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Poppy Donaldson

Category: Teachers

Main Address or area of operation: 3 Buttercross Walk
Mernda
Victoria
3754

Phone: 0452556261

Email: donaldsonpoppy@gmail.com

An update for our Queensland studios.

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#daa #daamember #childsafety #childsafestandards #free #childsafepolicy #policyhelp

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An update for our Queensland studios.

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#daa #daamember #childsafety #childsafestandards #free #childsafepolicy #policyhelp

Studio Owners - is your child safety plan ready for this concert season?

Most school theatre venues require a child safety plan as part of your booking. This is the calm before the storm - why not take a moment during these holidays to revise your child safety policy before Term 4 begins?
Our member studios have received a copy of our Theatre Risk Mitigation Plan Template as part of our monthly newsletter. Join us as a member to access this imperative resource as we get closer to concert season!
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#DAA #DanceArtsAlliance #DAACommunity #DAAMembership #free #childsafety #concerttime

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Studio Owners - is your child safety plan ready for this concert season?

Most school theatre venues require a child safety plan as part of your booking. This is the calm before the storm - why not take a moment during these holidays to revise your child safety policy before Term 4 begins?
Our member studios have received a copy of our Theatre Risk Mitigation Plan Template as part of our monthly newsletter. Join us as a member to access this imperative resource as we get closer to concert season!
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#DAA #DanceArtsAlliance #DAACommunity #DAAMembership #free #childsafety #concerttime

Congratulations to our studios in ACT, NSW, SA, TAS and WA who have just commenced their school holidays! Enjoy a restful break as we head into the busiest term of the year.

Member studios - your September newsletter has just released, and it’s full of news and industry insights - take a moment these school holidays to give it a through read.

Thank you to our members for their continued support of our mission. We are proud to continue our work serving our industry.
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#DAA #DanceArtsAlliance #DAACommunity #DAAMembership
Photo credit: @thedancecentre_avondale

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Congratulations to our studios in ACT, NSW, SA, TAS and WA who have just commenced their school holidays! Enjoy a restful break as we head into the busiest term of the year.

Member studios - your September newsletter has just released, and it’s full of news and industry insights - take a moment these school holidays to give it a through read.

Thank you to our members for their continued support of our mission. We are proud to continue our work serving our industry.
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#DAA #DanceArtsAlliance #DAACommunity #DAAMembership
Photo credit: @thedancecentre_avondale

The Dance Arts Alliance board would like to congratulate our VICTORIAN community on reaching the end of another very busy term!
Amongst the competitions, exams, and concert preparation that have undoubtedly kept your schedules packed, we hope that you have been able to enjoy seeing your students continue to shine.

This term, Dance Arts Alliance have continued to advocate for our industry in many different spaces. Our board members have:
➡️ Featured in the Herald Sun with our Media Release, Call for National Working With Children Check Framework for Australia’s Dance Education Industry
➡️ Attended industry roundtable discussions to rewrite the Cert III in Assistant Dance Teaching
➡️ Presented to Parliament regarding issues and recommendations to make our industry safer for children and young people.

Term 4 will be busy - try to carve out a moment to recouperate these holidays so you are rested and ready for the home stretch of 2025.

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#DAA #DanceArtsAlliance #DAACommunity #DAAMembership
Photo credit: @d.daly_photography @dancestreet1

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The Dance Arts Alliance board would like to congratulate our VICTORIAN community on reaching the end of another very busy term!
Amongst the competitions, exams, and concert preparation that have undoubtedly kept your schedules packed, we hope that you have been able to enjoy seeing your students continue to shine.

This term, Dance Arts Alliance have continued to advocate for our industry in many different spaces. Our board members have:
➡️ Featured in the Herald Sun with our Media Release, Call for National Working With Children Check Framework for Australia’s Dance Education Industry
➡️ Attended industry roundtable discussions to rewrite the Cert III in Assistant Dance Teaching
➡️ Presented to Parliament regarding issues and recommendations to make our industry safer for children and young people.

Term 4 will be busy - try to carve out a moment to recouperate these holidays so you are rested and ready for the home stretch of 2025.

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#DAA #DanceArtsAlliance #DAACommunity #DAAMembership
Photo credit: @d.daly_photography @dancestreet1

A very warm thank you to @caitie_minger for sharing her expertise with our student members last month. There were some very beneficial discussions regarding how to tell if our bodies are low in nutrition, and what to do to combat this.
Caitie also shared some quick and easy ways to implement more macronutrients into a dancer’s diet.

Student members, the link to this recording is now in your inboxes.

If you’re not a member yet, join us via the link in our bio and we’ll send you the recording!
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#DAA #DanceArtsAlliance #student #studentmember #free #nutrition #dancenutrition #studentsupport

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A very warm thank you to @caitie_minger for sharing her expertise with our student members last month. There were some very beneficial discussions regarding how to tell if our bodies are low in nutrition, and what to do to combat this.
Caitie also shared some quick and easy ways to implement more macronutrients into a dancer’s diet.

Student members, the link to this recording is now in your inboxes.

If you’re not a member yet, join us via the link in our bio and we’ll send you the recording!
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#DAA #DanceArtsAlliance #student #studentmember #free #nutrition #dancenutrition #studentsupport

We are excited to welcome our newest board member, Courtney Loader!

As the Principal of @idanceechuca, and with more than 20 years of dance training and many years teaching experience, Courtney brings deep commitment to fostering excellence in a safe performing arts space.

Courtney’s teaching career has spanned respected schools across regional Victoria, where she has delivered training in ballet, jazz, tap, acro, contemporary, and ballroom.
A strong advocate for regional voices, Courtney is eager to represent the interests of children, families, and studios outside metropolitan centres. She is passionate about ensuring that regional communities have equal access to education, opportunities, and recognition within the broader dance industry.
As both an educator and leader, Courtney believes strongly in providing high-quality training within a safe, inclusive, and nurturing environment—ensuring every student has the opportunity to reach their full potential.

Welcome, Courtney!
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#DAA #DanceArtsAlliance #MeetOurBoard

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We are excited to welcome our newest board member, Courtney Loader!

As the Principal of @idanceechuca, and with more than 20 years of dance training and many years teaching experience, Courtney brings deep commitment to fostering excellence in a safe performing arts space.

Courtney’s teaching career has spanned respected schools across regional Victoria, where she has delivered training in ballet, jazz, tap, acro, contemporary, and ballroom.
A strong advocate for regional voices, Courtney is eager to represent the interests of children, families, and studios outside metropolitan centres. She is passionate about ensuring that regional communities have equal access to education, opportunities, and recognition within the broader dance industry.
As both an educator and leader, Courtney believes strongly in providing high-quality training within a safe, inclusive, and nurturing environment—ensuring every student has the opportunity to reach their full potential.

Welcome, Courtney!
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#DAA #DanceArtsAlliance #MeetOurBoard

From Conversation to Action:
As part of child protection week, today our Chair, Melanie Gard, was invited by NAPCAN to speak in parliament representing the Dance and Performing Arts sector on the issues and recommendations for making our industry safer for children and young people.
Along with board member Renee Mandanici-Baldwin, Melanie was asked to present to a round table of parliamentary ministers and other child safe sector representatives , the need for regulation, funding and mandatory child safety training, along with the call to action for a better national working with children’s register.
This is an important move forward for our industry and we are proud to be leading the charge.
➡️ We have so much more to come
➡️ Watch this space
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@napcan_australia
@melanieannedance
@reneemandanicibaldwin
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#dance #daa #childsafe #performingarts #australia #leadership

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From Conversation to Action:
As part of child protection week, today our Chair, Melanie Gard, was invited by NAPCAN to speak in parliament representing the Dance and Performing Arts sector on the issues and recommendations for making our industry safer for children and young people.
Along with board member Renee Mandanici-Baldwin, Melanie was asked to present to a round table of parliamentary ministers and other child safe sector representatives , the need for regulation, funding and mandatory child safety training, along with the call to action for a better national working with children’s register.
This is an important move forward for our industry and we are proud to be leading the charge.
➡️ We have so much more to come
➡️ Watch this space
.
@napcan_australia
@melanieannedance
@reneemandanicibaldwin
.
.

#dance #daa #childsafe #performingarts #australia #leadership

“With hundreds of thousands of children in dance studios every week—and girls making up the vast majority—this industry must have the strongest possible safeguards. A single national WWCC
system with a central register is essential to child-safe practice.” - Mike Harrison-Lamond

📝 Our work isn’t done - contact your MP to advocate for a national Working With Children Check today.

This isn’t just for our industry - it’s for kids all across Australia.
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#WWCCReform #DanceArtsAlliance #ChildSafetyInDance #childsafe #childsafeaustralia #workingwithchildren #workingwithchildrencheck

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“With hundreds of thousands of children in dance studios every week—and girls making up the vast majority—this industry must have the strongest possible safeguards. A single national WWCC
system with a central register is essential to child-safe practice.” - Mike Harrison-Lamond

📝 Our work isn’t done - contact your MP to advocate for a national Working With Children Check today.

This isn’t just for our industry - it’s for kids all across Australia.
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#WWCCReform #DanceArtsAlliance #ChildSafetyInDance #childsafe #childsafeaustralia #workingwithchildren #workingwithchildrencheck

Students - don’t miss out!

We are excited to invite Caitie Minger from Pace Dietetics to present to our Student Members tomorrow night at 7PM.

This is a FREE session for anyone who’s studying full or part time dance or performing arts. Click the link in our bio to join us as a student member today!
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#daa #danceartsalliance #DAAMembership #professionaldevelopment #free #studentfreebie #students #dancenutrition #nutrition @caitie_minger

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Students - don’t miss out!

We are excited to invite Caitie Minger from Pace Dietetics to present to our Student Members tomorrow night at 7PM.

This is a FREE session for anyone who’s studying full or part time dance or performing arts. Click the link in our bio to join us as a student member today!
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#daa #danceartsalliance #DAAMembership #professionaldevelopment #free #studentfreebie #students #dancenutrition #nutrition @caitie_minger

Students - your voice matters.

If you see or hear about something in your institution that doesn’t seem right - trust your gut.
Here are some things you can do to take action and keep yourselves and your peers safe.

Our FREE student membership is our gift to you - granting you free access to training webinars, discounts, and support to amplify your voices.
Let’s build a better, safer education experience for all.
Fill out the form in our bio to join us today!
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#DAA #DanceArtsAlliance #StudentSupport #FutureOfDance #FutureOfPerformingArts #safedance #safetraining #free #advice #abuse

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Students - your voice matters.

If you see or hear about something in your institution that doesn’t seem right - trust your gut.
Here are some things you can do to take action and keep yourselves and your peers safe.

Our FREE student membership is our gift to you - granting you free access to training webinars, discounts, and support to amplify your voices.
Let’s build a better, safer education experience for all.
Fill out the form in our bio to join us today!
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#DAA #DanceArtsAlliance #StudentSupport #FutureOfDance #FutureOfPerformingArts #safedance #safetraining #free #advice #abuse

📣 Members - now is the time to make some noise.

A national Working With Children Check helps you ensure that when you hire a new staff member, you can be assured that your background check is thorough and that your prospective staff member will be a trustworthy, child-safe employee.

✉️ Contact your local MP today to support national Working With Children Check reform.
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#WWCCReform #DanceArtsAlliance #ChildSafetyInDance #childsafe #childsafeaustralia #workingwithchildren #workingwithchildrencheck @childsafety.gov.au

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📣 Members - now is the time to make some noise.

A national Working With Children Check helps you ensure that when you hire a new staff member, you can be assured that your background check is thorough and that your prospective staff member will be a trustworthy, child-safe employee.

✉️ Contact your local MP today to support national Working With Children Check reform.
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#WWCCReform #DanceArtsAlliance #ChildSafetyInDance #childsafe #childsafeaustralia #workingwithchildren #workingwithchildrencheck @childsafety.gov.au

Our Media Release: Call for National Working With Children Check Framework for Australia’s Dance Education
Industry was released this morning alongside coverage in @heraldsun
Visit the link in our bio to read today.
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#WWCCReform #DanceArtsAlliance #ChildSafetyInDance #childsafe #childsafeaustralia #workingwithchildren #workingwithchildrencheck #news

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Our Media Release: Call for National Working With Children Check Framework for Australia’s Dance Education
Industry was released this morning alongside coverage in @heraldsun
Visit the link in our bio to read today.
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#WWCCReform #DanceArtsAlliance #ChildSafetyInDance #childsafe #childsafeaustralia #workingwithchildren #workingwithchildrencheck #news

Let’s ensure no child is left behind.

We need a national Working With Children Check Reform to ensure the safety of every child, across Australia.

This isn’t just about dance education - this is about making sure that no matter the sport, children are protected.
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#WWCCReform #DanceArtsAlliance #ChildSafetyInDance #childsafe #childsafeaustralia #workingwithchildren #workingwithchildrencheck @childsafety.gov.au

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Let’s ensure no child is left behind.

We need a national Working With Children Check Reform to ensure the safety of every child, across Australia.

This isn’t just about dance education - this is about making sure that no matter the sport, children are protected.
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#WWCCReform #DanceArtsAlliance #ChildSafetyInDance #childsafe #childsafeaustralia #workingwithchildren #workingwithchildrencheck @childsafety.gov.au

On Friday, the Attorneys-General of Australia will meet to discuss Working With Children Checks.

Let’s make sure that our MP’s know how important this is to our industry.
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#WWCCReform #DanceArtsAlliance #ChildSafetyInDance #childsafe #childsafeaustralia #workingwithchildren #workingwithchildrencheck @childsafety.gov.au

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On Friday, the Attorneys-General of Australia will meet to discuss Working With Children Checks.

Let’s make sure that our MP’s know how important this is to our industry.
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#WWCCReform #DanceArtsAlliance #ChildSafetyInDance #childsafe #childsafeaustralia #workingwithchildren #workingwithchildrencheck @childsafety.gov.au

As the Attorneys-General of Australia prepare to meet on the 15th of August, to discuss Working With Children Checks (WWCC), Dance Arts Alliance (DAA) is advocating for a National Working With Children Check Framework.

This will allow not just studios, but all child-facing organisations, to appropriately vet any new staff — keeping more kids safe in our community.

Because child safety shouldn’t stop at state borders.
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#WWCCReform #DanceArtsAlliance #ChildSafetyInDance #childsafe #childsafeaustralia #workingwithchildren #workingwithchildrencheck @childsafety.gov.au

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As the Attorneys-General of Australia prepare to meet on the 15th of August, to discuss Working With Children Checks (WWCC), Dance Arts Alliance (DAA) is advocating for a National Working With Children Check Framework.

This will allow not just studios, but all child-facing organisations, to appropriately vet any new staff — keeping more kids safe in our community.

Because child safety shouldn’t stop at state borders.
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#WWCCReform #DanceArtsAlliance #ChildSafetyInDance #childsafe #childsafeaustralia #workingwithchildren #workingwithchildrencheck @childsafety.gov.au

❗️NEXT WEEK ❗️

Your impact doesn’t stop at the studio door.
Every class is a chance to teach your dancers real-life skills — like navigating consent.

✅ Touch might be part of dance.
🚫 Assuming consent never should be.

This 2-hour online workshop gives you simple, practical tools to bring consent, boundaries, and clear language into your studio — without reinventing your whole class.
Because your dancers deserve it. The industry expects it. And your influence? We already know it goes way beyond the studio.

Teach with clarity, confidence, and care. Join us August 20 online!
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#childsafety #childsafe #consenttraining #safedance #safedancepractice #daa #danceartsalliance @classfortheheart

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❗️NEXT WEEK ❗️

Your impact doesn’t stop at the studio door.
Every class is a chance to teach your dancers real-life skills — like navigating consent.

✅ Touch might be part of dance.
🚫 Assuming consent never should be.

This 2-hour online workshop gives you simple, practical tools to bring consent, boundaries, and clear language into your studio — without reinventing your whole class.
Because your dancers deserve it. The industry expects it. And your influence? We already know it goes way beyond the studio.

Teach with clarity, confidence, and care. Join us August 20 online!
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#childsafety #childsafe #consenttraining #safedance #safedancepractice #daa #danceartsalliance @classfortheheart

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