What we do
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As a charity, EVERYBODY DANCE
is always looking for
benefactors to keep the work
going alongside the support we
receive from public and
private trusts - following our
constant round of funding
applications! If you believe
in our work and feel you could
contribute in any way, however
small, please consider using
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you.
About EVERYBODY DANCE
Rachel Freeman, founder of
Blue Eyed Soul Dance Company,
has been a leading UK exponent
of inclusive aerial and
community dance for nearly two
decades. She is now Lead
Artist of the company
EVERYBODY DANCE, based in
Malvern, and aims to build on
her international experience
and to work in collaboration
with other artists to provide
opportunities to dance.
A diverse range of projects is
available including
commissioned work,
performance, touring,
education, training and
recreational workshops. The
work aims to bring disabled
and non-disabled people
together in an inclusive
context.
Aerial
dance projects cater
for beginners to professional
level learners in both
workshops and performances. Community
projects bring together
a diverse range and infinite
number of local people and
artists to develop creative
ideas around a shared theme
resulting in performance.
Collaborative working
Collaboration
with artists, venues,
institutions and individuals
allows us to exploit the full
creative and social potential
of projects, pooling ideas,
skills and resources.
The
sum of the parts is
greater than the whole.
The nature of the project will
determine the collaborative
mix. Previous dance projects
have engaged digital artists,
visual artists, musicians,
composers, sculptors, kite
makers, climbers, engineers,
photographers and film makers.
Inclusion
EVERYBODY
DANCE aims to create a level
playing field where all
participants can step over
their thresholds of perceived
possibility.
Time has shown that inclusive
projects have an extraordinary
potential for all participants
to gain new physical and
creative skills, shifting
attitudes and overcoming
prejudice, both their own and
those around them. The beauty
of inclusive work is the
opportunities and challenges
that different bodies offer;
no assumptions can be made and
new techniques have to be
searched for.
The work is developed
primarily through contemporary
and creative dance, providing
tasks and exercises that have
structure but leave plenty of
room for everybody's
creativity. Always seeking out
ways to increase the
accessibility of movement we
have danced in water, on sand,
in very small spaces and
suspended from trees and
ceilings! Projects are
individually planned and
managed and are not
necessarily accessible to
everybody all the time.
EVERYBODY DANCE considers
every creative idea with a
sense of fun and integrity.
