DAZL is featured in the #GiveLeeds website to support our work and also help with the NEW DAZL HQ studio in Middleton alterations for our fabulous DAZL Family. Dance opens up a world of opportunity for our children and young people. We work across Leeds, in some of the most deprived communities of our city. We use dance as a creative pathway to improve health, fitness, creativity and overall wellbeing. All DAZL activities are accessible to people of all ages and abilities. We use dance to reduce inequalities and raise aspirations – our key aims:1. Participation – Engaging inactive children and young people through high quality dance as physical activity2. Community Leadership – Engaging and empowering local people/ communities3. Partnerships – Supporting and delivering the wider health/ social care agenda4. Artistic Development & Progression Support – Developing and nurturing new & existing local talent5. Celebrating Communities & Performance Opportunities – bringing the whole community together and championing positive achievements How can you help? Your kind donation means we can welcome more children and young people into our DAZL community! You can make direct donation here PayPal.DAZLltd Visit the Give Leeds Website here – Homepage – Give Leeds

DAZL and our Partners/ Neighbours middleton elderly aid joined forces to provide some Christmas Cheer the the elderly in the local community. The Middleton Elderly Aid volunteers baked and handed out mince pies, whilst dressed up as Santa and his helpers. The DAZL Children danced to Christmas songs visiting Acre Court Care home and Middleton Aire Court Care home. The feedback from the resident and staff was “Its was fun and entertaining” also “What a wonderful surprise for the community” Its lovely seeing the younger and older generations coming together.

DAZL is passionate about inclusion at every level of the organisation and within all our programs and activities. This year we are backing Stonewall UK #rainbowlaces campaign. We believe sport and physical activity should be inclusive for everyone. Were your laces with pride and show this by taking a picture and using the hashtag #RainbowLaces #MakeSportEveryonesGame https://www.stonewall.org.uk/our…/campaigns/rainbow-laces Below are 3 videos and pictures from what DAZL has been getting up to. We have a big thank you to Rothwell Juniors FC who also helped us get the message/ campaign out their. for more information on stonewall and their work visit About Us | Stonewall

The DAZL Digital Christmas Celebration event will be aired on Friday 18th December at 6pm on Vimeo. You can can subscribe to the DAZL Vimeo channel here Dance Action Zone Leeds �️‍� – Dancer & Artist (vimeo.com) The last 9months have been difficult for everyone. We want to end this year by bringing some joy and entertainment to the community. This is our thank you and a way to celebrate all our funders, children, young people and their families continued support of DAZL and commitment to dance. We are working with Wayne Sables and the DAZL Community Team to bring you performances created in lockdown 2 and sharing films created in lockdown. Thank you to everyone and we hope you will join us online #DAZLdigital Special guest performance by our Carr Manor High School After School Dance Club. This digital event is supported by Leeds Public Health, Leeds Community Committee Youth Activity Fund and National Lottery Community Fund.

From the 5th November we start the second national lowdown, we know this is extremely hard for everyone. We want to use this time to spread joy and keep everyone as fit, healthy and connected as possible. The dancing doesn’t stop! We have a full Zoom program supported by Leeds City Council Community Committees, Leeds Public Health and Arts@Leeds. If you want to join any class, please Email [email protected] or Call/Text/ WhatsApp 07519018675 – Chrisie Emmonds (DAZL Community Facilitator) will send you a link, the password and online consent form. All session will be £2 each, payable via PayPal paypal.me/DAZLLtd https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/dazlltd

Cameron wants you all to help reduce the spread of covid-19 in Leeds by following the F.A.C.T.S F – Face coverings in enclosed spaces A – Ask a friend or neighbour if they need help, or a chat – But keep to social distancing rules. C – Clean your hands and surfaces you touch T – Two meter distanced and avoid crowded places S – Self-Isolate and get a test if you have symptoms #TogetherLeedsYouth

Here is the DAZL Wakefield Pilot report and what we go up to during lockdown. You can download the report or ready the slides below, we are so grateful to Wakefield Council and Aspire Health for all there support. We are very excited for the next stage….

It’s time to get creative and competitive! We’re challenging groups of between three and 12, year 7 children to come up with their own dance routine. It could be inspired by TikTok, and children can choose the music themselves. Check out the guides for more details, and the video from Dance Action Zone Leeds for some tips. Download the guide for South Yorkshire schools Download the guide for West Yorkshire schools Watch the YouTube video below lead by DAZL Dance Leader Kaci Emmonds and members of the DAZL Street Games Yorkshire group. HOW TO TAKE PART• Groups of 3 – 12 Year 7’s to create a dance routine. These can be Tik-Tok style or anything the students want to do! The song choice can be determined by the participants.• Please click here to watch the instructional video put together by DAZL and how to incorporate these and read the guidance in this document.• To submit the video, simply share the dance routines on Instagram or Twitter tagging in @DanceActionZoneLeeds (Instagram ) / @DAZL_Leeds (Twitter) and @YorkshireSport (Instagram and Twitter) and using #WYSGDanceComp and #SYSGDanceComp for South and West Yorkshire Schools. The deadline to submit videos in 4pm on Friday 12 February.• The videos will be judged by the DAZL Street Games Group and the winners will be announced on Friday 19 February. The winners will have the opportunity to take part in DAZL’s next dance event and will be asked to perform their routine at our next West Yorkshire School Games Festival when they are back in the calendar! COVID-19 NOTEPlease ensure when taking part in this competition, participants are abiding by their school’s individualhealth and safety measures, social distancing policies and localised restrictions.GOOD LUCK AND HAVE FUN!If you need further support checkout the DAZL website www.dazl.org.uk or click on to the DAZL YouTube Channel www.youtube.com/dazldiamonds for hints and tips.

In lockdown DAZL continued with the supporting of young peoples mental health through a digital project supported by the National Lottery Community Fund Here are a series of 1 min Mental Health awareness dance films created by Choreographers Mason Jubb and Chloe Young, Filmed by Wayne Sables During lock-down with the support of the National Lottery Community Fund, DAZL created a podcast with young people hosted by Wayne Sables. A new podcast is released every Monday at 12 noon by a different young person. Please follow us on Spotify, ITunes and google Click here for Spotify Click here for Itunes

The Young people at DAZL encourage you to wear a face covering in partnership with Leeds Public Health, Leeds City Council and Forum Central