UK schools Dress Up and Dance to make a difference for Macmillan Macmillan Cancer Support is excited to announce that their nationwide fundraising initiative, Dress Up and Dance will return to schools and nurseries across the UK on Friday 20th June 2014. The dance extravaganza, which asks children to don their finest dancewear in return for a £2 donation to the charity, was an incredible success in 2013, with over 910 schools raising more than £92,000. This year, Macmillan is working alongside Stagecoach Theatre Arts schools to encourage even more schools and nurseries to sign up to make a difference to those living with cancer.
and Dance initiative for 2014. At Stagecoach, we aim to ensure that as many children as possible are given the opportunity to develop their confidence through singing, acting and dance. Dress Up and Dance is a brilliant way for us to reach these goals, whilst engaging children with the fantastic work that Macmillan does to ensure that no one faces cancer alone.” All the money raised from Dress Up and Dance will go towards Macmillan’s vital work providing medical, financial, practical and emotional support to the two million people currently living with cancer in the UK and help ensure no one has to face cancer alone.
Once registered, schools will receive a Dress Up and Dance toolkit, written in conjunction with Stagecoach Theatre Arts schools, which includes fun and educational activity to ensure that the event ties in with the National Curriculum and Early Years Foundation Stage. The toolkit will include teaching materials, ideas and activities to help plan a fun dance event as well as a DVD featuring Strictly Come Dancing star Lisa Riley, that is packed with all new Stagecoach choreographed dance numbers including ‘the Fairy Tale’, ‘the Superhero’ and ‘the Flamenco’. On the day, the children are invited to simply follow the dance moves on the DVD to create a simple yet fun dance number.
For more information on Dress Up and Dance or to register visit www.macmillan.org.uk/dressup or call 0845 673 0720. *PSHE – England; PSE – Wales; Health and Wellbeing – Scotland; PD & MU – Northern Ireland
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Primary school teacher Alexandra Coley said: “The children had a fantastic day taking part in Dress Up and Dance for Macmillan in 2013. Learning the Dress Up and Dance routines tied in well with the PE curriculum and helped us ensure variety within the necessary two hours of physical activity per week. I would encourage other teachers to register their school and get involved with Dress Up and Dance for Macmillan.”
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Lynda Thomas, Director of Fundraising at Macmillan said: “We were delighted with the success of Dress Up and Dance last year and are incredibly excited that we’re able to bring it back for 2014. Dance is a fantastic way to connect with Primary School children and is such an accessible way to ensure that children of all ages engage with fundraising to support those affected by cancer.” Sarah Kelly, Managing Director of Stagecoach Theatre Arts schools said: “We are really excited to be working with Macmillan’s Dress Up
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