OFEN offers dancers…

Mentorships

What You Get:
• Personalized mentoring and advice
• Help navigate challenging work situations
• Guidance on setting boundaries and achieving work/life balance
• Tools for speaking up and managing power dynamics
• A supportive, impartial perspective
• Focus on well-being and professional growth

Designed for individual dancers, artists, directors, teachers, and arts workers seeking professional guidance.

2 x 30-minute Zoom consults per month
Ongoing Whatsapp support for questions, feedback, and advice

Cost: €70/month

Book a free introductory appointment

The Dancer’s Handbook

The Dancer’s Handbook is a transformative guide for dancers, offering an in-depth look at the industry’s power dynamics, and the impacts of capitalism, patriarchy, and white supremacy. It promotes well-being, self-worth, and ethical engagement, while providing tools for dancers to challenge harmful norms and foster accountability in the workplace. With practical strategies for confronting transgressive behaviour, this book empowers dancers to prioritize their mental and physical health and advocate for positive change in the dance world.

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Workshops

Speaking Up

Learn Tools to be Heard

As dancers, we often work in a culture of silence, where speaking up can feel difficult. This workshop helps dancers develop essential communication skills, empowering them to express their ideas, concerns, and needs more effectively.

Participants will learn:
• How to speak up with confidence
• Who to address and what to communicate
• How to navigate power dynamics in the workplace

Using a detailed mind map, dancers will understand the process of speaking up, including how to document incidents and make informed decisions. This workshop will foster greater responsiveness, accountability, and a healthier work environment.

3-hour workshop

Disrupting Harm In Dance

by Whistle While You Work, OFEN Co-Arts and others

Learn to navigate dysfunctional culture while feeling safe, connected, and empowered.

This online self-directed course offers information and tools for dancers, performers, and adjacent professionals to work more safely together.

Cost: Free