Safeguarding in Dance Training

AWA DANCE is offering an online session of Safeguarding in Dance training Level 2, held by expert dance educationalist Sam LeBihan.

The course will equip you with the knowledge and skills needed by dance teachers, studio owners, choreographers and project leaders to understand safeguarding within a dance setting including recognising and responding to issues, building a safe organisational culture and information sharing. This advice will be guided by relevant legislation and guidance.

A section of the training will focus specifically on working with girls and women, understanding what risks they may face across a range of dance genres and settings, and discussing what safeguarding measures should be in place to protect them from harm within a fast-evolving dance scene.

TIME AND LOCATION
Wednesday 26th March 2025
2-5:30pm UK time (includes a 10-minute break)
Zoom

PREPARATORY MATERIAL
Participants will be sent some introductory material to read in advance of the session. Estimated reading time: 25min

CERTIFICATE
Participants will get a 4 hours Continuous Professional Development (CPD) certificate at the end of the training.

As part of our adult safeguarding practice, we ask all attendees to take part with a camera turned on, in order to create a safe space for all participants. Due to the content and the discussions that might occur, the course will not be recorded.

AWA DANCE is a charity dedicated to the leadership development of women and teenage girls, using the transformative power of dance as the tool to empower their voices.

AWA DANCE sits at the intersection of three areas: Dance + Leadership + Women & Girls issues. We aim to produce change by offering our participants leadership development, research and advocacy.

Our Vision is a world where every woman and girl is an empowered and brave leader, both in their personal and professional lives. Our Mission is to promote a new understanding of leadership through dance, in safe spaces where women and girls become the change they want to see in the world.

Sam LeBihan is a Dance Practitioner, Producer and Educationalist with over 30 years’ experience of working in a range of dance settings. Over the last decade she has mentored hundreds of dance practitioners in developing their individual professional pathways, and provided dance safeguarding training and consultation to dance awarding organisations, dance teaching courses, studio owners and individuals. Currently her interests are in the ongoing conversation regarding equality and diversity within gender and social economic backgrounds in culture, dance and education.

If you have any questions, please contact us at vittoria@awadance.org