People Dancing

People Dancing is a three year programme of activity aimed at encouraging mass participation in dance and dance related activity across the West Midlands.

Part of the region’s plans for the 2012 Cultural Olympiad, this exciting programme provides the opportunity to bring West Midlands communities together, from all backgrounds and neighbourhoods, to celebrate the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games by getting local people moving. The challenge for this programme is to encourage more people to take up dance and dance related activity so that it becomes part of their lives, resulting in them feeling fit and well in both mind and body and having fun.

People Dancing is looking to commission a broad and diverse range of dance and dance related activity across the region, and we are asking organisations or collectives of individuals with strong links to their community to use their creative ideas and energy to develop innovative approaches to extending opportunities to more people.

We are looking for a mix of large, high impact projects designed specifically to respond to local needs. Engaging young people in the design and development of the activities is an integral part of the programme. There will be two rounds of commissioning each year until 2012.

Further information

Please see the booklet for information about the programme, what will be commissioned and how you can get involved.

Download the People Dancing Booklet PDF (right click-save as)
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During the People Dancing launch events we asked people attending to think about the issues they would like the programme to address in their region and the legacy they would like it to leave behind.