A message from DAZL Director Ian Rodley “This year has been an exciting time for Dance Action Zone Leeds (DAZL) with so many achievements. DAZL has continued to use dance as a creative pathway to improve the health & wellbeing of 6150 people, engaging with 5917 individuals across our established Leeds programme and working with 233 individuals from our newly established Wakefield programme. Our focus on dance and community development has enabled DAZL to  connect with 52 schools and with communities in 24 of the 33 Leeds City Council Wards and, so far, 4 of the 21 Wakefield District Council Wards. It really has been an amazing year and I am proud of everyone who has played their part in our success, our participants, our staff and our partners. I hope you enjoy reading about our year”

DAZL – COVID-19 Healthy Holidays DAZL in partnership with Fare Share Yorkshire and Leeds Public Health part of the COVID-19 Healthy Holidays provision, We will be providing up to 40 families maximum from South Leeds LS10 & LS11 posts code each week with food for nutritious meals, food parcels. The DAZL team will be following government guidelines and social distancing measures whilst distributing food from Middleton Community Centre, Middleton Park Avenue, Leeds, LS10. Collections 1-3pm on Monday and for those people who cant leave their homes we can arrange delivery.   We cant guarantee what food will be in the parcels but their will be enough for a few days meals for a family. This service will be on offer for 15 weeks starting Monday 27th April 2020.  What else is in my weekly parcel? Food for the familyDance at home activity pack to keep family activeChange 4 Life activity pack and recipe sheet to keep family healthyChildren’s at home activitiesDAZL Online FREE dance activities for those who can access the internetFor information on Fare Share Yorkshire and how you can get involved to support their work during the challenges of COVID-19 visit  https://fareshare.org.uk/fareshare-centres/yorkshire/Please contact Amy & Chrisie via email – [email protected] or Call/Text 07519018675 they will then ask you some simple questions for our monitoring and coordinate our offer.  #DAZLonline FREE Dance Activity The team at DAZL have worked hard to put activities together with the support of our funders Public Health, Arts@Leeds, Street Games, Sport England and Leeds Community Foundation. We are thinking of you all and hope you and your families are safe and well. We are really impressed with how you have engaged with this process and if anyone has any suggestions please do let us know. What is on offer from DAZL whilst I am at home?Facebook LIVE sessions and Zoom Room sessions – this is advertised on your groups page and via our social media platforms. Weekly 20min family dance fitness released every Sunday at 11am on our Vimeo Channel www.vimeo.com/danceactionzoneleeds Dance activity videos via Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Vimeo and Instagram. The children and families then upload their progression to their individual Facebook groups or just simply upload under the various video/ activity posts.What if I do not attend a DAZL Session and cant go onto the private social media groups?You must fill out an online consent form https://dazl.wufoo.com/forms/dazl-consent-form-dazl-online-consent-form/You must then be able to answer the security question for the group.Groups are monitored by the DAZL team and and comment or upload has to be agreed by a DAZL Staff/ Team member.You can only add yourself to the your local session (Dose not include DAZLdance-fit 14yrs+ this is city wide) or you can join in on the general open activities to all on the main page. #DAZLonline activity at home disclaimer  DAZL strongly recommend that you consult your doctor before undertaking any changes in your physical activity regime. DAZL and the team take no responsibility for any personal loss or injury caused whilst you participate in our #DAZLonline activities.  Please make sure the area around you is clear of any hazards before starting any of the activities. Stay hydrated …

Here are some at home workouts you can do at home from the DAZL Dance Fitness Team. You can also visit www.facebook.com/danceactionzoneleeds and via our vimeo channel www.vimeo.com/danceactionzoneleeds Please do let us know how you all get on!

DAZL is committed to ensuring all our groups across Leeds and Wakefield continue to get dance activity. We have uploaded the full program here http://dazl.org.uk/calendar/ we have something for everyone. to access these activities you must fill out an online consent form and chose your session. Instruction on adding yourself to a activity Step 1: Go on to the DAZL website calendar page http://dazl.org.uk/calendar/ find the online session you wish to attend Step 2: add yourself the the DAZL Facebook by liking the page  www.facebook.com/danceactionzoneleeds Step 3: Complete this simple online  consent forms  https://dazl.wufoo.com/forms/dazl-consent-form-dazl-online-consent-form/ they then just select the session to get access to the private Facebook groups.   Step 4: using the link for each session on the DAZL calendar to access your private group link click on the link  once you fill out your consent form and clicked on your link you will asked to answer the two security question. Step 5: This will be reviewed, checked with consent form and then admin team will make decision to approve or not.    What if i miss my session? Don’t worry if your in the private group the live-stream video will be their. If you in a Zoom room you will have missed the class. Will you upload any other sessions to Youtube or Vimeo? Yes will upload a 20min family dance fitness session and a 30min introduction to dance session weekly on our Vimeo. www.vimeo.com/danceactionzonleeds we are also uploading activities to our YouTube channel too www.youtube.com/dazldiamonds so make sure you subscribe to both. Thank you, stay safe and lots of love from us all at DAZL

STARTING TOMORROW We have the amazing DAZL Diamond Head Coach Mason Jubb will be delivering a fun, energetic 30min session. Every Monday, Wednesday & Fridays at 11am Why not join in the fun and this could also go towards all the families physical activity/ PE. Please login at 11am from your homes part of #DAZLonline www.facebook.com/danceactionzoneleeds Thanks – Team DAZL

#DAZLonline Whilst we are all at home and cant get out to face to face sessions with DAZL, the team at Dance Action Zone Leeds & DAZL Wakefield have worked hard to put some resources and activities together. We are thinking of you all have created a series of Facebook groups for your sessions. Most people have accepted these and joined the groups already. We are really impressed with you and how you have engaged with this process and if anyone has any suggestions please dont let us know. What will be on offer whilst I am at home? Online dance challenges for children and families to upload to their individual Facebook groups or just simply upload under the various videos. Session videos and tutorials will be upload for you all to practice Weekly 20min family dance fitness Warm-up, Cool Down and Individual skills dance activity Videos Facebook LIVE sessions and Zoom Room sessions – this will be advertised on your groups page and via our social media.  What if I do not attend a DAZL Session and cant go onto the private social media groups? You must fill out an online consent form You must then be able to answer the security question for the group. Groups are monitored by the DAZL team and and comment or upload has to be agreed by a DAZL Staff/ Team member. You can only add yourself to the your local session or you can join in on the general open activities to all.  What social media platforms will you be using? Facebook – @danceactionzoneleeds and @dazl_wakefield Twitter – @DAZL_Leeds & @DAZL_Wakefiled Instagram – @danceactionzoneleeds and @dazl_wakefield Vimeo – (Video Channel) www.vimeo.com/danceactionzoneleeds  YouTube – (Video Channel) www.youtube.com/dazldiamonds  Stay in contact You can also email [email protected] or Whattsapp your progression on 07519018675  #DAZLonline activity at home disclaimer  DAZL strongly recommend that you consult your doctor before undertaking any changes in your physical activity regime. DAZL and the team take no responsibility for any personal loss or injury caused whilst you participate in our #DAZLonline activities.  Please make sure the area around you is clear of any hazards before starting any of the activities. Stay hydrated and be aware of you body and surroundings.  Stay Safe, Stay At Home, Listen To The Experts! We cant wait to see you all soon. Love Team DAZL #DAZLfamily 

Hi DAZL Family Whilst we all deal with the horrible COVID-19 we have put together activities, challenges etc for you to do at home. The DAZL Director Ian Rodley will do a weekly update on what is on offer and where you can access this and get involved. We will be using our Vimeo and YouTube channels to communicate and upload content. For activity sessions visit https://vimeo.com/danceactionzoneleeds Whilst people are home you can also login to Facebook and join the various community online groups. If you are not a current member you wont be able to be added without filling out the necessary online consent form and protection questions. All groups are private and managed by the DAZL Community Team. All posts are monitored and have to be agreed by the moderators from DAZL. You can access the DAZL YouTube Channel here https://www.youtube.com/user/dazldiamonds/