DTAA members Elizabeth Loughlin, Maeve Larkin and Tessa Hens all presented papers at the second joint congress of Dance and the Child international (daCi) and World Dance Alliance (WDA) Global Education and Training Network. Driven by the question of ‘How can dance help in transforming society?’ the joint congress was held in Adelaide, Australia, 8-13 July 2018. We are pleased to print Elizabeth’s Abstract and reflections of the event from Maeve. Then an Abstract from Tess and colleague, Samantha Smrekar Thompson’s presentation, followed by a further reflection from Tess.