BIPOC Dance Health Directory

A free online resource for performing artists

In October 2020, Toronto-based chiropractor and dance artist Dr. Blessyl Buan published the BIPOC Dance Health Directory, an online resource linking BIPOC performing artists with BIPOC health professionals.

The directory aims to provide a support system that addresses and validates the specific needs of BIPOC artists and performers, something Buan feels has been critically under-represented in dance communities. “The world needs to know that BIPOC dance health experts exist,” she says.

The BIPOC Dance Health Directory, Buan hopes, will address the need for visibility and cultural diversity in dance health today: “It will inspire opportunities for collaboration, provide a free resource for BIPOC dance artists and initiate important conversations that bring focus to the needs of a community that has been ignored in years past.”

Eventually, Buan wants to expand the directory beyond its current stage. “My big vision is that this directory will develop into an organization of individuals that will provide opportunities for education, mentorship, policy planning and even scholarships to improve access in the BIPOC dance health community,” she says.

Find the BIPOC Dance Health Directory here >> drblessyl.com/bipoc-dance-health-directory

Continue reading about what inspired Buan to create the directory.