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If you are contemplating attending this year's Summer Intensive 2025, perhaps independent dance artist and educator Claire Pring, who has both delivered and participated in it, can offer some food for thought. Here, writing fresh from a workshop last year, Claire has a moment of realisation about what she values so about ‘continuing professional development'.

Hannah Robertshaw, Creative Director, Yorkshire Dance reflects on developing Dance On – an evidence-based dance programme for older adults delivered by Yorkshire Dance and Darts in partnership with One Dance UK and The University of Leeds.

People Dancing Summer Intensive 2025  Join us 22 - 24 July for an inspiring mix of learning, exploration, reflection and connection at De Montfort University Leicester, England

Dancing Together with Parkinson’s West Midlands was a nine-month long legacy project from People Dancing’s Live Well & Dance with Parkinson’s programme funded by the Inclusive Communities Fund (Heart of England Community Foundation).

Animated Winter 2025

Welcome to our first edition of Animated in 2025 and the theme uniting our typically broad collection of articles feels like that of ‘near and far.’

“Movement is our first language. Dance is the poetry of that language.”

Helen Linsell, Artistic Director of Dance United Yorkshire, shares her practice working with vulnerable adult women and reflects on the impact of adopting a trauma-informed approach to ensure meaningful and long-term engagement.

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Let’s Dance! is a fantastic UK-wide initiative and campaign, spearheaded by broadcaster and journalist Angela Rippon CBE, all about encouraging everybody to embrace the joy and benefits of dancing.

In this blog, an accompaniment to this vlog live from the breaking competition at last summer’s Paris Olympics, Jonzi D, Artistic Director of Breakin’ Convention speaks from the heart about finding himself inspired by the dancers and deeply disappointed in the systems around them - including THAT notoriously toxic (mis)reporting of the women’s competition.

In the spring of 2024, medical student Andria Saji worked with People Dancing’s Deputy CEO and Head of Health & Wellbeing Yaël Owen, to explore the transformative power of dance for people living with Parkinson’s in the context of her training as a doctor ...and as a lifelong dancer...

The Working Group has appointed for a nationwide investigation to identify systemic barriers that prevent disabled people from entering, sustaining and progressing their careers in the dance sector.

The Level 4 Certificate Approaches to Dance for Early Years is a single unit qualification that introduces dance artists to key issues that may affect the delivery of dance sessions for children aged 4 years and under.

The Level 4 Certificate Approaches to Dance with Older People is a single unit qualification that introduces dance artists to key issues that may affect older people who participate in dance.

The Risk Assessment for Participatory Arts Practitioners - Level 2 Award is a single unit qualification which requires you to develop your understanding of the processes involved in a risk assessment for participatory arts activities.

Kimberley Harvey and Ella Fleetwood talk about their experience of dancing in the public spaces and on the wards of Great Ormond Street Hospital in London from June 2022 to March 2023.

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