Dance Active is a four-day programme which allows dance and health professionals to come together and discuss ways of delivering specific health results through dance. Here’s more:
Dance Active is a four day training course delivered by PAN West Midlands on behalf of The Department of Health and DanceXchange in partnership with Youth Dance England. The course is aimed at providing professional dance artists and commissioning health professionals with the knowledge and skills to effectively work together to deliver specific health outcomes through the use of dance.
The course will cover national and regional strategic health priorities, consider best practice through the use of case studies and develop a clear understanding of the commissioning process from both dance artist and health professional perspectives. The programme will also include a practical day where dance artists will consolidate their knowledge and develop creative tools and dance workshop plans that are appropriate to creatively delivering specific health outcomes. Dance artists will also be given support in developing their CVs to include a targeted portfolio for dance and health work.
The course takes place on 5/12/19/26 March 2010 at Birmingham Hippodrome and cost of training, including refreshments and lunch, is £30.
Application forms are available to download on the DanceXchange website (http://www.dancexchange.org.uk/default.asp?Id=380&sC=page55) For more information contact Toby Norman-Wright, Youth Dance Strategy Manager, West Midlands at DanceXchange on 0121 689 3167 or email toby.norman-wright@dancexchange.org.uk.
