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Mr Gordon Gilkes
I would like to speak on behalf of all of Australian Dancing to offer our support and well wishes of strength and encouragement to the residents of Victoria, and in particular, the Victorian dance community. You are currently going through the greatest challenge of a second lockdown and we all feel it for you. So much of our world and its future seems to be beyond our control. However, the teams of your state branch and the National Directors have chosen to adopt a mindset of adapting to the changes and working together to find unprecedented solutions to the challenges we all face.
Our primary focus has been to keep our members connected as a community. Despite the significant challenges, the pandemic has brought out the best in our studio's, professionals and members of DanceSport. The Saturday night Video footage of Championships from the past years broadcast from the DSA's DanceSportLive website has brought many memories and joy to our online community. There have been many innovations to how we connect with our people and how they have been able to continue dancing whether online or in live classes. In the past three months you will have seen the online podcasts and interviews with industry leaders and external industry professionals for advice on how to manage the crisis and help keep the studio afloat through zoom classes and online competitions.
I would like to commend the professionalism and dedication of our studio owners who have taken the responsible path of ensuring that they keep their students safe by rigorously complying with the ever-changing Department of Health regulations. This isn't easy and has required constant vigilance to keep up with the changes. For the first time in dance history, dedicated online National meetings have included representation from each of the State Branches contributing to the solutions and being kept up to date with current decisions and changes in our industry.
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2020 State Branch Elections
Notice is hereby given of the 2020 Annual General Meeting of each State Branch of DanceSport Australia Limited. This year this will also include elections for each State Branch Board. Below is some important information for members regarding attendance, nominations, voting rights and proxies.
Attendance and Voting Rights
Only members of DanceSport Australia who are financial as at 1 August 2020 are entitled to attend and vote at DSA meetings - this ensures your name is recorded in the National Register of Members. Additionally, you must have held your membership for at least 12 months and be over the age of 16.
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Accreditation Fees Removed until 1st November 2020
To assist those Members who are looking to do an Accreditation (or two) during this time of Social Distancing, DSA has waived the Accreditation Application Fee until the 1st November 2020. Accreditation applications from the 1st November will require the usual fees.
To be clear, you do not have to complete the Accreditation process by the 1st November, all you need to do to make use of this offer is to lodge your Accreditation Application before the 1st November 2020.
Since this initiative started over 100 Accreditation Applications have been received. Make the most of your DSA Membership and get started on an Accreditation before time runs out.
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Approved Syllabus Update
DanceSport has undergone many developments over the years, but one thing that remains intrinsic to its core is understanding of basic technique.
The Approved Syllabus covers the fundamental figures contained in internationally accepted technique books. Its purpose is to encourage dancers at a grassroots level to focus on the development of their basic technical ability.
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Mental Health for Sport Seminar
On Thursday May 14 I was able to attend the NSW Office of Sport Timeout Talk on Mental Health for Sport. After the Talk I contacted Debbie Swibel; one of the mental health professionals leading the Talk, and asked if she could conduct a seminar for DanceSport. Debbie has been kind enough to do a one-off 1-hour seminar for DanceSport to help the dance community cope better in these challenging times. For the first 45 minutes Debbie will go through the signs of stress and the options available to deal with stress, with the last 15 minutes for questions.
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Introducing DSA Dance On Demand
Dance On Demand is an online media service for everyone registered with DSA. The service contains a collection of interesting DanceSport related videos and articles. Included are historical and recent competition videos, WDSF content, and even instructions on how to decorate your own dress.
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DanceSport Victoria News
What a year 2020 has been so far!! DanceSport Victoria had many projects planned for this year but unfortunately Covid-19 had other ideas for us.
Throughout the last few months, DanceSport Victoria has been holding fortnightly meetings with, and for, all RTF's. This has given all RTF's the opportunity to communicate in an open forum, sharing ideas and helping each other navigate the Covid-19 enforced closure of studios and cancellation of competitions.
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Watch free Australian DanceSport Championship replays and more
We know you are all missing dancing and we've been looking for ways to lift everyone's spirits and keep us all motivated.
Every Saturday night from 7:30pm AEST!
On Saturday nights at 7:30pm we will live stream, free of charge, replays of the Australian DanceSport Championships!
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DanceSport WA News
The inaugural DanceSport WA Mandurah Championship was held on Sunday 1st March. With sponsorship from City of Mandurah and Visit Mandurah, DanceSport WA were able to offer free tickets to all spectators. Another first for DSWA was the fabulous performance from Breakin' Traditions who staged a break dancing competition as part of the proceedings. The event was well attended with over 200 competitors and over 600 spectators, a new venue for DanceSport Championships and was an all round success. Starting the dancing calendar off on a real high, Mandurah was a sell out event and we look forward to next year!
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Temporary Instructions for Competition Organisers
Some useful guidelines to assist Competition Organisers in preparing for events during the pandemic.
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Important message for Competition Organisers
Competition Organisers can now put down the carbon paper and step away from the postage stamps as a recent DSA Office update means that all competitions can be registed on-line.
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2020 Upcoming Competitions Now On-Line
2020 has certainly been a difficult year with Competition Organisers being forced to cancel many events around Australia due to the Covid-19 situation.
We are happy to announce the DSA Entry System is now open for a number of Competitions scheduled to go ahead.
To date, entries are open for the following Competitions...
2020 DASA 63rd Closed State Titles (SA) - Sunday 6 September
2020 Perth Ballroom Challenge (WA) - Sunday 20 September
2020 ADS Nova DanceSport Classic (Vic) - Saturday 21 November
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Anti Doping Policy Update
DanceSport Australia's Anti-Doping Policy has been amended and is effective 10 August 2020.
The changes bring our sport in line with the establishment of Sport Integrity Australia which will replace the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) as the National Anti-Doping Organisation (NADO) in Australia from 1 July 2020.
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