Do you work in the field of Dance for Peace?

The World Dance Alliance and World Alliance for Arts Education invite artists, teachers, practitioners, and scholars to present a short 5-minute sharing at a special WDA-focused webinar during UNESCO Culture and Arts Education Week.

The 2026 WAAE theme is Arts Education in Action for Peace, and we are seeking inspiring examples of practice, research, and creative work connected to Dance for Peace.

📅 Friday 29 May 2026
🕘 9:00am UTC

If you would like to share your work, please contact WDA Education and Training Network Co-Chair Sarah Knox at sarah.knox@auckland.ac.nz as soon as possible to express your interest. (WDAAP member required)

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Meanwhile, there is another webinar （pre-register is required）

From Vision to Practice: Implementing the UNESCO Culture and Arts Education Guidelines
Wednesday May 27, 12pm UTC/GMT (14:00 Paris time)

​”From Vision to Practice: Implementing the UNESCO Culture and Arts Education Guidelines” is a webinar focused on the newly published Implementation Guidance for the UNESCO Framework for Culture and Arts Education. The session will explore how the framework can be put into practice across educational contexts to support more holistic, inclusive, creative, and culturally responsive learning through the arts.

Representatives from UNESCO will introduce the guidebook, followed by a panel discussion with representatives from the World Alliance for Arts Education (WAAE), including visual arts education (InSEA), music education (ISME), dance education (WDA), and drama/theatre education (IDEA). The webinar will conclude with audience questions and discussion.
More Informaiton:　https://www.waae.online/internationalcultureandartseducationweek2026.html

WDAAP is delighted to announce the establishment of a new Artists and Scholars Bursary Fund dedicated to supporting emerging artists and scholars in the Asia-Pacific region. This initiative aims to foster cross-regional exchange and active participation in WDAAP’s signature programs and events.

Starting in 2026, the fund will provide financial support of up to USD700 per recipient, assisting with international travel costs and, when necessary, accommodation or per diem expenses. Each year, one to two bursaries will be awarded to outstanding young participants who demonstrate exceptional potential in dance and related fields.

Through this bursary, WDAAP seeks to empower the next generation of artists by offering opportunities for international networking, learning, and cultural exchange within the global dance community.

The Executive Board will open calls for applications in alignment with WDAAP’s annual programs and activities. Both individual members and affiliated individual members under WDAAP organizational members are eligible to apply. Affiliated members must include a recommendation letter from their organizational member.

This year’s bursary call is directed toward the selected choreographers participating in the International Young Choreographer Project 2026. For more information about IYCP 2026, please visit the official announcement

SUBMIT APPLICATION : https://forms.gle/fwtb1UMPbD7Ez32A7

📢 2026 International Dance Conference Festival (IDCF) @ Taiwan
Official website is now LIVE! Registration opens April 20 on the official website!
👉 Website:

https://sites.google.com/gm.ntus.edu.tw/2026idcf-wda-taiwan/home

The site includes:
✅ Registration info
✅ Program schedule draft
✅ Accommodation & transportation details

Please help share with your dance networks!
Looking forward to seeing you at IDCF 2026!

Eight choreographers have been selected for the 2026 International Young Choreographer Project. Congratulations to the following artists:

Tegan Jeffrey-Rushton (Australia, WDA Asia Pacific)

Shruti Maria Datar (India, WDA Asia Pacific)

Poon Wai Shun (Hong Kong, WDA Asia Pacific)

Mohd Zhafir Muzani bin Mohamad (Malaysia, WDA Asia Pacific)

Luda Lee & Luma Lee (South Korea, WDA Asia Pacific)

S M Hasan Ishtiaque (Bangladesh, WDA Asia Pacific)

Wei-Po HSU 許瑋博 (Taiwan)

Han-Yu CHANG 張函瑀 (Taiwan)

The total activity will be from June 28 to July 19. Dancers audition is on June 28, and the rehearsal will start immediately after, ending with the performances are on July 18 and July 19. The venue of the rehearsal and the performance are in the studios and the Experimental Theater at the Tsoying High School, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.

For more information, please contact 2026 IYCP Project Office:

dance30@tyhs.kh.edu.tw or dance@tyhs.kh.edu.tw

Symbiotic Relations and the Sustainable Future of Dance: Bodies, Nature, and Creations in Motion

Deadline: February 15, 2026（The deadline has been extended to February 27, 2026）

Organizer: World Dance Alliance (WDA).
National Taiwan University of Sport, Dance Department.
Co-Organizer: Taiwan Dance Research Society (TDRS).
Sponsor: National Science and Technology Council.
2026IDCF Dates: June 23–27, 2026
2026IDCF Venue: National Taiwan University of Sport, Taichung City, Taiwan

■ Theme

Symbiotic Relations and the Sustainable Future of Dance: Bodies, Nature, and Creations in Motion positions dance as an interdisciplinary and intercultural embodied practice, examining its multiple roles and future possibilities within contemporary global contexts.

• Topics (including, but not limited to)
  (1) Indigenous and local knowledge: critical perspectives on dance and sustainable futures
  (2) Dance and ecological sustainability: symbiotic relations among body, environment, and society
  (3) Dance culture, rituality, and performance: cross-cultural and sustainable practices
  (4) Dance practice and global development: cross-cultural exchange, educational initiatives, and social engagement
  (5) Digital technologies and sustainable innovation: dance practice, new media, and cultural revitalization
  (6) Other research or creative works related to dance, performance, and sustainability
  

■ Submission Guidelines

The submission deadline has been extended to Feburday 27, 2026 (Friday), 23:59 (GMT+8)
Link to download detailed CFP files: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1V1top7v0g49il-esJ1SvDQjVhFEnIJhG?usp=sharing
Please submit your proposal using the attachment templates in the CFP files. Both Word and PDF files must be included. Please send your submission to the 2026 IDCF@Taiwan official email: danceconference@gm.ntus.edu.tw

■ Submission Formats

A. Academic Paper Presentation (Languages: English / Chinese)
A1. Individual Paper
A2. Organized Panel: Self-organized panel sessions consisting of 3–4 papers per panel.
B. Lecture Demonstration (Languages: English / Chinese)
Lecture demonstrations will take place in a dance studio with projection facilities. This format is suitable for research that requires the demonstration of bodily movement alongside scholarly presentation. 
C. Showcase Performance: Duration: within 10 minutes. Venue: Black Box Theater（Stage 13 m × 9 m，with Basic Lighting）
D. Young Artist Work-in-Process: Duration: within 10 minutes. Venue: Dance Studio. This format is designed for emerging choreographers with student status to present works in progress.

WDA Asia Pacific members are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting of the organisation on Sunday 1 September at 1pm, either via Zoom or in person at the Bencoolen Hotel, 30 Bencoolen Rd, Singapore.

The meeting will provide reports from the Executive Board and chapter heads (as per those published in the latest edition of Asia Pacific Channels), and there will be an election for a new Executive Board. Voting for these positions will be by the current Executive Board, Chapter Heads, Regional VPs and Network Chairs, all of whom will represent the broader WDAAP membership. If you are a WDA member and intend being present at the AGM via Zoom, please register here and a link will be sent to you, along with the Agenda.

Julie Dyson
WDA AP Secretary

SIDCF ’24 is about a month and a half away. We are excited and look forward to welcoming you all.

Before your arrival, here is some essential information for you to take note of :

The WDA-AP AGM for all members is on Sunday, 1st of September, from 1300 to 1500.

– All participants who are non-members interested in finding out more about WDA-AP are welcome to attend.

– Registration for members and non-members is at the door.

Registration on Monday, 2nd of September, will open at 0800

– The event fee is to be paid in Singapore dollars upon registration.

– Non-member is to pay S$100/- and member is to pay S$70/-.

You can find the all schedule , performance rundown and hotel link here

for more information, please visit the website https://www.wdasg.com/

Finally, if you should have any concerns or queries,

– on the festival and master class, please get in touch with the Festival Office, World Dance Alliance Singapore worlddancealliancesg@gmail.com

– on the paper presentation, please get in touch with Dr Urmimala Sarkar at urmimala.sarkar@gmail.com

– on performance presentation, please get in touch with Prof Yunyu Wang at yunyuge@gmail.com

With warm regards,

SIDF ’24 working team

Five choreographers recommended by WDA-Asian Pacific will be selected to attend the Young Choreographer Project in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. An additional three Taiwanese choreographers will also be selected to join the event. The funding is supported by National Culture and Arts Foundation, Bureau Culture Affairs of Kaohsiung City Government, and the Chin-Lin Foundation for Culture and Arts in Taiwan. The project is located in the city of Kaohsiung, south of Taiwan. The tentative dates for the 2024 event are from July 1st to July 19th, with two performances taking place in the main stage of the theatre in the campus of Tsoying High School from July 20th to 21st. Eight choreographers have been selected for the 2024 International Young Choreographer Project.
Congratulations to the following artists:
1. Callum Mooney (Australia, WDA Asia Pacific)
2. Maybelle Lek Shue-Qi (Singapore, WDA Asia Pacific)
3. Ma Sze Nga Alice (Hong Kong, WDA Asia Pacific)
4. Anandita Khan (Bangladesh, WDA Asia Pacific)
5. Mohd Nuriqram Bin Azhar (Malaysia, WDA Asia Pacific)
6. Hsiang-Yu CHAN (Taiwan)
7. Tung-Chun HSU (Taiwan)
8. Yu-Chi CHEN (Taiwan)

The Dancers’ Audition will be held at Tsoying Senior High School on June 30th, and eight choreographers will select dancers for their works. And the rehearsal schedule and the selected list will be announced on that day. During the event, you must take care of your own accommodation, transportation, meals, etc. This event does not pay any fees to the selected dancers, so please think carefully before signing up.

Please fill in the registration form and email to dance30@tyhs.kh.edu.tw , and the email subject should be:
2024 IYCP dancers audition- (your name)

Deadline: June 21st (Friday)

For more information, please contact 2024 IYCP Office:
Mrs. Suling Chou: dance@tyhs.kh.edu.tw
Project Assistant-Fang-Hua Lee: dance30@tyhs.kh.edu.tw