Overview

Dance United Yorkshire positively changes the lives of marginalised and hard-to-reach people through high-quality dance training and performance. We deliver work that is tough, tightly-focused and highly disciplined: no hiding places, shortcuts, or excuses. Our distinctive methodology, modelled on professional contemporary dance training, enables our participants to push themselves beyond their limits and unlock their often unrecognised potential.

We create and deliver bespoke dance projects and interventions to meet the needs of different groups of people who are struggling with difficult life circumstances – for example, young people who are disengaged/excluded from mainstream education, people accessing mental health services, women suffering domestic abuse and families living in areas of deprivation.

At the heart of our ambition is a belief that every life should have meaning and purpose. We advocate the use of dance as a powerful tool for personal growth and social development - to the general public, across the social inclusion sector, government agencies and the mainstream dance world.