02/10/2026
Behind every dancer is a person who deserves to feel seen, supported and connected.
This Queensland Mental Health Week, we’re embracing the theme Building Community Through Connection.
In dance, connection can happen in the smallest moments: being welcomed into a studio, sharing a laugh between rehearsals, or having someone ask how you are.
But being surrounded by people doesn’t always mean we feel connected. Across our sector, people may be navigating pressure, uncertainty, injury, exhaustion or challenges that others cannot see.
To our members and the wider Queensland dance community: your wellbeing matters beyond what you teach, create, perform or achieve. You deserve care on the difficult days, too.
This week, let’s make room for the person behind the performance. Check in with a colleague. Invite someone into the conversation. Listen without rushing to fix. Keep encouraging rest, ask for help and arrive as you are.
Whether you’re a dancer, teacher, student, parent, independent artist or someone working behind the scenes, you have a place in this community. Together, we can build a dance sector where care and belonging are part of our everyday practice.
We would love to know: what helps you feel connected in your dance community?
