2019 In Revue

Hi to all Members & Registered Teachers,

Here we are at the end of another amazing year! ADA is now 6 years old and 88 years young from the start of FATD!! On behalf of the ADA Board of Directors & Examiners we would like to thank you all for your support throughout 2019 & congratulations to everyone for the hard work & effort you put into your students’ preparation for their examinations and Awards and Championship Days. We are extremely proud with what you have all achieved. Thanks for all the responses to the survey and feedback sheet we have recently sent out, we love to keep in touch with our members and appreciate you taking the time to express your thoughts. The introduction of Class Performance Awards (CPA) in 2019 was a great success and the Board hopes it encourages all your students to be a part of future exam sessions. The responses to Majors Assessment Program (MAP) have been amazing!! Keep those suggestions coming as our main purpose is to help and support our Members!! I personally would like to thank the ADA Board of Directors & Examiners for their amazing support and dedicated work throughout this year.

Sadly, the Board of Directors would like to inform you that the wonderful Miss Kylie Toms has resigned from the ADA Board of Directors at the end of 2019. We would like to thank Kylie for all the work she has done as a Director for the Association, you will be missed on the Board.

The ADA Board of Directors welcomes Susie Smither to the Board of Directors!

Susie has been an amazing supporter of FATD & ADA for 43 years and brings a wealth of knowledge and business skills to the Board.

We would like to say a HUGE THANK YOU to Miss Kim Griffin for everything she has done as Organising Secretary for ADA. Miss Kim has spent 43 years with ADA/FATD and will be retiring at the end of 2019 as Organising Secretary for the Association. We wish nothing but the best as she moves onto the next chapter of her life, travelling and spending more time with her family.

The Australasian Dance Association would not be where it is today without Miss Kim’s knowledge, ideas, passion and absolute love for the Association.

We know the members of ADA will join the Board in expressing their heartfelt gratitude and thanks for all that Kim has done for the Association, our Teachers, Members and their Students.

Miss Griffin is so excited to be able to get back into Examining again – we have heard she cannot wait to see all our amazing ADA students and teachers again!

In 2020, Parys Vella will be taking over as Organising Secretary for ADA. Miss Kim has passed on all her knowledge and support onto Parys through 2019 as they have organised and travelled to all Awards Days, Parys has assisted Kim with the 2019 Dance Championships and has spent many days with Kim throughout the 2019 in preparation for the future.

Parys will be your point of contact at the office, and is always happy to assist our members in any way possible.

INVOICES FOR EXAMINER’S TRAVEL – Can be found on the Website (EXAMS TAB) Examiners will now be providing Teachers with a written invoice for their travel expenses (when Examiners drive to your exam session) – This is designed to help all teachers with their business accounts.

WORKSHOPS ENDORSED BY ADA– Can be found on the Website (EXAMS TAB) Have you thought of conducting an ADA based workshop in your studio?
Here are a few simple steps to ensure your Workshops for ADA syllabus are a success and endorsed by ADA.
1. If inviting an Examiner to conduct the workshop, all ADA studios in your area should be encouraged to attend
2. The term “Seminar” cannot be used
3. Event fee of $50 will cover admin costs and ensure ADA support as follows:
– Organising of an Examiner that is appropriate to your Workshop
– Posting on social media before and after the event
– Emails will be sent out to the schools in your area inviting them
– ADA logo will be used in all photos and advertising
4. The Workshop must be advertised as “Studio Name” Workshop on ADA Syllabus.
5. ADA suggests the costs are shared amongst studios attending.

POSTING ON SOCIAL MEDIA – Can be found on the Website (NEWS TAB) ADA wants to encourage everyone to make wise decisions about what you are posting on social Media in regards to ADA syllabus work.
1. The ADA logo must be included in any posting.
2. All students must be appropriately dressed
3. Video footage can only be 5 to 8 seconds in length. At no time can a video show the complete exercise or Routine.
4. Photos must show Safe Dance practices are being adhered to. Poses must be age appropriate and discreet. E.g. a young child standing on toes with no obvious support, over stretching, leg mount with crotch to camera.
Members will be asked to remove any social media postings that do not comply with this criteria.