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Thank you Dance Teachers’ !

Monday 5th October marks World Teacher Day and the perfect time to say “THANK YOU” for all your hard work, time, dedication, care, support, expertise & passion you share each day with your students 🌟

#worldteacchersday #danceeducation #dance by @growingupindance

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6 days ago

Every body is a dancer's body.

Join us at the UK's first conference dedicated solely to body image in dance on Monday 26 October 2026 at Elmhurst Ballet School, Birmingham.

Body Perspectives: Re-evaluating the Ideal will bring together dancers, clinicians, researchers, educators and nutrition specialists for a full day examining how the dance sector can build healthier body image cultures, from vocational training through to professional company life.

This is not a conference about appearance. It is a conference about how body image affects participation, wellbeing, performance, health and culture in dance, and what we can do about it. Attendees leave with evidence-based knowledge, practical tools, meaningful connections, and concrete actions they can implement immediately.

Full info and booking link in bio taken in Elmhurst Ballet School by @growingupindance

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11 days ago

Dance teachers, this post is for you 💭

When learning connects science to studio practice, we can help & support our students shine as performers and as individuals

Check out our resources to find ways to further your knowledge and continue to support your students 🧬✨

#dance #growingupindance #danceresources #dancescience #danceteachers by @growingupindance

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13 days ago

Thank you! ✨

To our follower’s and everyone that has viewed our page

We know growing up in dance isn’t just about steps, that why we can’t wait to continue to share our work, research & resources with you all 🧬📖

Make sure to click ‘follow’ to be the first to see by @growingupindance

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17 days ago

Meet the conference speakers Exploring healthier body image culture's bringing together perspectives from performance, nutrition, healthcare, research, education and lived experience.

The event will draw on work from initiatives including Project RED-D, which focuses on Relative Energy Deficiency in Dance, Hungry 2 Dance, which explores dance training and body image through the experiences of young dancers, and GuiDANCE, which addresses growth and maturation in dance.

Body Perspectives: Re-evaluating the Ideal takes place on Monday 26 October, 10am–5pm, in Birmingham, England.

Romy Ashmore-Hills

Romy Ashmore-Hills is Co-Founder and Project Manager of Hungry 2 Move, a creative action research project funded by Arts Council England, exploring the relationship between dance training and body image through the eyes of young dancers. Romy has worked in the participatory arts and in community setting for the past 4 years, including work on the inclusive and integrated dance project ‘Critical Mass’ in association with the commonwealth games. Romy is trained in creative facilitation for young people, trauma informed practice, mental health first aid, paediatric first aid, safeguarding, and is currently undergoing eating disorder training with the charity BEAT. Romy is passionate about using dance and the arts to improve wellbeing for young people.

Jonathan Bucke

Jonathan Bucke is a chartered physiotherapist and Clinical Lead for The Royal Ballet Company at the Royal Opera House, London, with a background spanning elite sport and performing arts medicine. He has served as Head Physiotherapist for Team England at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, worked with Team GB at the Paris 2024 & Tokyo 2020 Olympics and spent over eight years with the English Institute of Sport and British Gymnastics. He holds master's degrees in Sports Medicine (University of Lancashire) and Advanced Manipulative Physiotherapy (University of Birmingham), and regularly speaks at industry conferences and co-hosts CPD courses on topics such as bone stress injuries in dancers.

David Donnelly

David Donnelly is a soloist with the Royal Ballet and has performed with the company for 13 years. by @growingupindance

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a month ago

With the start of term now here, Growingupindance is here to support you 🌟

From research ➡️ co-creation ➡️ Action our resources & research is available below.

Whether you are a:
✨ Teacher
✨ A parent of a child starting their first dance class this week
✨ Someone who has a teenager returning to their regular dance classes
✨ or a young person

Now is a perfect time to have a look at our resources 📕
- GuiDance Parent resource
- The Growing Dance - Physiological Challanges
- The Adolescent Dancer
- Co Creation Report for teachers

Over the next few months growingupindance aims to bring teachers, students, parents & anyone working in the sector together 💌

From all the growingupindance team we hope you have a wonderful start to the new term

Copy the link to find out more https://www.onedanceuk.org/what-we-do/professional-bodies-and-partners/the-guidance-network by @growingupindance

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a month ago

Are you a dance teacher, student, parent, or individual working in the sector ?

We are excited to share that growingupindance is developing •Training
•Practical resources
•Stronger sector partnerships

To support you!

By helping to ensure our resources & training reflect the needs of today 💭

Want to find out more,

💌 Join our mailing list (link in Bio)

📚 Explore our resources (link in Bio)

#dance #growingupindance #danceteacher #danceeducation #dancestudent by @growingupindance

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2 months ago

Are you a Dance teacher or work within the sector & are considering CPD training?

Here are 4 reasons CPD Matters…

The GuiDANCE network believes CPD on growth & development for all teachers is important

Follow along to here more about CPD training for Dance Teachers

#dance #danceteacher #training #dancecommunity #danceeducation by @growingupindance

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2 months ago

Dear Dance Teachers,

From small samples a big message was made clear “Support Teachers understand the impact on students, growth and maturation”

The GuiDANCE Network is here to offer support, advice & future training to you.

Make to to click ‘follow’ to hear more by @growingupindance

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5 months ago

Welcome to the GuiDANCE Network

Growing up in dance isn’t just about steps. It’s also about exploring and understanding the challanges young dancers face.

That’s why the GuiDANCE Network is built on co-creation, collaboration and practical guidance for dance teachers working with young people.

Follow along for training, resources and updates weekly

#GuiDANCENetwork #danceeducation #dancecommunity #wellbeing #danceresearch by @growingupindance

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5 months ago