YPAD

Our director, Nikole, is a YPAD certified instructor. Youth Protection Advocates in Dance (YPAD) is the nation’s ONLY dance certification program focusing on both safety and wellness for dance students.

Certification Education Includes:

• Background Checked & First Aid/CPR certified

• Injury Prevention & Response

• Sexual Abuse Awareness & Prevention

• Risk Management in the Dance Environment

• Social Media, Media Safety & Today’s Dance Culture

• Developmentally Appropriate Artistry

• Body Image, Nutrition & Disordered Eating

• Bullying &Conflict Resolution

We want to do more than just teach dance at Rockwell Dance Center. YPAD helps develop healthy, happy dancers with an environment that focuses on safety along with the social-emotional and physical well-being of kids. Nikole and the entire faculty at RDC believe in these fundamentals and know that this contributes to a sustainable, safe future for our students and for the dance community overall.