Focus on Health

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DAZL significantly exceeds all targets we are set, and are uniquely placed to deliver outputs, In 2013/14 has engaged with 8359 young people and delivered 1957 dance sessions, 2710.5 hours of activity across the city of Leeds.  We participated in over 100+ events and attracted audience of over 8,032,217 which includes a combination of live performances and TV appearances.

Leeds & Childhood Obesity

With a population of 750,000 Leeds is the second largest authority in the country with 1 in 5 residents who live in poverty. The reality is that children born today in Leeds’ most disadvantaged neighbourhoods can expect to die almost twelve years earlier than those in areas of Leeds which enjoy the best health. (Leeds City Council, 2008) Approximately 1 in 4 of Leeds children are overweight and 1 in 8 children are obese. Given there are approximately 180,000 0-19 year olds in Leeds we can estimate that approximately 45,000 children are overweight and of these 22,500 are obese (Rudolf et al 2005-10, Leeds Childhood Obesity Prevention and Weight

“Rather than always using direct health-based messages DAZL promotes physical activity and healthy eating in a form that young people and their families at high risk want to share. Tapping into a parent’s desire for their child to have a good time will be much more effective in achieving behavior change than telling people to be active for an hour a day.”

Janice Burberry, Children s Lead in Leeds Public Health

DAZL Youth Dance Companies

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DAZL Youth Dance & Boys Youth Company 14 PDF

Please cliboys companyck on the PDF above for the flyer on the DAZL Youth Dance Companies – The DAZL Youth Companies create issue based dance work, using issues that directly effect young people today.

We have an All Male youth company for young men which is part of the DAZL Boys strand aged 13-19 years which came to happen after a wonderful project with the Norther School Of Contemporary Dance “Kick Off Boys Project”. We also have a All female company for young women aged 11-17 years. The companies will create in contemporary/ urban dance styles and have the opportunity to work with external professional artists from across the region alongside DAZL Dance Facilitator Vicky Mawson.

As DAZL is a Dance & Health organisation and prides itself on beenIMG_6752 a leader in the field ,there is an extra emphasis on health related topics such as – Drugs, Alcohol/ Substance misuse, Mental and Sexual health related topics. The companies will tour there work across the city performing and working with the local communities to DAZL’s work and throughout the region linking with other youth dance companies/ organisations to share there experiences/ work.

DAZL Boys @ NSCD – Kick Off Boys Platform

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DAZL has taken part in a 6 week dance projects – Kick Off Boys Dance Project with Dance Artist Donald Edwards, the project also teamed up with other boys from  RJC Dance and Carr Manor School. The evening also showcased dancer from the Northern School Of Contempoary Dance and ReBuzz from Rotherham. The showcase was an amazing vehicle to get more boys dancing and enabled the lads to see other groups of boys dancing. The project was funded by BREEZE International Youth Festival 2014, DAZL took the Senior & Youth Boys Hip-Hop Crew which opened the event.

Feedback from parents and family was amazing and so many proud fathers in the audience.

 

DAZL – WORK-PLACEMENT

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DAZL –IMG_8862 Work-Placement

DAZL would like to say a massive well done to John Shaw and Allijah Campbell from Cockburn High School on a wonderful 2week placement.
The lads took part in projects/ events, teaching young people in schools and community settings and also went to Leeds Metropolitan University to look at been a research for the Day with Dr Rebecca Watson. Really inspire two lads and great to see IMG_8717more boys wanting to take up dance as a career.

All of us at DAZL wish the boys all the luck in the future, and they keep up with all there dancing.

 

 

DAZL BOYS @ NSCD – KICK OFF BOYS PLATFORM 14

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DAZL Boys @ NSCD – Kick Off Boys Platform 14

NSCD proudly presented the – Kick Off, a boys’ youth dance platform celebrating local and regional talent. Kick Off was Breeze Arts Festival funded project, and is the culmination of a six-week partnership between NSCD, DAZL, RJC Dance and Carr Manor High School. The dancers have worked with regionally-based artist Donald Edwards to create a piece focused on athleticism and physicality, whilst expanding their creative potential and improving their confidence through dance.
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The platform performance also included the  YYD studentsand ReBuzz (Rotherham Boys Project), plus current and previous artists from NSCD. The performance will celebrate progression routes and personal development in dance for young male students in Leeds and throughout Yorkshire.

Above pic of DAZL Youth and Senior Boys who opened the show…. – Thank you Tracey Whitney from NSCD and BREEZE for making this happen 🙂

 

DAZL @ Tour De France 2014

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DAZL,IMG_0686 RJC Dance & ProEvents teamed up to work with Dance Artist De-Napoli Clarke to create a wonderful mass dance which was featured on ITV and The Calender News – 4 times throughout the dance which is amazing.

We are all so proud of all the dancers/ families involvement and it was fantastic to work work other organisations and continue to build on the relationships with otIMG_0689her dance organisations. All the 150 young people worked so well together to create there yellow wheel which was picked up by the helicopter above.The event/ project was funded & supported through Leeds City Council and the BREEZE team. 

 

Making Men Video

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rITuVgz9W6Q&feature=em-upload_owner  

Please Click on the Link above and watch the #MakingMen Showcase 2014 – Featuring The DAZL Boys, NSCD Boys, ReBuzz and Rotherham Youth Dance Schools Boys Project. The event was hosted by Hannah Robertshaw and her Yorkshire Dance team and we wish them and ReBuzz all the luck in the world continuing to develop and attract more boys to dance.

 

DAZL DIAMONDS & GOLDSTARS COME HOME WITH GOLD

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DAZL Diamonds & Goldstars Come Home With Gold

Congratulations to all the dancers for a wonderful, successful competition at this years Cheer& Chant, Blackpool 2014 – we are so proud of you.

Results

DD duet mini  Madi & izzy – 1st place

DD duet youth  Ruby & Tilly – 4th place
DD duet junior  Fallon & kaci – 2nd place
DD duet junior Abbie & charley –  5th place
DD junior Jessica & Megan –  6th place
DD duet senior Scott & Allijah-  6th place
DD duet senior John & chicken –  2nd place
DD duet junior Harvey & Kennedy – no place
DD duet senior Sarah & john  – 3rd place
DD Tiny Pom – 3rd place
DD Tiny Hiphop – 1st place
DD Mini Pom – 1st place
DD Mini Hiphop – 1st place
DD Youth Pom – 2nd place
DD Youth Hiphop- 1st place
DD Junior Pom – 2nd place
DD Junior Hiphop – 1st place
DD Senior boys Pom – 2nd place
DD Seniors boys Hiphop – 1st place
DD Senior girls Pom – 1st place
DD Senior girls Hiphop – 2nd place
DD Mums – 2nd place
GG Tiny Pom – 2nd place
GG youth Pom – 3rd place
GG youth Hiphop – 2nd place
GG junior Pom – 1st place
GG junior Hiphop – 2nd place

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