Choreography Workshop

WHAT | An inspirational peer-sharing workshop about the choreographer’s toolkit. Share strategies, techniques and partake in exercises used in the professional dance world.

WHO   | Studio owners and teachers, school educators, independent and professional dance artists.

DATE  | Wednesday 13th November

TIME   |  12:30pm - 2pm

LOCATION | The Anderson room at the Old Art Gallery (next to the Pilbeam Theatre)

COST | Free

Condensed information session and Q&A

This session is for all dance teachers/ studio owners and community dance group leaders who work with children of any age. Child safety legislation will be changing soon and we want our dance community to be ready. 

• Why it child safety legislation is changing

• What are the changes and what you'll need to do

• How Ausdance QLD will help you meet your new obligations

Safedance for Kids is a child safety program for children aged 8-10 years old in dance actvities. 

• Learn about the program and how it will help you

• Review sample modules of Safedance for Kids

• Ask questions
  WHO   | Anyone working with children aged 8-10 years old in their dance activity.

DATE | Wednesday 13th November 

TIME  | 10am - 11:30am

LOCATION | The Anderson room at the Old Art Gallery (next to the Pilbeam Theatre)

COST  | Free

Condensed information session and Q&A

This session is for all dance teachers/ studio owners and community dance group leaders who work with children of any age. Child safety legislation will be changing soon and we want our dance community to be ready. 

• Why it child safety legislation is changing

• What are the changes and what you'll need to do

• How Ausdance QLD will help you meet your new obligations

Safedance for Kids is a child safety program for children aged 8-10 years old in dance actvities. 

• Learn about the program and how it will help you

• Review sample modules of Safedance for Kids

• Ask questions

DATE | Thursday 17th October 

TIME  | 10am - 12pm

LOCATION | Dancenorth Australia

COST | Free

This session is for dance teachers/ studio owners and community dance group leaders who work with children of any age. Safedance for Kids is a child safety program for children aged 8-10 years old in dance actvities. 

• Learn about the program and how it will help you

• Review sample modules of Safedance for Kids

• Ask questions - the more you ask us, the better Safedance for Kids will be!

DATE | Wednesday 16th October 

TIME    | 12:30pm - 2pm

LOCATION | Dancenorth Australia

COST | Free

This session is for all dance teachers/ studio owners and community dance group leaders who work with children of any age. Child safety legislation will be changing soon and we want our dance community to be ready. 

• Why it child safety legislation is changing

• What are the changes and what you'll need to do

• How Ausdance QLD will help you meet your new obligations

DATE | Wednesday 16th October 

TIME  | 10am - 11:30am

LOCATION | Dancenorth Australia

COST | Free

Safedance for Kids Training & Information Session

WHAT | Introducing an education program for students complying with new legislation.
WHO  | Anyone working with children aged 8-10 years old in their dance activity.

DATE | Thursday 5th September 

TIME | 1pm - 3pm

LOCATION | Bulmba-ja Arts Centre

COST | Free

Child Safety Legislation Change

WHAT | A critical update on the upcoming changes to child safety legislation and what you'll need to do.

WHO  | Anyone working with children in their dance activity.

DATE  | Thursday 5th September 

TIME   | 10am - 12pm

LOCATION | Bulmba-ja Arts Centre,

COST | Free

Curriculum Conversations for Teachers: Preparing Students for the QCAA General Dance External Exam

For teachers of QCAA General Dance

Location | Thomas Dixon Centre or Online via ZOOM

FREE to register

Ausdance Educators QLD (AEQ) invite you to a Dance Dialogues: Curriculum Conversations for Teachers event, focussed on preparing students for the external Dance exam. This FREE sharing-of-practice session will be held in-person at the Thomas Dixon Centre in Brisbane, or online via Zoom, on Sunday, 28th July (Term 3, start of Week 4).

This informal event, facilitated by the AEQ committee, is designed for teachers who are, will be or have been involved in preparing Year 12 students for the external Dance exam for the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority’s (QCAA) General Dance syllabus. Participants will share their preparation approaches, strategies, resources and experiences which will complement and expand your own external exam preparation pedagogy. Sharing topics for the two-and-a-half-hour event include:

• Analytical essay structure and writing practice

• Dance concepts and skills understanding and utilisation

• Unit planning and teaching strategies for sustained student engagement

Please BYO resources that you are willing to share with other participants, including:

• one or more external exam-linked, and/or responding, practical tasks

• one or more external exam writing practice, and/or responding, tasks

• your external exam preparation unit plan/schedule.

 Join us as we create a community of practice through listening, learning and sharing, enriching our collective external exam preparation experience. Register your intention to attend either in-person, or online, here.