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Dr. Wendy Timmons is a Senior Lecturer in Dance Science and Education at the University of Edinburgh’s Moray House School of Education and Sport. She holds roles in the Institute for Sport, Physical Education & Health Sciences (ISPEHS) and contributes to the Human Performance Science Research Group. Her work bridges dance practice, education, and health, with a focus on hypermobility in dancers, technology in dance pedagogy, and health through dance.
Education:
- BPhil (Hons) in Classical Ballet and Contextual Studies, University of Durham
- PhD, University of Edinburgh (Dancing with hypermobility: An exploration of the health risk and experience of generalized joint hypermobility within a classical ballet narrative)
Research Interests:
- Health risks and biomechanics of hypermobility in classical ballet
- Technology-enhanced dance education (e.g., haptic feedback for visually impaired dancers)
- Dance and dementia, mental wellbeing, and physical literacy
- Traditional dance preservation and innovation in Scotland
Grants and Projects:
- Wellcome Trust-funded ‘Body Language’ project (2017–2019) exploring the Margaret Morris Archive
- Seated Swing project (2017), a viral dance initiative promoting inclusivity
- Collaborations with Scottish Ballet and Northern Ballet on safe dance practices
Affiliations:
- Trustee, Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland and Dance Base (Health & Wellbeing)
- Editorial Board member, Research in Dance Education and Scottish Journal for Performance Arts
- Convenor, Traditional Dance Forum for Scotland
Labs/Teams: Human Performance Science Research Group, Moray House School of Education & Sport.
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