Podcasts:

The 'Female' Dancer podcast

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SciDance: Strength Training with Claire Farmer

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Science in Dance: Upper Body Strength and expanding your skills with Claire Farmer

 

Publications (Orcid ID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9379-5719 ) 

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Books

• Farmer, C. and Kindred, H (Eds). 2024. The Female Dancer: A Soma-Scientific Approach, Routledge Taylor and Francis, London UK

 

Journals

• Sulemanji, S., Farmer, C., and Navare, J. 2025. Women walking together: An exploration of space, place and female empowerment, Gender, Place and Culture [Under review]

• Elf, P., Dilmperi, A., Whitehouse, S., Stravraki, G., Farmer, C., and Casey, K. 2025. Fostering Impact Through Resonance: Collaborative Methodologies in Arts Research, European Journal of Marketing [Under review]

• Farmer, C., Brain, A., and Subramaniam. 2025. The impact of South Asian Dance on engagement, independent movement and social skills for autistic children, Journal of dance medicine & science : official publication of the International Association for Dance Medicine & Science [Under review]

• Farmer, C., & Brouner, J. 2025. Frequency of Upper Body Muscular Demands in Contemporary and Ballet Dance Performance: A Cross Sectional Performance Analysis. Journal of dance medicine & science : official publication of the International Association for Dance Medicine & Science, 1089313X251313664. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/1089313X251313664 Brain, A. and Farmer, C. 2024.

• Farmer, C., De’Ath, S., and Brouner, J. 2023. Strength Training Perceptions Amongst Vocational Circus and Dance Students, Journal of Dance Medicine and Science, 28(1), 37-42, https://doi.org/10.1177/1089313X23120416

• Farmer, C, Laws, Helen, Eldon, Stella and Maliphant, Russell. 2022. Relationships between dance, health and aesthetic performance in a company of mature dancers: an exploratory study. Journal of Dance and Somatic Practices. 14(2), 197-216, https://doi.org/10.1386/jdsp_00084_1

• Farmer, C and Rogan, K. 2022. Mental Well-being and Sleep Hygiene in Undergraduate Dance Students during the Coronavirus Pandemic: An Exploratory Analysis, Journal of Dance Education, DOI: 10.1080/15290824.2021.2009122

• Farmer, C and Brouner, J. 2021. Perceptions of strength training in dance, Journal of Dance Medicine and Science, 25(3), 160-168 https://doi.org/10.12678/1089-313X.091521a

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Reports

• Boardman, R., Balfour, A., Farmer, C., Hopkins, S., Stamp. K. 2023. Social value of movement and dance. Technical Report. Sport and Recreation Alliance

• Farmer, C .2019. Dance Well 3 year evaluation project report. Akademi South Asian Dance UK

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Magazine Articles

• Farmer, C. and Brain, A. 2025. Rigour and Reality. Animated magazine, People Dancing, Winter Edition

• Farmer, C. 2017. Dance Well: Autonomy in movement. Animated Magazine, People Dancing, Summer edition

• De-Jorge Chopra, S & Farmer C. 2017. Fitness: What does it have to do with Performance in South Asian Dance forms? Pulse: Asian Music and Dance

 

Conference presentations

• Researching the impact of South Asian Dance on Autistic children, 2024. IADMS 34th Annual Conference, Rimini, Italy

• Farmer, C and Brouner J. 2022. Frequency of upper body muscular actions in ballet and contemporary dance performance. International Association for Dance Medicine and Science annual meeting, Limerick, Ireland

• Laws, C; Farmer, C; Eldon, S and Maliphant, R. 2022. Impact of choreographic approach on health and performance aesthetics in a company of mature dancers. International Association for Dance Medicine and Science annual meeting, Limerick, Ireland

• Rogan, K and Farmer C. The Dance Fitness Indicator© (DFI): a practical workshop. 2022 International Association for Dance Medicine and Science annual meeting, Limerick, Ireland

• Farmer, C. Sulemanji, S. and Navare, J. 2022. Women Walking: An exploration of space, place and female empowerment, Women Walking: Histories, Movement and Mobilities - The Cultural Capital Exchange, Online

• Farmer, C and Brouner, J. 2021. Prevalence of strength training for student and professional dancers, Denver Live: International Association for Dance Medicine and Science annual meeting

• Farmer, C. 2018. Dance Well: South Asian dance with cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation outpatients: Akademi South Asian Dance UK, Arts in Health Conference & Showcase 19 April 2018 Guildhall School of Music & Drama and the College of Medicine. London, UK

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