Get Dancing
Get Dancing is part of Dancing for the Games which is inspired by London 2012 and part of the Cultural Olympiad in the West Midlands. It has been funded by Legacy Trust UK, an independent charity set up to help build a lasting cultural and sporting legacy from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, as well as Arts Council England and Advantage West Midlands.
Learn more at www.danceconnected.org.uk|
In 2009 a review of dance provision was commissioned by the Staffordshire Arts Development Officers Group - consisting of a partnership of the County's Arts Service and representatives from the Local Authorities in the sub-region. To view the results of this review
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Dance Development Group
The Dance Development Group (DDG) is a partnership group convened from arts, sports, health and the dance community across the county.
is a partnership group convened from arts, sports, health and the dance community across the county.
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DDG aims to develop its resource base initially through fundraising. The Dance Development Officer will lead on the strategic delivery of the following:
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Providing information, signposting and newsletters
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Support for local dance partnerships
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Collation of records of delivery and impact - Annual Report
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Support for Youth Dance
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Marketing and advocacy
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Fundraising
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Co-ordinating cross county work - "community development"
The partnership has been awarded additional funding from ACEWM (Grants for Arts) to support the Dance Development Officer post for three for three years and to set up the Dance Connected| programme.
Call for Dance Artists & Practitioners - Mapping Dance
Dance Development Officer, Alison Lord is developing a database for dance artists and practitioners which will be used to do a mapping of dance activity across the sub-region. This will help to develop a county wide picture of dance as well as provide a central point of information for anyone involved in delivering dance activity or developing dance projects.
If you would like to join the database, please fill in the DANCE DATABASE| form and email to alison.lord@staffordshire.gov.uk|
For more information on the project, please contact:
Alison Lord
Dance Development Officer
Tel 01785 278647
Email alison.lord@staffordshire.gov.uk|
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