Diversity and Inclusion

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1. ‘...any body is potentially a dancing body...’
2. Community Dance ‘Community dance is about dance not being elitist... It can be about creating pieces of work that break the stereotypes of what dance is and what dancers are, it can be about performing dance in non traditional places. It can be anything that we, the community, want it to be.’ (An Introduction to Community Dance Practice ed. Diane Amans, p.4)
3. Aims • Breaking the stereotypes, inclusion • Increase creativity and body awareness • Offer opportunities for self-expression • Improve mobility and strength • Promote physical, mental and emotional well- being • Enjoyment and fun!
4. Benefits • Physical • Improving balance, joint mobility and breathing • Increases levels of activity • Emotional • Increase self-confidence and self-expression • Sense of mental liberation and release of tension • Social • Sense of belonging • Transforms attitudes about older people
5. ‘Dancing makes you feel alive, almost like you are young again...’