DANCE & HEALTH ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM
SPEAKERS & PROGRAMME
On 17 October 2025, the Mosa Ballet School in Liège invites you to the 3rd edition of its annual Dance & Health Symposium on the theme ‘Dancing in Our Shoes’ - Supporting inclusion and a sense of belonging through dance for health.
Supported by the Quand on Danse programme, this event highlights dance as a lever for care, social cohesion and transformation.
An inspiring programme, committed voices, workshops to experiment in new ways.
THOSE WHO WILL ENRICH THIS EDITION
- Laura Dethier, Director of the ‘Quand on Danse’ programme.
- Clare Guss-West, Specialist in dance-based health.
- Cécile Martinez, Choreographer, founder of the Institut des Arts Inclusifs and director of the Compagnie 6e sens.
- Elodie Verlinden, Doctor and lecturer in dance and semiotics (ULB/Cambre-Insas /Arts2-Condorcet).
- Eldridge Labinjo, Master Coach of Strategic Interventions.
- David Leventhal, Founding, Teacher and Program Director, Dance for PD® (Parkinson's Disease).
- Clint Lutes, Choreographer of the Compagnie DaPoPa.
- David Rodriguez, Project Leader of 'Dansons la Vie!'.
PROGRAMME OF THE DAY
Friday morning: A choice of discussion and exploration sessions to inspire, question and awaken.
Friday afternoon: 6 participatory workshops of your choice to experience dance in a different way:
Accessible by Design: Movement Menus and Creative Choice
By David Leventhal
The power of the gaze - Reinventing the connection with others through Inclusive Dance
By Cécile Martinez
Caring in Kind: Practical Tools for Dance, Health & Belonging
By David Rodriguez
Dancing my signature
By Clint Lutes
Ability divides - Intention Unites - creative, enabling strategies in dance practice
By Clare Guss-West
Unseen, Unwelcome and Uninvited
By Eldridge Labinjo
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Symposium Dancing in Our Shoes - Fostering Inclusion and Belonging through Dance for Health
Where ? Mosa Ballet School, place Saint-Paul 14, Liège.
When ? 17 octobre 2025 de 9h00 à 17h30.
Information and registration: www.annualconference.quand-on-danse.org
Place Saint-Paul 12-16 - 4000 Liège Belgium
+32 (0) 325 18 00 ext 224 | [email protected]