This Safeguarding in Dance training (Level 1) is designed for teenage girls and young women aged 13-21 in the dance sector. Having Safeguarding Training is an essential part of your toolkit as a dance professional. Whether you’re training to be a dancer, considering becoming a teaching assistant, or dreaming of becoming a dance teacher or choreographer one day, this training is for you.
In this training, you’ll discover:
- How to Recognise Red Flags: How to spot when something’s not right, whether it's happening to you or someone else.
- What Consent Really Means: Understanding appropriate touch, clear communication, and your right to feel safe in every rehearsal or class.
- How Teachers Should Act: Gain a deeper understanding of what healthy, respectful relationships and professional boundaries should look like in the dance studio.
- How to Step In: You’ll be empowered to take action, knowing exactly how to report any safeguarding issue and who you can contact for support.
Why is this important?
Dance studios should be places where everyone feels safe to express themselves and grow. Unfortunately, sometimes unsafe situations can happen. This training gives you the tools to recognise potential safeguarding issues, report them appropriately, and make sure everyone in the studio feels safe and respected.
Join us for a session that will give you the confidence and knowledge to navigate any dance setting safely, protect yourself and others, and step into the role of a leader with the right tools. You’ll learn exactly what safe boundaries look like in the dance world—and how to make sure everyone, including yourself, feels respected and supported.
Change in the dance sector can start from you.
TIME AND LOCATION
Saturday 25th October 2025
3:30-5:30pm UK time
Zoom
PREPARATORY MATERIAL
Participants will be sent a 2-page document and a video in advance of the session.
CERTIFICATE
Participants will get a 2 hours Continuous Professional Development (CPD) certificate for Safeguarding Training Level 1 at the end of the training.
For Parents:
As a parent, you want to ensure your teen has the skills and knowledge to stay safe in any situation, including their dance training. This session will equip your child with the confidence to take on leadership roles in a safe and professional way, while learning how to identify and address safeguarding issues if they arise.
For Schools:
If your students are preparing to become dance teachers, or starting out as teachers assistants, consider sharing this event with them to support their learning journey and help them getting ahead of the curve. Please contact us if you would like us to deliver a bespoke session to your school.
Any questions? Please contact vittoria@awadance.org.
If the cost of the ticket is a barrier, please email vittoria@awadance.org to get a 'pay what you can' ticket, no questions asked.
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.
