Proud to be part of the Dare To Be Great Dementia Project

Dare To Be Great Dementia Project “A lot of the time you need to make sure you go into their life and their world and not expect them to come into yours because their world is a very different place…” Providing a safe space to share memories Last summer, Fable Arts, Ludus Dance and the
Tagged under: , , ,

CPD Opportunity: Exploring Dance & Mental Health Awareness

Get 2018 off to a flying start and book onto our two day dance & mental health awareness course. Led by Rachel Liggitt, Director of Shropshire Inclusive Dance, this training will equip you with the skills to provide high quality dance experiences for children and young people as well as supporting their mental health and
Tagged under: , , , , ,

CPD Opportunity: Supporting Early Years Development

Get 2018 off to a flying start and book onto our two day Early Years course on Thursday 22nd and Friday 23rd February 2018, 9:30- 4:30pm. Led by Primed For Life (primedforlife.co.uk) Early Years specialists and authors of ‘Understanding Physical Development in the Early Years: linking bodies and minds’, this training will share key theory
Tagged under: , , ,

Spring Term Dates 2018

From everyone at Ludus Dance we would like to wish you all a happy and festive holiday season. Please note that the office will be closed from Wednesday 20th December 2017 and will reopen on Monday 8th January 2018. During this time you will be able to book classes through our website. Spring Term at

Come and Work With Us

We have two great, part-time job opportunities to work with our team at Ludus Dance. We are looking for an Evening & Weekend Receptionist and a Cleaner. You’ll be part of our small, hard-working and enthusiastic team supporting the charity’s aim to provide a wide range of opportunities through dance, especially working with children and young
Tagged under: , , , ,

More than a quarter of UK girls show signs of depression

International Day of The Girl International Day of the Girl is celebrated each year on October 11th. The day was established by the United Nations in 2011, highlighting the girl child and celebrating the potential of girls and young women internationally in the face of threats, discrimination, and the issues of their well-being. BBC report
Tagged under: , , , , , , ,

The difficult days of anorexia – how State of FLUX helped Lexi

About State of FLUX Ludus Dance ran a project to help make a difference for children and young people affected by severe mental health issues in the Lancaster area, funded by BBC Children in Need in 2016. Seventeen year-old Lexi was one of the young people with anorexia, at The Junction CAHMS Tier 4 mental
Tagged under: , , , , , ,

Dare To Be Great – Guest Blog by Lauren Wyatt

Guest blog from Lauren Wyatt One of the young people who recently took part in Dare to be Great About the project Over the past month I have been involved in a collaborative project for young people in the Fylde coast; involving Fable Arts, Ludus Dance and Clifton Hospital staff and patients, with an aim
Tagged under: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Dare To Be Great

This summer, Ludus Dance, Fable Arts and the fantastic staff at the Clifton Hospital in Lytham are working with a group of young people, aged 16 to 25, to create their own Dare To Be Great experience, while helping local people living with dementia remember theirs. The young people, from Fylde and beyond, will help
Tagged under: , , ,

Hurray, we’re heading for 2022 – and beyond – backed by Arts Council England

We’re proud to announce that our status as an Arts Council England  (ACE) National Portfolio (NPO) organisation will continue from 2018-22. This means that Ludus Dance is one of five dance organisations across the North West that will continue to receive financial support from ACE over their next four-year funding period. To achieve this, earlier
Tagged under: , , , , ,