Press Release: DanceEast's Dance for Dementia sessions relaunched as Care to Dance?

[Jan McNulty]

PRESS RELEASE 
Wednesday 9 July 2017 

 

CARE TO DANCE? SESSIONS WELCOME NEW FAMILY CARERS AND LOVED ONES WITH DEMENTIA TO MOVE AT DANCEEAST

 

 

DanceEast’s successful Dance for Dementia classes have been relaunched for its Autumn season, as Care to Dance?. The welcoming format and relaxed style of the movement sessions remain the same, continuing to offer family carers and their loved ones the chance to enjoy dance together in a safe environment, and to enjoy a cup of tea and relax together too. 

 

The Dementia-friendly creative dance sessions are designed specifically for family carers and those they support in the early stages of the illness, helping them to share the experience of dance together. The sessions aim to improve mental and physical wellbeing, create the opportunity to socialise and connect with others, but most importantly, to have fun in a high-quality and stimulating dance environment.

 

A class participant said, "We attended the Dance for Dementia programme and found it very enjoyable and stimulating. It helped open a different world for Dementia sufferers, and the whole team at DanceEast understood the condition. Their attitude and ways of treating those with Dementia is very comforting, even for the people who care for them." 

 

Sessions are led by experienced dance teachers, and are suitable for all levels of experience and mobility. Prior booking before joining classes in the Autumn term is required in order to guarantee places. Sessions continue to take place at DanceEast’S home, the Jerwood DanceHouse, on Thursday afternoons from 28 September to 7 December.

 

DanceEast’s programme of Care to Dance? classes is run in partnership with New Adventures & Re:Bourne, and Dementia Pathfinders, with funding from a Family Carers Innovation Grant from Suffolk County Council.

ENDS

 

Class details and information
Box Office: 01473 295230 | DANCEEAST.CO.UK


Jerwood DanceHouse, Foundry Lane, Ipswich, IP4 1DW


Dates: Thursdays, 28 September – 7 December 2017 | 1.30 – 3.30pm


Cost: £6 per session for two people




About DanceEast
DanceEast is one of the UK’s leading dance organisations. It is based at the Jerwood DanceHouse in Ipswich, the home of dance in the East of England. 

DanceEast’s programme embraces the artistic, educational, social and recreational roles that dance plays in the local and national arts ecology. It places artists at the heart of the organisation, presenting high-quality high-profile dance work in the Jerwood DanceHouse and offering artists support, development and stimulation via programmes such as the Associate Artist Scheme, Rural Retreats, Professional Development workshops, advanced level classes and the Choreographic Development Fund. DanceEast has been running a range of innovative community projects for over thirty years, working closely with partners on local, national and international projects.

DanceEast is a registered charity, funded by Arts Council England, Suffolk County Council, Ipswich Borough Council, and donations from individuals, businesses, trusts and foundations. Thanks to Catalyst: Evolve funding, all donations DanceEast receives before 31 August 2019 will be matched by Arts Council England £1 for £1, doubling their value. There has never been a better time to donate, and contribute to the future of great dance at the Jerwood DanceHouse.