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Safe Dance® - Online Course

Safe Dance® – Online Professional Development Course

Stay ahead of Safe Dance® practices in the ever-evolving dance landscape.

Designed by Ausdance VIC for dance teachers, studio owners, pre-professional and professional dancers, the Safe Dance® online course outlines the core principles of safe dance, covering anatomy basics, injury prevention strategies and legal obligations.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.

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

Learning Outcomes

  • Understand and apply techniques for fostering positive self-esteem, assertiveness, and independence among dancers
  • Ability to guide students through challenges, maintaining a balanced training regimen, and setting realistic personal goals
  • Understand the importance of flooring, lighting, temperature, and ventilation in creating a conducive environment for learning and practicing dance safely
  • Capacity to create a physically safe dance environment and ensure optimal conditions for dance classes
  • Knowledge and skills to tailor exercises according to age, development, and control levels
  • Understand and implement effective warm-up and cool-down routines
  • Ability to address accidents, injuries, and illnesses promptly

Course Structure

Safe Dance® Practice is a self-paced, online professional learning course that uses research, simulated learning and quizzes to guide you through six topics. 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

Duration

6 – 10 hours. You will have 3 months from the date of purchase to complete the course.

Fees

Ausdance Member Fee: $135

Send us an email at wa@ausdance.org.au and we’ll send you the Members Only link to the discounted course.

Non-Member Fee: $150

If you are not an Ausdance WA member, you can still purchase the course via the button below.

If you’d like to access the discounted course, plus an array of other benefits, you can sign up to be an Ausdance Member today! Become a Member

Non-Member Link

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Ausdance WA is funded by the State Government of Western Australia through the Department of Local Government Sport and Cultural Industry.

 

The community of Ausdance WA acknowledges the Traditional Owners of all Lands and Countries on this continent. We pay particular respect to Elders, Cultural and Community Leaders, and emerging leaders. With this understanding of the country’s First Peoples, we are grateful for our place in learning and serving dance, Arts and Culture in Western Australia.

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PO Box 3048
Yokine WA 6060

wa@ausdance.org.au