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Dancefest @dancefest.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

This #TrusteesWeek, let us introduce you to the Co-Chairs of Dancefest’s Board of Trustees, Chris Stenton and Lucie Mirkova. Chris is Chief Executive of People Dancing. www.dancefest.co.uk/about-us/boa... Lucie is Head of Programme at Candoco Dance Company www.dancefest.co.uk/about-us/boa...

Head shot of Chris, a white man in his 50s in a black top.

Head shot of Lucie, a white woman in her 30s in a black top.

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Dancefest @dancefest.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

It’s #TrusteesWeek, and we’d like to take this opportunity to celebrate our incredible Board of Trustees. We’re thankful to have such a skilled, experienced and committed Board. They work hard behind the scenes to guide and support Dancefest, to help us thrive. www.dancefest.co.uk/about-us/board

Headshots of the 10 people who are Dancefest’s Board of Trustees.

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Dancefest @dancefest.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

💥Last chance to book for ACE dance and music project!💥 We're closing bookings this Sunday so if you'd like to be part of this amazing curtain raiser experience, working with fantastic professional dancers from ACE at Malvern Theatres, make sure you're booked! 🔗 bookwhen.com/dancefest/e/...

ACE dance and music dancers performing on stage. They’re dressed in earthy colours and the lighting is warm.

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Dancefest @dancefest.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Create a Curtain Raiser performance with ACE Dance and Music 📍 Sunday 12 October, Saturday 18 October, Sunday 19 October (workshops) 📍 Tuesday 21 October, curtain raiser before ACE's performance at Malvern Theatres bookwhen.com/dancefest/e/... 📷 @graemebraidwoodphotography #DanceThreads

2 dancers on stage connected. They’re wearing earthy colours with dramatic lighting behind.

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Dancefest @dancefest.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

🍂 We’re back - and we can’t wait to see you!🍂 Join us today for: 📍 Rock Chance to Dance - Exercise and Creative 📍 Hereford Chance to Dance 📍 Warndon Dance Club www.dancefest.co.uk/participation For Malvern Theatres: 📍 Chance to Dance 📍 Parents and Wobblers malvern-theatres.co.uk/events/

Feet in a circle, taken from above. They’re adult dancers in a dance class.

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Dancefest @dancefest.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

🍁 Just one week to go! We're getting ready for the start of term next week and we're so looking forward to seeing you! Join us for creative weekly classes for children, young people and adults of all ages across Worcestershire and Herefordshire. www.dancefest.co.uk/participation

A youth dance performance. One dancer in the centre is stretching up in a curved shape. Other dancers are behind and the stage is lit in blues against a black background.

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Dancefest @dancefest.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

The next of our free dance workshops for young people with learning disabilities in Herefordshire is on Thursday 28 August at the beautiful Grange Court in Leominster! We’d love some more people to join us, so please help us spread the word! 🔗 bookwhen.com/dancefest/e/...

People taking part in an inclusive dance workshop for dancers with learning disabilities. All are smiling at the camera. One person is sitting in a wheelchair and one is sitting on the floor. The rest are standing.

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Dancefest @dancefest.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

🎪 We need your advice! 🎪 We don’t have any bookings for our Family Carnival Workshop on Sunday 8 June so we’re thinking of postponing. We want to make a new date that works well - so when would be good for you? Please reply to tell us Find out more www.dancefest.co.uk/worcester-ca...

People of all ages taking part in a carnival parade.

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Dancefest @dancefest.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Making Waves, our performance company for dancers aged 50+, are inviting adults of any age who have some dance experience, to join them to be part of Worcester Carnival on Saturday 12 July. You'll be part of Dancefest's procession, using colourful silk flags. bit.ly/MWandGuests

Dancers - adults and children - rehearsing for a carnival parade, with colourful silk flags on poles.

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Dancefest @dancefest.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Jigsaw Youth is a new project with young people with learning disabilities aged 16-25 in Herefordshire. Thanks to funding from Herefordshire Council, Dancefest is offering free dance and creativity sessions this summer. Find out more www.dancefest.co.uk/inclusion/ji...

People with learning disabilities taking part in a dance workshop.

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Dancefest @dancefest.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

🐣 Our classes now pause for a 2 week break over Easter - and then we’re back on 28 April for a jam-packed summer term! Book for summer classes 👉 www.dancefest.co.uk/participation We hope you all have a lovely Easter!

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Dancefest @dancefest.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

☀️ Booking is open for summer! ☀️ Our summer term starts on Monday 28 April and booking is open! Classes for all ages: contemporary technique, creative dance, youth dance, street, inclusive classes for dancers with learning disabilities, gentle and seated dance. www.dancefest.co.uk/participation

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Dancefest @dancefest.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

We're excited to be part of a new exhibition, Why I Dance, at Brewhouse Arts Centre, Burton on Trent. Why I Dance, organised by That Dance!, uses film and photography to showcase the work of contemporary dance groups in the West Midlands, in particular those of adults with learning disabilities.

A dancer dancing in the street, with arms stretched out, looking at the camera. Photo by Mark Anderson.

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Dancefest @dancefest.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

It’s International Women’s Day and we celebrate all the women and girls who play such a vital part in Dancefest’s story - the women who lead and create, and all the women and girls who take part, support and advocate. #IWD2025 #AccelerateAction www.internationalwomensday.com

A girl leading a carnival parade. She’s wearing blue, smiling and carrying a flag.

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Dancefest @dancefest.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

We’re taking part in Let’s Dance next Sunday 2 March - and for the whole of the week. We’d love you to get involved by bringing a friend to class for free! And if you don’t have a friend who dances with us, that’s fine - just get in touch. www.dancefest.co.uk/lets-dance #letsdance

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Dancefest @dancefest.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

🪩 Let's Dance at Dancefest! A peek inside Scala Worcester, some ideas from our friends for half term, and help us get more people dancing as part of #LetsDance. Click the link to read our latest newsletter - mailchi.mp/dancefest/le...

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Dancefest @dancefest.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

💡Dancefest Away Day - Meet some of our team!💡 There’s a lot that goes on behind the scenes at Dancefest, and our Board of Trustees work so hard, supporting our vision, mission and the work we do. Today, Board and staff met to make big plans for the future.

Some of Dancefest’s Board and staff, all posing for a photo.

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Dancefest @dancefest.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

💥Today!💥 📍Everybody Dance Masterclass (16+) at our base at the Angel Centre, Worcester 📍2-4pm 📍Pay what you can This is what someone said about seeing the performance of Sons and Mums - we absolutely loved it! We can’t wait for the workshop this afternoon 👉 www.dancefest.co.uk/masterclasses

Handwritten words in green - “So beautiful and moving. Love, joy, struggles, overcoming - it was all there. But above all LOVE”

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Dancefest @dancefest.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

🌱Spring term starts today!🌱 We’re back and we can’t wait to see you! Join us today and every Monday for - 📍Rock Chance to Dance - Exercise (50+) 📍Rock Chance to Dance - Creative (50+) 📍Hereford Chance to Dance (50+) 📍Warndon Dance Club (5-10) 👉 www.dancefest.co.uk/participation/

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Dancefest @dancefest.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

📣 Last call to join our brilliant Board! 📣 Our Board is such an important part of how our charity is run and we’re so thankful to our current Board and future new members! Deadline to apply is this Sunday 12 January. Find all the details at www.dancefest.co.uk/about-us/vac...

Headshots of Dancefest’s Board of Trustees.

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Dancefest @dancefest.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

✨Happy 2025!✨ We’re back at our desks this week and we’re getting ready for our spring term of dance classes. Classes start next week and we can’t wait to see you! Find all the details and book at www.dancefest.co.uk/participation

A dance workshop with 15 participants. They’re in a circle, with one person dancing across the circle.

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Dancefest @dancefest.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

🌱 Our Spring term starts on Monday 13 January - and booking is open! 🌱 👉 www.dancefest.co.uk/participation We'll see a few of you this week in classes that are replacements for cancellations due to flooding - but for the rest of you, thank you so much for being part of a fantastic autumn term!

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Dancefest @dancefest.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

🔻You've helped us raise £4,424.36!🔻 Thank you all so much for your donations and your support with our Big Give #ChristmasChallenge We're incredibly excited to let you know that your donations have raised £4,113, which with Gift Aid, comes to a grand total of £4,424.36! Thank you all so much!

An inclusive group of dancers, all in a group looking at the camera. They're all in blues and oranges and have just performed in a dance performance. The words "Big Give total £4,424.36 and thank you so much"

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Dancefest @dancefest.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

🔻Last chance to donate🔻 Our @biggive.bsky.social campaign closes at noon tomorrow, so just a few hours left 👉 donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05... We’re just £92 in donations away from our target! We can’t quite believe it! Thank you for your kindness in difficult times. #ChristmasChallenge

An inclusive dance performance with 4 dancers on stage, both in pairs. The 2 women at the front are resting their backs against each other and have broad smiles.

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Dancefest @dancefest.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

🔻 24 hours left to donate 🔻 🔻https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a056900002TPVT8AAP We've been overwhelmed by your generosity and support - making donations, sharing our posts and telling people how much our work matters to you. #ChristmasChallenge #DoubleTheDifference @biggive.bsky.social

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Dancefest @dancefest.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

🔻2 days left to donate🔻 Huge thanks to everyone who’s already donated and shared 🙏 🔻If you haven’t yet and you’d like to 👉 donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05... @biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge #DoubleTheDifference

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Dancefest @dancefest.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

🔺Help Dancefest win an extra £1,000 for our Big Give campaign!🔺 From midday 6 December to midday on 10 December, supporters can create a post on Twitter or Instagram. 🔺Use hashtags: #BigGiveChoice #ChristmasChallenge 🔺Tag Big Give & Dancefest 🔺Say why Dancefest should win Supporters' Choice Award

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Dancefest @dancefest.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Huge thanks to everyone who's donated to our Big Give campaign so far! You've helped us raise £970 in just 24 hours! donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05... #DoubleTheDifference

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Dancefest @dancefest.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

🍿Dancefest Film Premiere🍿 Wednesday 4 December 6pm, 6.30pm and 7pm The Studio at The Hive Free 🎟️ Get your tickets at www.dancefest.co.uk/participatio... 🎄It’s part of our Big Give #ChristmasChallenge week.

Children in black and white dancing. A large face of the moon is superimposed over the image.

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Dancefest @dancefest.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

❗️Dancefest Quiz postponed❗️ We're incredibly sorry, but we’re postponing our Dancefest Quiz until early 2025. We’re very grateful to people who had booked and are so sorry for any disappointment. Our sincere apologies. We really hope you understand.

Lots of people at tables, some standing up, at an evening quiz event in a large hall.

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Dancefest @dancefest.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

⚠️Classes today⚠️ Flooding is affecting some classes today in that we just can’t to them or venues are closed. ❌Rock Chance to Dance - Exercise and Creative are cancelled today. ✅All others are running Keep safe.

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Dancefest @dancefest.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

🍿Dancefest Film Premiere - booking is open! 🎥 Wednesday 4 December 6pm, 6.30pm and 7pm 🎬@TheHiveWorcs 🎟️Free Dancers from our @WCTrust classes have made a dance film - come along to the premiere! 🎟️ www.dancefest.co.uk/participatio... #BigGiveChristmasChallenge #BigGive

Children’s hands in a circle on a white cloth on the ground.

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Dancefest @dancefest.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

We're looking for people with passion, energy, and commitment to join Dancefest’s Board to help drive the organisation forward, consolidate our achievements and shape our strategic future. Find out more and how to apply at www.dancefest.co.uk/about-us/vac...

A group of dancers dressed in white in an outdoor evening performance. They’re all lifting one dancer.

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Dancefest @dancefest.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Our first post is a snowy one but with a pale blue sky! ❌Jigsaw Inclusive Dance Hereford ❌Jigsaw Inclusive Dance Worcester ❌Contemporary Technique are all cancelled today. ✅Tolladine Dance Club is going ahead

A snowy outdoor scene in a field, with trees and a log covered in snow.

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