As many truths as drops of water in the ocean…
Pause… settle… deep breath in, deep breath out… Notice. A sense of beginning, of arriving at a beginning –...
Cheshire Dance’s Wanna Dance? programme is about asking adults with Profound & Multiple Learning Disabilities (PMLD) if they would like to dance and if so, how that dance might be?
Ruth Spencer and I, with dancers with PMLD, have been developing the approach since 2018.
We believe that everyone has the right to dance and creatively express themselves.
As dance practitioners working in education and community settings, person-centered approaches are deeply embedded in our practice. Somatically informed improvisational practice at the core of our creative work. As movers, performers, facilitators and creators, this practice enables us to meet each person in the moment, responding to the unique movement possibilities we each bring.
Our dance practice supports:
– Non-verbal communication
– Attunement and sensitivity to movement in self and others
– Seeing movement through a ‘dancer’s lens’ – noticing, valuing and celebrating the creativity, potential and importance in the smallest of moments and movements.
Our work draws upon this and on the work of other specialist practitioners to create an approach where each individual with PMLD can engage in a dance experience that is personal, meets their unique needs and creates an opportunity for their creative expression to be witnessed, amplified and shared.
You can find out all about Wanna Dance? residencies, projects and training on our Pmld-dance website.
