Women Volunteers at Girls in Dance Festival (Birmingham, Monday 28th July)

Thank you for your interest in becoming a volunteer at AWA DANCE's Girls in Dance Festival!

The Girls in Dance Festival is a full day event for teenage girls aged 13-21 who enjoy dancing. Organised by the charity AWA DANCE, led and hosted entirely by women, the Girls in Dance Festival offers girls a safe space to connect, grow and be yourselves, using dance as a transformative tool in that journey.

As a volunteer you will join us for an exciting and fun-packed day.

Volunteering at the Festival will be an opportunity to develop your skills, connect with other volunteers, and help us empower girls.

Event details

Monday 28 July 2025, 10am-4:30pm

Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham

APPLY VIA OUR WEBSITE

You will find the link on the heading of our landing page

What do volunteers do?

Volunteers will help us on the day with a variety of tasks: from assisting with registration at the start of the day, to guide our participants between activities, and overall helping us make sure that the day flows smoothly and safely. Whatever task you will be doing, the AWA DANCE team will brief you before the event and will support you throughout the day.

If you are available the day before the Festival, we also need some help setting up the space on Sunday 27 July, 5-7pm.

What will you gain from this experience?

• Contribute in making a positive, long-lasting impact on teenage girls in the Midlands
• Connect with AWA DANCE and with a network of other incredible women!
• Have a valuable experience that you can add to your CV
• Obtain a Safeguarding Training Level 1 free of charge
• 1 free Festival ticket for a girl in your life who wants to attend
• AWA DANCE t-shirt and goodie bag
• Your lunch will be provided on the day
• Access to tea & coffee throughout the day

What are the requirements to be a volunteer?

• Identify as a woman
• Be 28+ years old
• Be passionate about dance and/or girl's empowerment
• Be available to volunteer the whole day on Monday 28 July 2025, 9am-5:30pm, at Midlands Arts Centre (Birmingham)
• Be legally entitled to stay in the UK
• Be based in the West Midlands (and be able to cover your travel to the MAC in Birmingham, there is parking if needed)
• Hold an enhanced DBS check (if you don't, we will get one for you)
• Attend our compulsory 2-hours online Safeguarding Training, free of charge. You can choose among these dates: Wednesday 4th June 9:30-11:30am, or Monday 9th June 3-5pm. In exceptional circumstances, if you cannot attend either of these dates, we will ask you to watch the recording of the training and fill in a questionnaire
• Watch a 20min video from AWA DANCE on how the Festival is going to run (to be sent in advance)