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My Best Self and Our Best Selves Wellbeing Programs

Dancesport Confidence

The My Best Self program enables students to connect, succeed and thrive through dance. They learn wellbeing concepts, along with a suite of partner dances, including the Cha Cha Cha, Tango, Salsa and Jive.

  • NSW
  • QLD
  • Vic
  • WA

Origin: Developed in Australia for Australian schooling contexts

Affiliations: Dancesport Australia, Ballroom Dancing Foundation Victoria, World Dancesport Federation WDSF; Approved elsewhere: NSW

Product type: Program; Online resources (e.g. videos, games, tools, readings); Student activities; Drama performance; Whole school approach or initiative; Wellbeing monitoring service, platform or tool; Incursion, excursion or immersive experience; Learning modules; Class lesson plans

Contact details

Dancesport Confidence
ABN: 34 604 174 058

https://www.dancesportconfidence.com/in-school-program

support@dancesportconfidence.com

Focus areas

  • Positive relationships

  • Belonging and inclusion

  • Self-regulation and engagement

  • Resilience and optimism

  • Self-esteem and body image

  • Respectful relationships and consent education

Curriculum alignment

  • Health and PE

  • The Arts

Prospective users

Audience: Whole school universal (Tier 1), Whole class universal (Tier 1)

Context: School or centre-based, Outside School Hours Care (OSHC)

Main beneficiaries: Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7

Delivery style: Delivered by program staff

Aims & approach

The My Best Self program provides children with the essential experience of developing a strong foundation of wellbeing and emotional health, positive social connection using verbal and non-verbal communication, and appraising feelings related to facing challenges, change, and others' perspectives. Underwritten by the Wellbeing Framework, the program has been designed to be as easy as possible to implement, with resources ranging from world-class dance instructors and personalised phone support through to interactive handbooks and website accessible tools for teachers, parents/carers and students.

Students undertake weekly tutorials with a professional instructor, over 10 or 15 weeks (option chosen by the school).

It also explicitly addresses all 4 elements of the Personal and Social Capability Learning Continuum: Self Awareness, Social Awareness, Self Management and Social Management. Additionally, it delivers 10 of the 11 outcomes in the PDHPE syllabus, along with the 3 dance outcomes of Performing, Composing and Appreciating from the Creative Arts K-6 syllabus.

Implementation support

  • Access to professional facilitator, instructor or mentor

Evidence

My Best Self is informed by evidence-based mental health and wellbeing programs for schools (Monash University, 2020).