Eating: a dancer's guide to radical self acceptance with Fumi Somehara
Eating: a dancer's guide to radical self acceptance with Fumi Somehara
This presentation introduces eating and nourishment as a fundamental component of promoting radical self acceptance in dancers.
The state of energy restriction and low energy availability can be chronic for many dancers for various reasons: unrealistic body ideals; pursuit of thinness; lack of daily fueling; discrepancy in intake vs expenditure; lack of education; lack of diverse representations; and overtraining to name a few. As a result, their bodies are physically suppressed. The health consequences of such restriction are widely known, including, but not limited to, eating disorders, body dysfunctions, and anxiety/depression.
Although mental health care and safe dance practices training are becoming increasingly available, these do not address the fundamental vulnerability of dancers: chronic energy deficiency that creates a ripple of negative mental-, physical- and social-health impacts.
In this presentation, participants will learn:
how eating can be a vital component of promoting self-acceptance through its role as self-care and self-advocacy,
promoting positive emotional-, mental-, psychological-, physical-, and social health
Purchase the recording of this session and watch on-demand. Perfect for studio owners who want to get their team together for a training session, or for freelance dance educators, who want quick and easily accessible professional development.
Access is FREE for all licensed Leap ‘N Learn members.
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Fumi (she/her) is an Accredited Practicing Dietitian and director of DDD Centre for Recovery, a trauma-informed, fat-positive, queer-positive, and culturally-inclusive private practice dedicated to helping individuals heal their relationship with their food and body. Fumi aims to disrupt dance by advocating for dancers' fundamental right to eat and nourish their bodies, instead of submitting to the 'traditional' practices of minimising one's body in order to be accepted. Fumi’s work has been featured in various dance magazines and webinars in Australia and internationally, and she has presented at dance conferences and workshops including IADMS, RAD and ASPAH.
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Disrupt Dance is a series of professional development workshops for dance educators who want to make a difference in the lives of their students and the industry.
Disrupt Dance is powered by Leap ‘N Learn, a leading early childhood dance curriculum that knows the power of research-based approaches and tried-and-tested methods in the dance class. The workshops will amplify the voices of researchers, practitioners, studio owners and teachers that are doing things differently in dance with great results.
With a focus on diversity, equity and inclusion, we’re interested in opening up access, participation and success in dance. That means seeing, thinking about, and doing dance a little differently. The Disrupt Dance series is a chance to listen, learn, and explore new possibilities in dance. Through a range of presentations, practical workshops and panels, you’ll discover ways to make your dance teaching practice more enjoyable for all.
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Accessing the workshops:
All sessions were recorded live on Zoom and are ready to watch on-demand. Perfect for studio owners who want to get their team together for a training session, or for freelance dance educators.
Each workshop will vary in time, but they’re created with the busy dance educator in mind, so expect between 30-60mins.
You’ll receive a PDF download with a link and password to access the workshop video after purchase.