Dance South West

Dance South West are delighted to announce that we are working with Government Office South West and Department of Health South West on the delivery of the newly published physical activity strategy; Be Active, Be Healthy.

In addition to this the South West will be piloting a new healthy schools initiative; Health Schools Plus will target support to schools where health needs are greatest. Funded by The Health Inequalities Unit (Department of Health), Primary Care Trusts in the South West and the South West Strategic Health Authority, Healthy Schools Plus will provide an additional £5.5m in additional resources, advice and funding to participating schools between 2008-2011.  Dance South West will be working closely with the health sector to ensure that dance is embedded into the delivery of these new initiatives.

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REACH Final Learning & Dissemination Event

The REACH projects in Bristol, Devon, Dorset and Somerset have involved 18 health, arts and community organisations in partnership working to deliver on key public health priorities. To find out more about this event click here

Lets Dance with Change4Life in the South West

Let's Dance with Change4Life projects are happening all over the South West. Four mass participation events are scheduled over the coming months in Plymouth, Exmouth, Bridgwater and Swindon. In addition to this there is also three local programmes of activity with Dance Agencies and PCT’s in Devon, Cornwall and Bristol.

Let's Dance with Diversity

Britain’s Got Talent winners Diversity, are joining forces with the Department of Health to launch a Government campaign to get kids boogying for a healthier future across the country.

The ‘Let’s Dance with Change4Life’ campaign will see the whole nation getting down with free taster dance classes across the country. To read the full story click here.

Dance Champions Group Launched

The Dance Champions group is an exciting new venture which has been developed to support and encourage more people to be more active. The group is supported by the Physical Activity Alliance in partnership with the Department of Health and is Chaired by Rod Aldridge OBE of The Aldridge Foundation.

The Dance Champion’s Campaign is part of Dance4Life, a branch of Change4Life, the Government campaign to get people ‘eating well and moving more, to live longer’. For more information about the Dance Champions click here.

National conference celebrating older people dancing - 9th and 10th July, Taunton

Time to Move 09 was two-day conference bringing together artists, participants, agencies, politicians and decision makers to inspire and inform the future of dance with older people.

Related Downloads:

Plenary Notes and Photo's from the conference 2009

A Charter for the Older Dancer

Dance and Health Case studies from around the region:

Wiltshire Dancing - Dancing Through Life

Take Art, Somerset - Time to Move

Stroud District Council - Dance on Prescription

Attik Dance, Plymouth - Time to Dance

Dance South Gloucestershire - Dance on Prescription

Activate, Dorset - Dance Generations