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The World Spins from "The Company" Dancer Emily Patterson, Principal Dancer Joffrey Ballet. Early training at the Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts, Stephen Michael Apatow, Classical Dance/Olympic Development Coach. See the International DanceScience Development Initiative web site.

February 2010

Humanitarian Resource Institute
Phone: (203) 668-0282
Url: www.humanitarian.net

United Nations Arts Initiative
Arts Integration Into Education
Url: www.unarts.org
Twitter: unarts

International Dancescience Development Initiative
Url: www.edancescience.org

HRI:UNARTS - 2010 DANCE/SPORTS EDUCATION INITIATIVE

Two years into the economic downturn, arts organizations and families have taken a serious hit.  In an effort to provide a lifeline to students, coaches, athletes and parents, Stephen Michael Apatow, [1] founder of the United Nations Arts Initiative, [2] Sports Medicine & Science Institute [3] and International Dancescience Development Program [4] is opening access to education and support resources.

Born and raised in Southern Connecticut, academic aspirations in the fields of medicine, combined with sports development served as the inspiration for a sabbatical and pursuit of international competition. Sports included ultra-distance running and cycling, cross country skiing and rowing. The ability to spend 6 years in full time training, came from support of US Olympic development programs, training centers and scholarships that included concentrations in classical dance development. In an effort to give back, initiatives were nurtured for youth leadership, dance and sports development programs across the United States. - Apatow.org

Athletes committed to the pursuit of excellence with aspirations of success in international and Olympic competition, become participants in a humanitarian objective to utilize their talents, opportunities and achievements as a vehicle for positive change. This theme is reflected in the following excerpt from a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, 25 November 1997: 52/21. -- Reaffirming the Olympic Ideal for the Purpose of Continuing the Progress of Humanity [5]

The focus of this initiative includes free access to

• Classical Ballet Based Biomechanics and Orthopedic Analysis Level 1 Course:  Developed for physicians, physical therapists, dance instructors, parents and students.  Our international objective is for this subject matter to be covered in every international dance and sports development program. Test registration fee waived.

Recent discussions:

• Preventing 10 Million Injuries Each Year in the United States: Establishing a new Global Orthopedic Standard of Care: Sports Medicine & Science Institute, 15 September 2009.
• Applications of classical ballet based biomechanical analysis correction and retraining procedures to enhance the joint flexibility and technical performance have been applied to musculo-skeletal disorders that include entrapment neuropathies, Scoliosis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Asthma, Fibromyalgia, Frederick's Ataxia and Multiple Sclerosis. One of our cases with Rheumatoid Arthritis was submitted to the National Arthritis Foundation Peer Review Board in 1990. Analysis and corrective procedures have been adapted to help spinal herniations for physicians at Yale Medical School.
  

Peer Review:

Stephen Michael Apatow is also founder, director of research and development for Humanitarian Resource Institute [6] and the Humanitarian University Consortium Graduate Studies for Medicine, Veterinary Medicine and Law. In the publication "Biological Threats and Terrorism, Assessing the Science and Response Capabilities: Workshop Summary," the National Academy of Sciences has recognized Humanitarian Resource Institute (HRI) as one of nine leading educational and research institutions. These include:

• Center for Nonproliferation Studies.
• Columbia University: Center for Public Health Preparedness.
• Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government: Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.
• Humanitarian Resource Institute.
  
• Johns Hopkins University: Center for Civilian Biodefense Studies.
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Center for International Studies.
• National Academy of Sciences.
• University of Maryland: Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland.
• University of Minnesota: Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy.

Technical questions related to the dance/sports development or injury prevention can also be submitted via email to: s.m.apatow@unarts.org   Gifts or inkind donations in support of Humanitarian Resource Institute and the United Nations Arts Initiative can be made on the UNArts.org web site.

References:

1. Stephen Michael Apatow: Founder, Humanitarian Resource Institute, United Nations Arts Initiative, Sports Medicine & Science Institute and International Dancescience Development Program: Url: www.apatow.org
2. United Nations Arts Initiative: Url: www.unarts.org
3. Sports Medicine & Science Institute: Url: www.esportsmedicine.org
4. International Dancescience Development Program: Url: www.edancescience.org
5. Reaffirming the Olympic Ideal for the Purpose of Continuing the Progress of Humanity: Humanitarian Resource Institute. Url: www.humanitarian.net/olympic_ideal.html
6. Humanitarian Resource Institute: Url: www.humanitarian.net

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