DAZL is working with Leeds Beckett to support a fully funded PhD project and this can be found here: https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/carnegie-school-of-sport/carnegie-school-of-sport-phd-studentships/ The Closing date: 20th May 2018 #14 The Impact of the DAZL Community Dance Programme on Physical Activity and Psycho-Social Health in Young People Prevalence of psychological health concerns amongst young people is rising, particularly in girls (i.e. low body image, self-worth and psychosomatic symptoms). The long-term consequences include social dysfunction, poor academic performance and even suicide. Dance has emerged as a viable tool to promote physical activity across hard-to-engage populations. Consequently, empirical evidence is required to examine the impact of dance for physical activity and health promotion in young people. This PhD aims to evaluate: 1) a pre-established, community dance programme for young girls from low SES communities; 2) and whether dance can build health resilience and improvements in girls’ psycho-social health.​ If you or anyone that you know requires any information, please do not hesitate to get in touch with DAZL [email protected]
DAZL Runs Marathon & Yorkshire 3 Peaks for Inclusive Group
DAZL raise funds for Inclusive Dance Group DAZL team will be running the Liverpool Marathon & Walking the Yorkshire 3 Peaks to provide FREE provision and pay for our Inclusive Hip-Hop Team for young people with a disability to have dance experiences. The funds will provide the group with costumes, pay the hall hire & support weekly classes Need Their is a lack of activity for young people with a disability to take part in competitive dance, especially in urban dance styles in Leeds. Solution We will provide weekly activities for young people with a disability and ensure they get the experience of a dance competition. The same opportunities will be available to these young people just as they are for the young people who do not have a disability. The program will reduce inequalities, breakdown barriers and provide opportunities and aspirations for those young dancers with a disability. Aim Provide urban dance for young people with a disability from areas of deprivation across Leeds Activities » Provide weekly urban dance sessions with opportunities to perform locally and regionally including dance competitions. Reporting We will report via social media also blogs via DAZL website and our partners ensuring we gain as much coverage as possible. We will also inform people/ supporters/ donors via our Mailchimp email system and publish the success in our annual review. Budget – Project Cost: £2,490 Amount Heading Description £320 Competition Entry Frees 2 x competition entry for 10 dancers £250 costumes 10 hip-hop costumes at £25 per person £400 Hall Hire Hall Hire 40wk x 2hrs (£10 per session) £320 Transport Transport to competitions (£160 x 2 journeys) £800 Weekly Sessions deliver of weekly session £20 x 40wk £400 Staffing Comp Staffing competition x 2 (£100 per day x 2 staff x 2 competitions) Why Us? With 18 years experience of improving the mental and physical health of children and young people aged 3 – 19 years, particularly girls, through dance as physical activity in disadvantaged communities of Leeds. We also reduce health inequalities, improving the health and wellbeing of children, young adults with disabilities up to 25 years, families and the wider community throughout Yorkshire through asset-based community dance and wider dance opportunities. This is why we are best placed. Donate to project via link below https://secure.thebiggive.org.uk/projects/view/29286/dazl-runs-marathon-and-3-peaks-for-inclusive-group/ Follows us on social media @DAZL_Leeds Twitter and Facebook DanceActionZoneLeeds
DAZL Youth Company perform #Faith Choreography by Rees Dance
DAZL Youth Company premier #Faith The #YorkshireConnection project funded by Arts Council England’s Grants For The Arts have enable the DAZL Youth Dance Company to work with Rees Dance Company. They had the wonderful opportunity to perform this work at the Phoenix Dance Theatre Youth Platform on Friday 16th March (Stanley and Audrey Burton Theatre) and at the Norther School Of Contemporary Dance Community Platform on Saturday 17th March (Riley Theatre). Thank you to both NSCD and Phoenix Dance Theatre for two wonderful experiences for the dancers, everyone had such a great time performing, meeting other groups from across Yorkshire. Here is some of the comments/ feedback… Its wonderful to see young dancers performing challenging choreography and rising the the challenge. Excellent… Beautifully performed by stunning young dancers… Great to see it being performed at The Riley Theatre NSCD…! You can watch the Saturday performance from NSCD Community Platform below. Social Media – Twitter @DAZL_Leeds Facbook – LIKE danceactionzoneleeds or Istagram @danceactionzoneleeds
Faith – DAZL Senior choreography by Rees Dance
DAZL Youth Dance Company – Faith Choreographed by Rees Dance during a youth development project with DAZL, funded by Arts Council England and Public Health Leeds. ‘Faith’ is based on the pier support that became more and more apparent, throughout during the creation of the performance piece. Traditional contemporary techniques and physical theatre is not usually the ‘chosen style’ of these individual dancers, but faith encompasses what the choreographers felt to be the essence of the company, throughout the creation process Performance Dates Friday 17th March 2018 – Phoenix Dance Theatre Saturday 18th March 2018 – NSCD Community Platform Wednesday 28th March 2018 – Morley Town Hall Sunday 20th May 2018 – Bridlington Spa Theatre 21st July 2018 – Kalasangam Showcase, Bradford Social Media Links (Click and it will take you to page) Twitter @DAZL_Leeds Facbook – LIKE danceactionzoneleeds Istagram @danceactionzoneleeds
#YorkshireConnection Project supported by Arts Council England
Yorkshire Connection Project Below are video from the partners involved in the Arts Council England supported project. The project includes two new pieces of choreography by Rees Dance Company, they have also provided CPD for the DAZL team and mentoring for Stephanie Dobson DAZL Community Dance Artist) Below is a quick sound bite from Steph on her experiences through the project. Part of the project includes a dance film and digital element lead by Wayne Sables. Yorkshire Connection Show at Morley Town Hall on Wednesday 28th March 2018. The show starts at 6.15pm and involved 200 dancers including guest performances from our friends at RJC Dance and the Kick Off Boys Dance Project which is a partnership between DAZL, NSCD, Leeds City Collage and Phoenix Dance. Tickets on Sale Now £3 Adult and £2 concessions. Intro by DAZL Director Rees Dance Wayne Sables DAZL Community Dance Artist Stephanie Dobson, Views on project and thank you to Arts Council England
DAZL – Big Lottery Funding
Awards 4 All Funding Dance Action Zone Leeds is so excited to announce on #TimetoTalk day that we’ve been successful with a Big Lottery Fund grant to deliver a Citywide Lads #MentalHealthProject. Lots more from this stand of the #KickOffBoysProject to follow. Involved in this partnership are the following organisations. Northern School Of Contemporary Dance – Learning & Participation Phoenix Dance Theatre Space2 Leeds Leeds City College Wayne Sables Looking forward to making a real difference to young lads lives across Leeds and addressing issues around men’s mental health. Social Media – Twitter @DAZL_Leeds Facbook – LIKE danceactionzoneleeds or Istagram @danceactionzoneleeds
NEW – DAZL Inclusive Dance Team
Inclusive Dance Team for 14-25 yrs with a Learning Disability Dance Action Zone Leeds – DAZL are so excited to announce our NEW Inclusive Competitive Dance Team for young adults aged 14-25 with learning disabilities. This program will start Tuesday 6th February 2018 weekly from 5pm- 6.30pm. We will be based at #Middleton Community Centre, (Middleton Elderly Aid) Middleton Park Avenue, LS10 3ST. Their is a £1 charge to each session as a contribution to costs for competition. This program of work will be part of our championship winning squad the DAZL Diamonds and will be competing at the ICE Comp in Leeds 9th & 10th June 2018 We aim to breakdown barriers in the world of cheerdance/ hip-hop competitive dance sport. We aim for the participants to gain life, social and communication skills with added value of improving their overall health and wellbeing. This session has been made possible by the amazing efforts of DAZL Parent Melissa Peacock fundraising by participating in the Yorkshire 3 Peaks.
DAZL at Lark In The Park 2017
DAZL at Lark In The Park 2017 On Saturday 22nd July the DAZL groups from Seacroft, Burmantofts and Gipton Communities of Leeds come together for the Lark In The Park annual Festival. The groups have been supported by Inner East Community Committee local ward councilors. The event was a real success with organisation and projects from across East Leeds taking part, the 40 DAZL young people performed dances and entertained the crowds of hundreds of people. Thank you to everyone who came out and supported us.
Melissa’s Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge for DAZL
Melissa’s Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge for DAZL DAZL Mum’s Team member and DAZL parent Melissa Peacock will be doing the 24 Mile hike of the Yorkshire 3 Peaks. This is an ultimate challenge & the money raised from this will support Dance Action Zone Leeds Community Disability Cheerdance/ Streetdance Dance Program. Need There is a lack of opportunities for young people from areas of deprivation with disabilities to access affordable inclusive community street and cheerdance provision across Leeds. Solution We will aim tackle this by providing a FREE, Low cost/ no cost, fun, inclusive year long dance program, with wider opportunities attached. We will set up a DAZL streetdance & cheerdance crew for young people 3-25yrs with disabilities across Leeds. This program will be part of the DAZL international championship winning cheerdance/ streetdance crews from DAZL Diamonds and DAZL Inspire. Aim To provide young people with disabilities from Leeds, new and exciting dance opportunities. Activities To set up a community street/ cheerdance program for young people with disabilities, also provide wider cultural opportunities. We will aim to engage 20 young people weekly and follow their progress through social media. We will also obtain feedback from the young people and their families. Impact From been involved in this project the young people will have better health and wellbeing. They will gain a passion for dance and transferable skills which they will assist them in the future. They will also have a greater social network of friends and have gained new creative/ cultural experiences. We will demonstrate this impact through both digital and more traditional case studies. Reporting We will report via social media also blogs via DAZL website and our partners ensuring we gain as much coverage as possible. We will also inform people/ supporters/ donors via our Mailchimp email system and publish the success in our annual review. Location The project will be located in areas of deprivation across the LS10 & LS8 postcodes communities of Leeds. Belle Isle/ Middleton, Burmantofts areas of Leeds which are situated in Inner East Leeds and Inner South Leeds. Beneficiaries 20 young people with disabilities will benefit from this project weekly but we will deliver FREE taster workshops in four SILC’s to drum up interest working with around 150 young people. You can support Mellissa and DAZL by donating to our BigGive page by clicking on this link. https://secure.thebiggive.org.uk/projects/view/28828/melissas-yorkshire-3-peaks-challenge/ You can also text our JustTextGiving page by Texting DAZL17 £5 (the amount can be anything from £1 -£10) Text to 70070 For more information email – [email protected] or call the DAZL office – 0113 2706903 Remember if you want more information or to view the pictures and videos from Melissa’s progress, you can follow us on the social media below Dance Action Zone Leeds Facebook    @DAZL_Leeds Twitter  Instagram – danceactionzoneleeds
DAZL’S East Leeds SILC group performs at Expressions 17
DAZL’S East Leeds SILC group performs at Expressions 17 Dance Action Zone Leeds and East Leeds SILC have been working together giving the young people from John James School new opportunities in dance. The young people have a range of disabilities, We at DAZL couldn’t be more proud of the young people and what they have been able to achieve in such a short time. The group is made up of 14 boys who are now going to be a inclusive all male streetdance crew the first for DAZL The lads created a performance which was performed part of Northern Ballets annual inclusive dance platform which put young people with disabilities centre stage showcasing the amazing talent from inclusive groups across the country. Thank you so much to the Northern Ballet team for such a wonderful experience and opportunity. EVERYONE WATCH THIS SPACE AND SEE WHAT WE GET UP TO NEXT
