Inclusion is easier than you think – don’t turn away students, thinking you need specialist training or a separate class. ACT’s popular networking morning tea returns for Australian Dance Week, featuring special guest speakers Shannon Kolak, Chief Executive Officer of ACT Down Syndrome & Intellectual Disability; Holly Diggle, Director of Dance Northside and a leading advocate for inclusion and community connection and Natalie Pearse, President of Ausdance ACT and Director of Pointe2Pointe Studio, who is also leading the way in championing inclusive practice across the dance sector.
We will also welcome artist Anna Connolly from The Chameleon Collective. The Chameleon Collective are Canberra’s first inclusive dance company, a boutique offering of artistic excellence in the inclusive and accessible arts field, and Anna will be available to answer your questions.
Inclusion can look different from one studio to another—there is no single “right” way to welcome dancers with disability. Shannon will explore what inclusion in dance means, giving practical advice to studios and teachers.
Dance studios, teachers, independent artists, administrators, Ausdance members—everyone is invited to join.
This event is free to attend though RSVPs are essential for catering purposes to act@ausdance.org.au
