Month: September 2015

Public Scholarship in Dance

This book is aimed at dance teachers and students seeking to engage in public scholarship in dance and wanting to ensure their work receives the attention it deserves. It provides examples of what others have done and makes suggestions for ways dance teachers can evaluate their own projects or work for scholarship. Complete with research, teaching, performance, assessments and dissemination tools, it is a total package that supports dance teachers in their professional development through public scholarship and community engagement. Public Scholarship in Dance will inspire dance teachers and arm them with the necessary tools to incorporate community engagement into their lives to positively affect students, their community and their professional portfolios. Normal Price: £19.99 I €26.00 HK Rewards Price: £15.99 I €20.80 Find out more

ISENC 2015 Early Bird Rates end soon

The International Sport & Exercise Nutrition Conference                                          Newcastle upon Tyne December 15th to 17th 2015 This year’s conference offers a comprehensive review of the effects of diet and exercise on health and performance, with particular focus on sport and lifestyle factors that influence health. Leading international speakers will present the latest evidence and encourage discussion and interaction. Early Bird rates for delegates are only available until 30th September so to take advantage register here

The Hakarena upsets All Blacks

New Zealands’s All Blacks rugby team have got themselves into a bit of a paddy after Matt Dawson, England’s World Cup-winning scrum-half, released a video they claim ridicules the haka. A New Zealand camp insider disclosed that the players were deeply unimpressed with Dawson’s mocking display, believing that it denigrated the profound cultural significance of the Maori war dance to New Zealanders.