People Dancing

Join Danielle Jones, Artistic Director of Luminelle, for a one-day course which enables participants to gain a clear overview of theory and practice in the context of Dance, Health & Wellbeing in participatory dance settings. This course will explore the context of dance for health and wellbeing and the shifts in inclusive practice.

Danielle is an industry leading artist, director, and researcher whose work is driven by people and their stories, offering a chance for ordinary human life to be given value and everyday people to be seen.

By attending this course you will:

• Discuss the term of 'dance in health and wellbeing', and the impact of the last five years of policy and practice as it has affected holistic or socially engaged dance
• Explore how you are influenced by approaches to defining dance in health and wellbeing terms, and how this has influenced your sense of autonomy
• Consider perspectives on diversity and inclusion, the positive benefits of evidence-based practice, the need to retain authenticity in artistic voice and values, and how we can draw from all this learning for the benefit of individual approaches.

This one-day course is ideal for both early career artists and more experienced artists considering developing a specialism in this area of work.

Above image credit: People Dancing Summer School. Photo: Rachel Cherry.

£60 People Dancing Members / £87 Standard

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Standard price tickets include People Dancing Associate Individual Membership for one year with the joining fee wavered. To find out more about the benefits of this membership please click Associate Individual Membership.

Biography

Danielle Jones is an industry leading artist, director, and gentle activist, whose work is driven by people and their stories, offering a chance for ordinary human life to be given value and for people to be seen. As a professional artist-researcher, founder and Artistic Director of Luminelle, Danielle has two decades experience developing large scale projects and working with multiple partners including regional, national and international dance companies, NHS and health settings, libraries, and arts venues.

Danielle believes in the radical act of care in a careless society, and the value of offering truly person centred experiences to people in a genuine and non-commodified way. Her practice aims to do this, and to build a relationship of trust and mutual respect with others. Jones has been a leading contributor to practice and research in dance and health. She has been a leader of programme design in dance for health and inclusive practice, and has worked internationally in dance and Parkinson’s and Dementia. Jones’ most recent work (2021-23) has seen her contribute and lead international professional exchange and training programmes including with and for companies such as Sadler’s Wells Young Associates, Royal Opera House, Royal Ballet School, Mark Morris Dance Group (MMDG), Dance Ireland, Arts Partnership Surrey, PDSW, Dance Base, Casson and Friends, Yorkshire Dance, and People Dancing.

Danielle’s work with Luminelle includes award winning documentary and artistic film, live and digital exhibitions, live performances, publicly accessible reports, and conference presentations. Danielle has an MA in community dance (2016), received the Lisa Ullman Travel Scholarship for Dance for health and Parkinson’s (2014-15) and was awarded Dance UK future leaders in dance (2015).

For further details please follow this link: www.luminelle.co.uk