DanceMoves was a Cambridge-based company passionately committed to extending the life-affirming and therapeutic benefits of dance to healthcare and community settings. DanceMoves created tailor-made dance projects in consultation with health professionals and with a focus on assisting the management and alleviation of health problems and promoting wellbeing. Crucially, DanceMoves delivered high quality, playful and friendly dance encounters that encourage meaningful human communication.
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DanceMoves was created in 2012 by Filipa Pereira-Stubbs and Katherine Lawrence. The work continue to this day, led independently by Filipa.
The DanceMoves approach provides the following benefits:
- Bespoke projects are created in collaboration with art programmes and health programmes.
- Existing creative and rehabilitation programmes are supplemented.
- Participants have improved physical confidence, and increased awareness of the body and self-expression.
- Participants gain emotional and social support from working in integrated and inclusive groups, providing networks that combat illness, isolation, and loneliness.
- Participants report increased wellbeing through enjoyment, creativity and self-expression
Filipa Pereira-Stubbs continues to lead and facilitate the following projects:
- Dancing at the Museum
- IAP