Dance for Health
Together
A charity and dance development organisation based in Liverpool.
Together promotes dance as a means to mental and physical wellbeing. Its Dance for Health programme demonstrates that dance can boost wellbeing, not only through the benefits of exercise but through forming new friendships and engaging in creative activity.
Dance for Health
Together
A charity and dance development organisation based in Liverpool.
Together promotes dance as a means to mental and physical wellbeing. Its Dance for Health programme demonstrates that dance can boost wellbeing, not only through the benefits of exercise but through forming new friendships and engaging in creative activity.
Together has a Dance for Health programme, which engages people who would not normally have access to dance.
Working in partnership with The Brain Charity, Together deliver dance for people living with dementia, through the Music Makes Us! programme, Dance for Parkinson’s in collaboration with English National Ballet and Dancing Together in partnership with Dance Syndrome, as well as offering their 50 Moves and Men Dancing programmes.
Class is such a great experience and so good for us physically, but also for our soul and our mind. Thank you for enriching my life and that of many others
Class is such a great experience and so good for us physically, but also for our soul and our mind. Thank you for enriching my life and that of many others
In the Spotlight
Maintaining health through movement
Since 2012 Together has been delivering Dance for Parkinson’s workshops. The classes encompass movement, music, and voice work and explore gentle and joyful movement to live music, through the repertory performance work of English National Ballet and independently choreographed work.
Video from World Dance for Parkinson’s Day 2018, which gives a flavour of Together’s classes in partnership with ENB
In partnership with The Brain Charity, Together deliver the Music Makes Us! programme which provides physiotherapy through dance for people living with dementia. Sessions, involving simple and engaging dance routines, are held in care homes and community settings across Merseyside.
Video from World Dance for Parkinson’s Day 2018, which gives a flavour of Together’s classes in partnership with ENB
Our Dance for Health participants were eager to come back to the studio following lockdown. It's really clear how our sessions truly support their wellbeing.
Covid-19 and beyond
COVID-19 presented challenges to in-person delivery, but 50 Moves, Men Dancing, and Dance for Parkinson’s classes were adapted and delivered via Zoom.
Together now have a hybrid studio, so participants can attend classes either via a screen or in-person. So even though restrictions have been lifted, participants have the option to join in from the studio or from the comfort of their own living room.
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