A survey of dancers' mental wellness found that 75% of dancers reported experiencing a mental health challenge in the past five years. And 81% of those dancers don't feel the dance community does enough to support mental health.

Danscend is on a mission to change that. In partnership with an advisory board of mental health professionals, Danscend offers virtual real-time certification trainings for dance competition judges, dance educators, and dance organization staff members.

A Danscend mental wellness certification demonstrates that educators, judges and staff members are dedicated to providing a safe and supportive learning environment for dancers. It highlights their commitment to promoting mental health awareness and addressing issues like dancer mindset, healthy feedback, conflict deescalation, creating safe spaces, leading by example, and supporting healthy, happy dancers.