NDIS Participants

Dance with us toward your goals

For our NDIS participants, DanceUnity isn’t just about dance classes, but about helping you move towards your goals.

Whether you choose to join our standard classes or those specifically designed with neurodivergent participants in mind, you will benefit from:

• An inclusive culture

• Small class sizes

• Experienced teachers who are sensitive to the individual needs of our students.

Latin dancing is largely partnered, but we have solo options and take opportunities to teach new steps in an unpartnered format to begin with. Our Pre-Intro class is mostly unpartnered.

Students will not however, be pressured to move to partnered dancing if that’s not their thing. They are also most welcome to bring a familiar support person (formal or informal) who can join the class at no additional cost.

NDIS Invoice Request

Our class descriptions and prices are all on the Registrations tab. After choosing which classes you’d like to attend, NDIS Participants who are Plan-managed or Self-managed can register here and request an invoice.

Allied Health Professionals

DanceUnity classes and social dances can be utilised by Psychologists, Occupational Therapists or Support Workers to facilitate a planned approach to specific goals. Alternatively, you can talk to us about tailoring a block of classes for your own clients at a venue of your choosing. Contact Georgia to discuss this further.

What does Dancing teach us?

Social Skills - Dancing takes the pressure off the need to talk, but provides plenty of opportunity for brief comments or shared laughter as we all focus on the fun of learning something new.

Respect - Our classes actively promote respect for our own boundaries and those of others, so social dancing remains a safe activity for all involved.

Physical Health - Latin dancing is a moderate activity that can be quite energetic as students find their confidence. For beginners with limited flexibility or physical fitness, it is a gateway activity that may promote interest in a more active lifestyle.

Mental health & wellbeing - It is well documented that dance activates endorphins and boosts serotonin levels to give us a natural pick-me-up. It is also a way of distracting our minds from heavy topics and allowing it to rest while we enjoy learning something new.

Communication - Partner dancing is all about non-verbally communicating which steps the Lead will take. Through an understanding of posture, framing, pressure and tension, students learn how to communicate with their partners in a way that doesn’t require any words to be spoken.

Social Dancing - These are gatherings where the larger dance community comes together to practice and dance for the evening. Guests will generally have dinner, watch a performance or join in a beginners class. The early part of the evening from 6-8pm is usually a bit quieter and facilitates social interaction and the opportunity to build on connections that were made in class.

NDIS participants may find this a useful way to build resilience to sensory input; gradually staying for a little longer at each event. Although our social dances usually start after core support hours (from 6pm on a Fri or Sat night), they are only held every 4-6 weeks and need not create a significant drain on limited NDIS funding. Support workers need only accompany clients for the first 2 hours of a social event to give adult participants the opportunity to engage in an age appropriate activity with their peers.

DanceUnity social events are usually ‘no or low’ cost. Our next event is a casual get together at Umina Beachside in the Recreational Precinct.