Prevention Resources: General Trainings 

General trainings

Any quality SAP Plan acknowledges that in team/board environments, sexual violence and harassment occur, often by way of unhealthy relationships that form during the year. Thus, SAP plans must address the year-round experience, instead of isolating the approach to competition weekends. Educating team members on identifying, preventing, and responding to sexual violence and harassment is critical and requires both an intersectional lens and an understanding of institutional oppression. We encourage you to pursue learning opportunities that equip you to build a stronger SAP plan.

Queer Perspectives of the Circuit

TOPIC: LGBTQIA experiences in the circuit

TW: Homophobia

MEDIUM: 2 articles, 20 minutes 

Queer artists have made incredible contributions to the arts, including the Desi Dance community. In these articles, circuit members describe how queerness is celebrated, and how it continues to be stigmatized. 

Learn more about these perspectives in the following articles written by circuit members:

• The 'Joys' of Being Bisexual at After Parties

• Zor Se Bolo: A Love With Pride

Share your reflections in this reflection form in place of completing an attendance verification form. 

Bystander Intervention to Stop Anti-Asian Harassment and Xenophobia by Hollaback

TOPIC: Allyship in Anti-Asian Harassment and Xenophobia

MEDIUM: Live, 1-hour interactive training 

TW: anti-asian/american violence

Sign up for a one-hour, interactive training where you’ll learn Hollaback!’s 5Ds of bystander intervention methodology. We’ll start by talking about the types of disrespect that Asian and Asian American folks are facing right now — from microaggressions to violence — using a tool we call the “spectrum of disrespect.” You’ll learn what to look for and the positive impact that bystander intervention has on individuals and communities. We’ll talk through five strategies for intervention: distract, delegate, document, delay, and direct; and how to prioritize your own safety while intervening. We’ll have time at the end for practice, and you’ll leave feeling more confident intervening the next time you see Anti-Asian/American harassment online or in person.

Bystander Intervention 2.0: Conflict De-Escalation Training Workshop by Hollaback

TOPIC: Anti-Asian Harassment and Xenophobia

MEDIUM: Live, 1-hour interactive training 

TW: conflict, harassment, violence

If you’ve already taken Hollaback’s Bystander Intervention training and you’re looking to go deeper into how to directly intervene and de-escalate conflict: this training is for you. Conflict de-escalation requires patience, a willingness to listen, and an ability to see the humanity in everyone, even those we don’t agree with or who seek to hurt us. Using Hollaback!’s Observe-Breathe-Connect methodology, we’ll learn how to identify potential conflict before it escalates using our “pyramid of escalation,” and how to assess whether intervening is the right action for you. We’ll talk about specific biases that are increasing conflict, harassment, and violence during COVID-19 — and the role of implicit and explicit bias in conflict. We’ll also learn how to connect with others by validating and de-escalating their feelings — even if we don’t understand them or agree with them.  We’ll have time at the end to practice using real-life scenarios.

How To Respond To Harassment For People Experiencing Anti-Asian/American Harassment Training by Hollaback

TOPIC: Experiencing Anti-Asian Harassment and Xenophobia

MEDIUM: Live, 1-hour interactive training 

TW: anti-asian/american violence

After attending Hollaback’s bystander intervention training, many Asian/Americans want to know — how do I take care of myself when I experience harassment? If that’s a question you’re asking — this training is for you.

During this one-hour, highly interactive training you’ll learn Hollaback!’s methodology for responding to harassment: 1) Trust your Instincts, 2) Reclaim Your Space, and 3) Practice Resilience. You’ll learn how your identities can shape your experience of harassment and the impact that harassment has on you and your community as a whole. We’ll talk about what to look for when assessing your safety, and how to determine if responding in the moment is the right action or not. We’ll also take a deep dive into how to build your resilience on an individual, interpersonal, organizational, community, and societal front. You’ll leave with new tools on how to respond to harassment, whether your response is in the moment while that harassment is happening or long-term.

DISCLOSURE: Reflecting on Trans Representation and Transphobia in the Entertainment Industry

TOPIC: Trans representation, Transphobia

MEDIUM: DOCUMENTARY, NETFLIX, 1 hr 40 min

TW: anti-LGBTQ violence, transphobia, sexual assault

Clearly inspired in its approach by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman’s definitive 1995 doc “The Celluloid Closet,” which did the same vis-à-vis gay and lesbian characters a quarter-century earlier, “Disclosure” is enormous fun for film fans. Rather than making audiences feel bad about trans-themed movies they may have naively enjoyed in the past, it educates on the larger issues while unpacking a legacy of problematic representation. (Peter Debruge, Variety.com) We encourage you to watch this documentary and consider:

• In what ways are transphobic tendencies prevalent in the DDN circuit/dance community?

• There is an alarming rate of murder and suicide in the trans and LGBTQs communities, specifically the Black communities. How can we prevent anti-trans and anti-LGBTQ violence in the circuit? What do we do well & how can we improve? 

• In what ways have we benefitted from LGBTQ culture and/or resistance as South Asian Bollywood Fusion dancers? 

Share your reflections in this reflection form in place of a formal attendance verification. 

Restorative Justice

TOPIC: Restorative Justice

TW: Sexual assault 

MEDIUM: Articles/Reading, 40 minutes

What is restorative justice? Where in the world is it being used? What are people saying about it? Does it really make a difference in real people's lives? What is its future?

Read about restorative justice to answer these questions for yourself!

• Article 1: “A different path for confronting sexual assault: What is restorative justice? A practitioner explains how it works.” (Sujatha Baliga, Vox, 2018)

• Article 2: “Sexual Assault Survivors Who Want Restorative Justice Have Limited Options." (Tyler Kingkade, The Appeal, 2019)

Complete this reflection form in place of a formal attendance verification. 

Improving Racial Equity in Dance

TOPIC: Racial Equity in Dance

TW: Systemic racism, racial violence, & discrimination

MEDIUM: Video/Speaker Panel, 1 hour 40 minutes

Talking Dance: Improving Racial Equity online symposium brought together leading organisations to discuss the roadblocks to achieving diversity in dance education and training and how these can be dismantled at every level of dance teaching, creating a vision for a future of inclusive and diverse dance.
As you listen to this panel, consider how racial inequity has shown up in our circuit. How can you be more cognizant of identifying and addressing racial inequity in our community? 

Complete this reflection form in place of a formal attendance verification. 

WorkPlace Harassment Workshop by BetterBrave 

TOPIC: Addressing Workplace Harassment

TW: Sexual assault & harassment

MEDIUM: A live, online training that you would need to organize

Bring BetterBrave events, trainings and workshops to your communities! These are meant to empower you with knowledge of your workplace rights and the resources that are available to you. They will have lawyers, psychologists, and other experts on site to help answer any questions you might have regarding these issues as well as equip you with practical strategies for navigating toxic workplaces.

The Trevor Project Ally Training 

TOPIC: LGBTQ Youth Allyship, Coming Out

TW: anti-LGBTQ violence, sexual assault

MEDIUM: A live, online training that you would need to organize

Set up training for your organization where members will learn to create dialogue around being an adult ally for LGBTQ youth by informing participants about common terminology, the “coming out” process, and challenges at home, in school, and the community.

Teams must submit an attendance verification form to DDN SAP that is co-signed by the training facilitator, who should be a  non-team member. When you complete a training, Please share the training information & attendance verification via our Verification Letter.  You may upload this to your DDN SAP Folder.

Deadlines

• The first general training is due December 1st, 2021 for all teams & competitions.

• The second general training deadline is dependent upon the date of your first competition. If your first competition is after February 12th, your second training is due February 12th.