8. Five principles established for involving older people: listening to participants; achieving a measurable transfer of power to participants; outcomes defined by the participants and co-produced with them; the outcomes are describable by the participants; participants are involved in assessing the achievement of outcomes. 9. Dance to Health has been codified in preparation for scaling. 10. Research by Middlesex University Business School identified ten success factors for Dance to Health’s financial sustainability. 11. A business model for early-stage roll-out was devised. This consists of an evidence-based ‘Improvement Programme’ which is funded by the health sector and an ongoing ‘Maintenance Programme’ which is locally sustainable. 12. Translating the evidence-based falls prevention programmes was an enjoyable challenge for dance artists. Without this it would be difficult to see Dance to Health growing: if delivering Dance to Health is boring, dance artists are likely to be reluctant to contribute.
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