LIVE ONLINE: WEDNESDAY, July 24 @ 8PM, Secret Science Club presents DANCE, MOVEMENT, AND THE BRAIN featuring Neuroscientist & Dancer CONSTANTINA THEOFANOPOULOU, Free!

Secret Science Club presents an encore edition of the “Dana Foundation Neuroscience & Society Talk Series” on DANCE, MOVEMENT AND THE BRAIN featuring Neuroscientist & Dancer CONSTANTINA THEOFANOPOULOU

Join us live via ZOOM on Wednesday, July 24 @ 8PM (Eastern Time USA) "Doors" open at 7:30PM, FREE!

Here's how to sign up: Everyone on our mailing list will be emailed the Zoom link the night before. To join the Secret Science Club mailing list (or just request the Zoom link), send us an email (secretscienceclub@gmail.com)

Dance is a universal part of our culture—whether you’re doing ballet, ballroom, the latest TikTok dance craze, or just freestyling on the dance floor with friends. And guess what?

It turns out this urge to express ourselves through movement has some fantastic side benefits. A growing body of research is revealing that dancing can be therapeutic, emotionally uplifting, and healthy for our brains.

Join us at the next Secret Science Club Online with neuroscientist & dancer Constantina Theofanopoulou as we explore how dance, rhythm, and movement affect our minds, our moods, and our well-being.

CONSTANTINA THEOFANOPOULOU is a neuroscientist and an award-winning flamenco dancer. She is the Herbert and Nell Singer Research Assistant Professor at Rockefeller University, a Visiting Scholar at New York University, and a Research Associate at Emory University and the US Department of Veteran Affairs. She’s using her experience in dance to inform research on the connections between dance and speech—and the possibility that dance therapy might improve deficits in speech, particularly among people coping with Parkinson’s Disease.

Before & After
--Mix up our cocktail & mocktail of the night, the Sip & Twirl (recipe below!)

--Shimmy to synapse-soothing grooves

--Bring your questions for the live Q&A

This encore edition of Secret Science Club - the “Dana Foundation Neuroscience & Society Talk Series” - is supported by the Dana Foundation as part of its Dana Education program. The Foundation’s mission is to advance neuroscience that benefits society and reflects the aspirations of all people.

THIS IS A FREE EVENT.

(Note: If you don't already have the Zoom meeting app on your computer or mobile device, you can download it for free at zoom.us)

Cocktail Recipe for the “Sip & Twirl” (created by the Secret Science Club Experimental Mixology Lab)
Ingredients: 3 oz Red Wine, 3 oz San Pellegrino Aranciata Rossa (blood orange soda), 1 Lemon Slice, 1 Slice of Ripe Peach, 3 Ice Cubes
- Pour red wine and soda into a large wine glass
- Add ice cubes
- Top off with a slice of lemon and slice of peach
** (For a mocktail version, substitute cranberry juice for the wine.)

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.