Dance Sport Trust
Conversations
A place for interviews, founder conversations and online events from Dance Sport Trust.
Dance Sport Trust Conversations brings together spoken content connected to the wider experiences that shape Dance Sport.
Through founder conversations, interviews and invited guests, we will explore the areas where dance, sport, performance, development, safeguarding and wellbeing meet.
These conversations are intended to support understanding, awareness and signposting. They are not a substitute for professional, medical, psychological, legal, safeguarding or emergency advice.
We hope to hear from dancers, teachers, parents, coaches, adjudicators and people with relevant experience in areas such as wellbeing, safeguarding, youth development, education, sport and performance.
Topics may include dancer development, parental support, teaching environments, safeguarding awareness, performance culture, long-term participation, wellbeing, identity, transitions and the changing demands placed on dancers today.
Our first conversations will begin with the founding members of Dance Sport Trust, sharing why the Trust was created, what gaps we noticed, and what we hope this work may contribute.
As this part of the Trust develops, this page will become a home for interviews, podcast episodes and carefully selected conversations that sit alongside our wider resources and guidance.
The Conversation Series
The Conversation Series brings together online events from Dance Sport Trust, exploring important subjects affecting the Dance Sport community.
Each conversation will focus on an area where dance, sport, performance, development, safeguarding and wellbeing overlap.
These events are designed to support understanding, awareness and thoughtful discussion. They sit alongside our wider resources and guidance, helping the Dance Sport community think more clearly about support, responsibility and long-term participation.
1 / Why We Started the Conversation
The first online conversation in Dance Sport Trust’s Conversation Series.
Dance Sport asks a great deal of dancers, families, teachers, coaches and adjudicators, yet clear guidance and support can be difficult to find.
This first online conversation introduces why Dance Sport Trust was created, what we are beginning to build, and why these conversations matter now.
The event will be founder-led, with a Q&A at the end.
From The Founders'
A short conversation with the founding members of Dance Sport Trust, exploring why the Trust was created, the gap it hopes to address, and what we hope this work may contribute.
Our first recorded conversation will introduce the founding members of Dance Sport Trust and the thinking behind its creation.
This conversation will explore why the Trust was formed, the gap it hopes to address, and the values guiding its early development.
It will offer a simple introduction to the people behind the Trust and the careful, practical work we hope to build for the Dance Sport community.
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Guest Conversations
Future guest conversations will include interviews with dancers, teachers, parents, coaches, adjudicators and invited professionals from Dance Sport and related fields.
These conversations will bring different perspectives to the areas where dance, sport, performance, development, safeguarding and wellbeing meet.
Topics We May Explore
Guest Conversations may explore subjects such as dancer development, parental support, teaching environments, safeguarding awareness, wellbeing, performance culture, transitions, identity and long-term participation.
These areas are often closely connected. Through these conversations, Dance Sport Trust hopes to bring careful attention to the wider factors that shape participation, performance and wellbeing across the Dance Sport community.
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Disclaimer note:
A gentle reminder that these conversations are for general information and discussion, not advice.
The views shared in individual conversations belong to the speakers and are offered for discussion and general information. They do not replace professional, medical, psychological, legal or safeguarding advice.