Learning

This course includes theoretical and practical online classes (webinars) on the Zoom platform.

Webinars topics:

1. The role of wheelchair dance in the rehabilitation of a person with a disability
2. Dance wheelchair and sports dance
3. Features of motor rehabilitation and communication with people with disabilities
4. Basic principles of wheelchair dancing
5. The technique of dance movement on a wheelchair
6. Basics of wheelchair combi dance
7. Basic exercises of the wheelchair combi dance
8. Training of wheelchair dance coaches

Duration of one webinar: 90 minutes

Course participants receive:

1. Detailed theoretical base and ready-made practical exercises.
2. The ability to ask questions to experts, offer your cases for analysis during webinar in Zoom.
3. A recording of each webinar will be available until the end of the course. At any convenient time, you can repeat the material you have completed or study it yourself if you missed an online meeting.
4. Electronic certificate of completion of the course
   
   

The main language of lectures is English. Simultaneous translation available: Russian, Spanish.

Corrie van Hugten (Netherlands)

The author and coach of the course

• Member of the Presidium of the World Inclusive Dance Association (WIDA)
• The first woman to dance in a wheelchair with professional dancers
• President of the International Wheelchair Dance Foundation
• Ambassador of wheelchair dancing around the world (Netherlands)

This course includes theoretical and practical online classes (webinars) on the Zoom platform.

Webinars topics:

1. How to start a new course and make people acquainted with wheelchair dance and other handicaps
2. Energy during dance
3. Techniques and dynamic of wheelchair for user and standing partner
4. Competitions and preparation
5. Ballroom technique in general (from Quickstep to Rumba)
6. How to improvise
7. Working with impairment and what you need to know
8. How to train your body and mind (Mental coaching)

Duration of one webinar: 90 minutes

Course participants receive:

1. Detailed theoretical base and ready-made practical exercises.
2. The ability to ask questions to experts, offer your cases for analysis during webinar in Zoom.
3. A recording of each webinar will be available until the end of the course. At any convenient time, you can repeat the material you have completed or study it yourself if you missed an online meeting.
4. Electronic certificate of completion of the course
   
   

The main language of lectures is English. Simultaneous translation available: Russian, Spanish.

Alex and Jacqueline Glijn (Netherlands)

The authors and coaches of the course

• Certified wheelchair dance instructors
• Multiple winners of wheelchair dance competitions
• Founders of the Dutch Inclusive Dance Association

The pair competed in 86 events, where they became 11-time Dutch champion, 7-time Benelux champion, 4 - time Cuijk winner in the main class and 1-time world champion. In addition, they became 3-time world champions at the WDC (World Dance Council). Of the 86 medals, 74 were gold. The pair were twice hailed as ambassadors of wheelchair dance in the Netherlands.

In 2010, they took part in the program "Holland's Got Talent", in which they were the first dancers with disabilities in the final of the current talent show on national television. The Netherlands was enchanted by the romantic dance and impressed by the possibilities that Alex and Jacqueline demonstrated. After this program, the couple took part in «Everybody dance now», programs from Nickolodeon and Geloof en een Hoop Liefde.

In 2015, Jacqueline was honored by the king as a member of the medal of The House of Orange-Nassau in recognition of her commitment to sports and disability in general.

This course includes theoretical and practical online classes (webinars) on the Zoom platform.

Webinars topics:

1. Art for change and "Ich bin O.K." principles
2. Lessons of content and structure
3. Dance improvisation, games
4. Didactic-methodical approach and work with material
5. Methods of assisted communication and challenging behavior
6. Choreographic work
7. Extra offer (summer camps, preparation for competitions)
8. Program «Dance Assist»

Duration of one webinar: 90 minutes

Course participants receive:

1. Detailed theoretical base and ready-made practical exercises.
2. The ability to ask questions to experts, offer your cases for analysis during webinar in Zoom.
3. A recording of each webinar will be available until the end of the course. At any convenient time, you can repeat the material you have completed or study it yourself if you missed an online meeting.
4. Electronic certificate of completion of the course
   
   

The main language of lectures is Dutch. Simultaneous translation available: English, Russian, Spanish.

Hana Zanin Pauknerova (Austria)

The author and coach of the course

• Ballerina, choreographer, coach
• Chairman of the Association of Culture and Education for People with Disabilities and without them "Ich bin O. K.", head of the eponymous inclusive dance group
• Expert and jury member of the International Charity Dance Festival Inclusive Dance. Speaker of the Vienna Contemporary Dance Festival "Impulstanz" (Austria)

She studied dance at the Prague Conservatory, dance pedagogy at the Folkwang University in Essen (Germany). Specialized in modern techniques, dance and contact improvisation, as well as ballet. Hana has worked in various theaters and dance ensembles in the Czech Republic, Austria, Germany and Switzerland. In 2001, she danced at the "Off ballet special "and the opening of the Vienna opera ball, and then performed for the first time as a dancer in the "Ich bin O.K." - an association of culture and education for people with and without disabilities. Since 2009, Hana has been the Chairman of the Association.

In 2010, Hana Zanin Pauknerova founded the Inclusive dance group "Ich bin O. K.". It was created with the aim of popularizing dancers with disabilities who already perform and dance at an advanced level. Together with professional artists, the dance troupe rehearses complex techniques and full-length choreographic performances.

This course includes theoretical and practical online classes (webinars) on the Zoom platform.

Webinars topics:

1. Differential approach to the concept of inclusion and integration: focus on creativity.
2. International classification of functioning is a modern approach to rehabilitation. (activity and participation – 2 components)
3. Characteristics of people with various disabilities (cerebral palsy, mental disorders, autism spectrum disorders, sensory disorders, trisomy, severe multiple disorders)
4. Features of communication with people with severe disabilities during classes.
5. "How to create an inclusive group": master class, experience of the Arkhangelsk region
6. The basic foundations of building an inclusive team.
7. Accessibility of inclusive creativity - creating a barrier-free environment (key strategies).
8. International innovative practices in the field of inclusive art - contribution to the development of a sustainable society.

Duration of one webinar: 90 minutes

Course participants receive:

1. Detailed theoretical base and ready-made practical exercises.
2. The ability to ask questions to experts, offer your cases for analysis during webinar in Zoom.
3. A recording of each webinar will be available until the end of the course. At any convenient time, you can repeat the material you have completed or study it yourself if you missed an online meeting.
4. Electronic certificate of completion of the course
   
   

The main language of lectures is Dutch. Simultaneous translation available: English, Russian, Spanish.

The authors and coaches of the course

Olga Aksenova (Russia)

Head of the Department of Early Intervention, teacher-speech therapist of the «Arkhangelsk Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation Center for Children»

Yulia Moreva (Russia)

Psychologist, special teacher (defectologist)of the «Arkhangelsk Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation Center for Children»

In May 2013, Olga and Yulia initiated the creation of the first inclusive dance group "Prostor" on the basis of the State Budgetary Institution of "Arkhangelsk Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation Center for Children". Under their careful guidance, the group has developed rapidly, bringing together people with disabilities and volunteers to create together.

The group "Prostor" is a multiple winner of the International Charity Dance Festival "Inclusive Dance", a participant of the II International Paradelphic Games in Izhevsk (2018).

The inclusive team performs at cultural events of the city: concerts, charity events, festivals, master classes and seminars on inclusive creativity. Currently, the «Prostor» group is a platform for the implementation of the Russian-Swedish project "keys 3.0" in partnership with the international cultural organization "share music & performing arts".