Cheshire Dance
Health Projects
Dosage (Dance and Family Health programme)
has been launched.
Ellesmere Port Dosage
The pilot involved CPD for a group of 15 dance practitioners as well as the start of a long term partnership with a 7 family groups (23 people).
It all took place at Trafford Hall (National Tenants Resource Centre), just outside Chester 20-25th July 2010. Specialist dance practitioners and specialists in health and nutrition worked with the groups with the aim of supporting the families to lead healthier lives.
A full report, following this initial stage of the pilot, including publication of a model that can be rolled out to other areas is about to be realeased. For a copy, please get in touch.
Warrington Dosage
The 2nd Dosage project has been initiated, supporting artists connected to Warrington as well as families seeking to improve their health through dance. Contact us for more info. 01606 861770. info@cheshiredance.org
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Healthy
lifestyles
An issue of growing importance in this country.
All Cheshire Danec activities have broad physical and mental health benefits whilst
some are designed specifically around identified health needs, including
training and participatory activities with people with disabilities,
older people, and teenage mums to name but a few. In a recent study
conducted by the Local Authority, Cheshire Dance was highlighted
as a key organisation in the delivery of its healthy living and quality
of life remit.
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Lighthearted Leaps
Six week residencies with primary school children and older people - bridging the generation gap in dance workshops and performing together.
Light Hearted Leaps celebrates health and youthfulness in the community and is run in partnership with one of the North West's leading dance companies, Ch4pter.
"At first I was a bit nervous meeting people but as soon as we started dancing, everything became much more comfortable."
The Bridge Programme
A partnership project with women at HMP Styal involving annual performance projects,
regular dance sessions and advocacy for a permanent space and programme
with a population that have significant mental health and learning needs.
This project is also linked to other activities in the community to
help support individuals integrate back into the communities where they
live.
"I was pure angry over the weekend, and I took it out on my dance, instead of lashing out at someone or screaming. I was just totally focussed and took it out on the dance, it was brilliant."
"Our funding of this sort of initiative, goes the heart of what a Local Authority is for. I very much doubt whether many of those I saw perform received much in the way of nurture during their childhood years. Our role is to do what nobody else will do - to discriminate positively in favour of the dispossessed and disadvantaged in our communities. "
Bespoke Projects
Cheshire Dance works with partners to devise bespoke projects with
your specific needs in mind. Please contact Adam
Holloway on 01606 861770
to discuss a project you'd be interesting in developing with us.