2024 Annual Report

2024 was a busy, creative, productive and successful year for Ausdance ACT. We produced a series of high-quality programs that created public engagement and raised the profile of dance in the ACT. We are proud to be a part of and support the rich dance culture we have in Canberra.

Find out more about our activities in 2024 in our Annual Report now available.

2024 Annual Report

ACT Child Safe Standards Scheme

ACT Public Advocate and Children and Young People Commissioner, Ms Jodie Griffiths-Cook spoke at our annual Networking Morning Tea about amendments to the Human Rights Commission Act 2005 that make it mandatory for all organisations providing services for children and young people to commence taking actions that will improve their child safety processes and practices, under the ACT Child Safe Standards Scheme. If you missed Jodie's presentation you can view it HERE.

ACT Child Safety Standards

Safe Dance® Practice - Online Professional Development Course

Stay ahead of Safe Dance® practices in the ever-evolving dance landscape! Enrol today for the Safe Dance® Practice - Online Professional Development Course.

This course draws from the Safe Dance® practice recommendations, developed from over 30 years of rigorous research by the Ausdance network into dancer injury prevention, wellbeing, and health.

Topics include:

~ What is Safe Dance?

~ Anatomy basics and injury prevention

~ Safe physical environments

~ Supervision and monitoring of children

~ Working with seniors and elders

~ Legal obligations

Become an advocate for safe dance practices and teaching methodologies and help ensure dancers enjoy sustainable and thriving careers!

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