Members
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DSSWG Committee
Professor Peter Flew, Chair
Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean of the School of Education, University of Roehampton
Trustee, Royal Academy of Dance
Fiona Becker
Safeguarding Consultant
Mike Hawkins
Independent
Former Principle Officer in the UK’s National Crime Agency.
Conference key note speaker on safeguarding and working with young people.
Imogen Knight
Founder, Colours of Dance
Trustee, Royal Academy of Dance
One Dance UK - Sector support organisation
DSSWG Members
Hayley Arthur
Senior Producer: Learning & Skills, FABRIC
Tim Arthur
CEO Royal Academy of Dance
Joanna Barrett
Trustee of Young Dancers Academy
Sho Botham
Dance & health education consultant https://cpdfordanceteachers.com/
Tom Bowes
Centre for Advanced Training Manager, DanceEast
Jane Bradley-Crookes
Designated Safeguarding Lead at KS Dance, Director of development, Diploma Studies Lead and Faculty Dance Teacher.
Helen Bushell-Thornalley
Bishop Grossteste University
Mags Byrne
DU Dance (NI)
Nicola Carmichael Phillips
Carmichael School of Dance and Theatre Arts
Ansell Chezan
Executive committee member of UKA Dance
Ann Marie Christian
International Safeguarding Consultant
Claire Christou
Freelance Dance Teacher
Tony Clipstone
Director of the English Amateur Dancesport Association (EADA)
Confidance
An inclusive dance not-for-profit organisation, based in East Kent https://www.confidance.org.uk/
Penny Cotton
Head of Membership, Royal Academy of Dance
Laura Connolly
Manager, Dance City Centre for Advanced Training
Steph De'Ath
Head of Dance Science, London Contemporary Dance School
Sarah Dickinson
Head of Ballet, Northern Ballet School
Juliet Diener
Founder and CEO icandance.org.uk
Dance Movement Psychotherapist
Inclusive Dance Specialist
Brittanie Dillon
Ex-professional dancer, current dance teacher and mental health practitioner
Michael Durrant
PhD candidate in Performance Science at the Royal College of Music (RCM) and a London Arts and Humanities Partnership (LAHP) Doctoral Studentship Holder supported by the RCM. Michael’s research focuses on the health and wellbeing of performers, interdisciplinary exchange across domains, and health promotion in the performing arts. Michael is the recipient of an Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funded LAHP Collaborative Doctoral Award supported by the British Association for Performing Arts Medicine (BAPAM). He is the coordinator of the Healthy Conservatoires Network and is an active member of the BAPAM Research Working Group.
Gill Docherty
Educational psychologist and researcher of adult ballet & wellbeing
Cara Donaldson
Director, Diamond Dancentre
Nicky Ellis
Osteopath, dance teacher and choreographer
Rachel Elliott
Education Director and Safeguarding Lead, English Folk Dance and Song Society www.efdss.org
Vicky Evans
Centre for Advanced Training Programme Manager, The Place
Liberty Ferguson
London Studio Centre Graduate 2023
Dan Francis
Head of Sales and Partnerships, RSL Awards
Joey Gamper Cuthbert
Squad Safe
Amy Giancarlo
Professional Ballet Teacher, Trustee, Royal Academy of Dance
Jacqueline Harper
Parent
Lucy Hartland-Mann
Freelance dancer and dance teacher
Anna Helsby
Director of Registry and Student Wellbeing, London Contemporary Dance School
Lisa Harrison-Jones
ISTD - Head Of Faculty Development for Modern Theatre & Classical Indian
Dance Safeguarding Specialist
Katharine Hikmet
Safeguarding Manager RAD
Pagan Hunt
Freelance dancer
Terry Hyde MA MBACP
Counselling for Dancers www.counsellingfordancers.com
Dr Carol Ireland
Consultant Forensic Psychologist
Shelley Isaac-Clarke
Principal of ICA Dance Wales
Rachel Jackson - Weingaertner
RAD Trustee, Examiner, Tutor and Freelance Teacher, Germany
Rachel King
Safeguarding Consultant, Better Understood
Jacquie Kirk
PAA Syllabus Consultant & Senior Examiner RSL Awards Ltd
Fiona Knower
CEO – Operations, BBO Dance
Cherry Lambert
Dance Live! Producer, The Guildhall Trust
Carolyn Lappin
Executive Director, YDance
Linda Lear
Safeguarding Lead, All England Dance
Ruby Lilly
Owner, Ruby Lilly Dance Company, Bristol
Chris Marlow
Lecturer (Education & Social Justice), Lancaster University
Stephen Mason
Course Leader: Dance & Senior Lecturer in Dance, Kingston University
Rachel Meech
CDMT
Eva-Maria Mihan
Courses, Events & Communications Officer, RAD Berlin
Liam Mills
Policy and Governance Manager, ISTD
Professor Adam Ockelford
Professor of Music, University of Roehampton
Founder and Trustee of The Amber Trust
Charis O'Halloran
Freelance dancer and teacher
Penny Parks
Principal, Parks School of Dancing
Founder, Penny Parks Charitable Trust
Dean Parsons
Head of Safeguarding, Wilkes Academy of Performing Arts
Rachel Pedley
UK Breakin'
Rosy Pigott
Dance teacher
Victoria Race
Safeguarding Consultant for the IDTA
Natalie Randhawa
Principal at Teddington Dance Studio
Lorraine Razzell
Principal, The Dance Barn
Hayley Reay
Head of Learning and Participation, The Guildhall Trust
Abigail Reeve
CEO, Rambert Grades
Matthew Searle
MBE FRSA – Safeguarding Lead, Governor, Consultant & LBT Global Chief Executive
Sarah Searle
BA (Hons) - former professional dancer and dance teacher, now parent and Operations Manager for a global crisis charity
Elisa Sicking-Bressler
International Safeguarding Professional
James Stockdale
Chief Executive Officer, IDTA
Alison Stuart
Psychologist and former professional dancer and ballet teacher
Dr Denise Sweeney
University of Nottingham
Cathy Taylor
Regional Outreach Manager, Disclosure and Barring Service
Amanda Thompson
Primary school teacher and former professional dancer
Anna Valentine-Marsh
Safeguarding consultant and dance parent
Lisa Warnock
Independent Dance Artist, Dance Education Consultant and Teacher
Kathryn Williams
Director, Rubicon Dance
The Welsh Dance Theatre Trust - a social arts organisation
Tracy Witney
Head of Learning and Participation, Northern School of Contemporary Dance
If you are willing to contribute to this working group, please let us know