EviDANCEd based therapy

Dance is an incredibly powerful tool used for boosting brain function, relieving anxiety and stress, and for enhancing emotional expression.

Dancing for Health is a Social Enterprise that uses the power of dancing to help vulnerable people live happier and healthier lives. With demonstrable benefits to both physical and mental wellbeing, its evidence based seated dance activity programme is specifically suitable for older or disabled people in health and social care settings.

Dancing for Health are winners of a 2023 Irish Healthcare Award. They are offering an attractive and proven corporate membership package to the care sector. Providing unlimited access to a unique range of content and learning resources for your care professional staff to keep their residents engaged and active. Packages available for individual sites or groups with multi-sites.

Your staff members will be trained through Dancing for Health’s accredited instructor training programme and will have access to pre-recorded videos through their website members’ platform. Staff members will be expected to join in on routines, the dance activities are easy-to-follow and fun.

Each routine can be tailored each time, and participants can choose their favourite ones. They can be used for individual residents who prefer to do activities on their own or delivered within a group setting. The routines are split into slower tempo and more upbeat tracks, so you can pick and choose the tracks suitable for your clients. What’s more, new routines are added regularly!

In addition to providing a fun, safe, accessible, and cost-effective activity, Dancing for Health’s program underwent a rigorous 8-week study, demonstrating remarkable benefits. Participants experienced a significant reduction in anxiety and depression, with mental health scores improving from 42% to 72% post-activity. The program also contributed to better physical health, helping to alleviate fatigue and shortness of breath.

Dance as an activity is great for your brain, it combines physical movement, co-ordination, rhythm and social interaction. When dancing to music we activate the motor, sensory and co-ordination regions of the brain. The song we are dancing to stimulates the reward centres of the brain and boosts endorphin production. Dance stimulates multiple regions of the brain simultaneously and is one of the best ways to keep our brain healthy and prevent dementia.

The classes are designed with diversity in mind, meaning all abilities can take part and feel included. Ideal for integration in health, social care and as prevention practices such as social prescribing. For more information and to book their services for your company click below: https://dancingforhealth.org.uk/help-your-clients-get-moving