More than a quarter of UK girls show signs of depression
Wednesday, 11 October 2017
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
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Dare To Be Great – Guest Blog by Lauren Wyatt
Thursday, 31 August 2017
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
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Job Vacancy – Dance Development Officer
Friday, 18 August 2017
We are looking for a highly skilled and pro-active Dance Development Officer (DDO) to take the lead in directing our North West flagship youth dance company LYDC, support talent development across the North West and develop and deliver high quality dance initiatives across Lancashire and beyond. Forming part of a small but dynamic creative team,
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Hurray, we’re heading for 2022 – and beyond – backed by Arts Council England
Tuesday, 27 June 2017
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
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More U Dance National Festival success!
Tuesday, 06 June 2017
Journey of a Lancashire Soldier film selected for National U Dance Festival Ludus Dance and the Chorley Boys dance company are celebrating the news that their Journey of a Lancashire Soldier film has been selected by One Dance UK to be shared as part of the National U Dance Festival, which takes place in Birmingham
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Big Deal in Birmingham Wall of Fame
Wednesday, 31 May 2017
Getting LYDC to Birmingham Just over a week ago, we proudly announced that the Ludus Youth Dance Company (LYDC) has been successful in being selected, from talented youth dance companies across the UK, to represent the North West and perform at the National U Dance Festival 2017 at the Birmingham Hippodrome from 13th to 16th
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Ludus Dance recognised in cultural education awards
Tuesday, 16 May 2017
At the North West Cultural Education Awards, organised by Curious Minds in April, Ludus Dance was proud to be listed among the awards finalists at the prestigious event at the Preston Guild Hall. About the Awards The event ‘shone a light on best practice’, and those who have gone ‘above and beyond’ in their work,
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Dance Opportunity – NYDC Experience Workshop
Friday, 28 April 2017
Saturday 10 June 2017 13.00-17.00 Where: The Dancehouse, Manchester Age suitability: Dancers aged 16-18 or up to 24 if deaf of disabled with experience in any dance style Cost: Free Book Now: www.nydc.org.uk/workshop National Youth Dance Company creates and performs innovative and influential dance, bringing together the most talent young dancers from across England to work
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