Our factsheets answer your frequently asked question such as: “what is a safe dance floor?”, “what is the award rate for a dance teacher?”, “what are the copyright rules for using someone’s music at my concert?” and “what is a safe warm up”.
Fuelling the dancer
What professional or serious dancers should be eating and drinking to train and perform at their best and minimise risks of injury and/or burnout.
Work health & safety for the dance industry
Some general advice for studio teachers and/or managers about meeting OH&S requirements for maintaining a safe dance environment and for caring for the participants in a dance class.
Eating disorders and dancers
How can dance teachers recognise students who might have an eating disorder, and how might they help them to acknowledge and deal with this complex and debilitating condition?
Caring for the dancer’s body
Traditionally, teaching and training concentrate on technique, alignment, flexibility and aesthetics. With advances in sports medicine and dance science research, there are easy-to-apply techniques to evaluate strengths and weaknesses.
Stretching rules for dancers
Recommendations for what you should and should not do when you are stretching, and some different stretching techniques.
First aid for dancers
Simple first aid advice that is particularly relevant to dancers and dance teachers, whether in a social, recreational or professional environment.
Healthy bones for female dancers
This information is especially for young female dancers who can do much to prevent or minimise a common condition called osteoporosis by eating plenty of calcium during the growth years.
Producing a dance performance
This information is intended as a guide for teachers or arts workers in an educational context who are presenting a dance or theatre production for the first time.
Warm-up and cool-down rules for safe dance
What is the difference between ‘being warm’ and ‘warming up’? Why is warming up before dancing and cooling down afterwards important for avoiding injury or pain?
Personal accident insurance for dance professionals
As well as Public Liability insurance and Professional Indemnity insurance, dance professionals may need to consider Personal Accident insurance.
What is public liability insurance?
Public Liability insurance covers you and your business for losses or damage a third party suffers (or claims to have suffered) as a result of your business activities.
Safe dance floors
What you need to know about the floors that you are dancing and teaching on, and recommendations for installing a safe dance floor.
How dancers avoid burnout
Professional or full-time dancers—and athletes—are at risk of burnout, so it is important to be aware of the warning signs and take action.
What is professional indemnity insurance?
If you are operating a dance business you need professional indemnity insurance to protect you in case of any damage caused (or allegedly caused) by your actions or advice.
Wages and tax for the dance industry
A starting point for employers and business owners for finding information about wages, tax and superannuation, which varies from state to state and regularly changes.
Copyright for the dance industry
What a dance teacher should know about copyright and some basic information about licenses specifically tailored for people teaching dance and for groups performing dance to music.
Code of ethics for dance teachers
We devised this code with leading representatives of Australia's studio teachers. It will help teachers understand the ethical standards expected of dance teachers by the dance profession.