The global Covid pandemic presented a situation that was totally unprecedented. Throughout lockdown all special needs schools remained open with their classes in bubbles as well as many children shielding at home. “WE CAN DANCE” were determined to meet the challenge. Live dance lessons were started via Zoom/ Microsoft Teams direct to the school classrooms with fantastic success. The schools reported that the music and dance brought much needed cheer into their schools during a very cold and wet Winter.
With the determination and commitment of our dance teachers, by the end of the summer term 390+ children were accessing dance every week, including many shielded children joining from their homes.
To enable this we were fortunate to receive a Covid grant from the RANK Foundation.
Beyond Covid...
The Autumn school term sees all our dance teachers back in school delivering face to face lessons. The remarkable achievement of “Dancing Through Covid” and the benefits the students gained has been recognised and the demand for increased classes and additional schools is overwhelming.
Your support going forward in our upcoming fundraisers will enable us to share the joy of dance with many more children. The proceeds from them will directly benefit these children as the Charity is run entirely by unpaid volunteers.