to the charity's Scientific Advisory Board.
Covid-19 Top Tips
CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER GUIDELINES
UK SPORT
UK Sport recognises the responsibility as a distributor of public funding to ensure that SGBs - a term used to describe both National Governing Bodies (NGBs) and Home Country Governing Bodies (HCGBs) - owe Athletes a duty of care and it is important that their wellbeing and performance are managed effectively during pregnancy and post-childbirth. UK Sport has created two separate guidance documents, for both SGBs and Athletes.
BASES’ Expert Statements provide a concise overview of topics which have been identified as of interest, confusion, or controversy to sport and exercise scientists. Produced on behalf of BASES by an expert panel at The Active Pregnancy Foundation, the statement on Pregnant and Postnatal Athletes was released on 4 November 2022 within the Winter 2022 edition of The Sport and Exercise Scientist.
University of Alberta | UAlberta · Faculty of Kinesiology Sport and Recreation
PhD
One of the most influential researchers working in this field, the below link goes to Dr Margey's profile for all her latest articles.
Hayley Mills, Lou Atkinson,
Ellinor Olander, Debbie Smith, Louise Hayes, Sinead Currie, James Newham, Charlie Foster, Marlize De Vivo
Article in British Journal of Sports Medicine from experts at the UK's leading universities
Marlize De Vivo & Hayley Mills
An insight into how midwives promote physical activity during pregnancy from professors from the Perinatal Physical Activity Research Group, University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury
This multidisciplinary group designs, conducts and communicates high quality research focusing on physical activity during pre-conception, pregnancy and post-natal periods. PPARG work both in collaboration, and offers consultation with, a large range of stakeholders to maximise benefit and impact of their research and expertise.
Institute of Sport Exercise and Health (ISEH) Female Health & Performance in Sport Virtual Conference
Dr Amal Hassan Co-Chairs the 2022 Institute of Sport Exercise and Health (ISEH) Female Health & Performance in Sport Virtual Conference in this replay.
All the presentations are excellent, but do head to 1 hour 11 mins in to hear Dr Amal Hassan's presentation Pregnancy, Exercise and The Athlete.