Adapting and integrating elements of best practice in dancer wellness in elite adolescent pre-professional dance programmes into private dance studio contexts

Awareness of the well-being of adolescent dance students is important for their health, safety, performance ability and longevity of participation in dance. This research project investigated current strategies for supporting adolescent dance student physical, psychological, and social well-being (i.e., dancer wellness) within elite pre-professional dance training programmes and private dance studios in Australia, identifying strengths and challenges in the implementation of dancer wellness programmes. The findings offer considerations for private dance studio teachers on potential strategies for integrating dancer wellness elements within private dance studio contexts, and may inform future research on adolescent dancer wellness