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Dance 4 Your Life
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2010
Participatory research project examining the physical and psychological impact of dance on 14 year old girls, to include a significant improvement in levels of self esteem.  read more

North East Dance and Health project
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2009
An evaluation of a creative dance programme in preschool children: findings from a 10-week pilot controlled trial examining physical activity and mental well-being outcomes.  read more

Evaluation of the YDance Dance-in-Schools Initiative
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2009
The Dance-in-Schools Initiative, established by YDance (Scottish Youth Dance) was a £1.2 million scheme designed to introduce dance into schools (both primary and secondary) across Scotland over a three-year period  read more


Dance Science Research Report, Laban and Hampshire Dance
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2009
New research has demonstrated that physical fitness in children is dramatically improved through involvement in dance  read more

Sustain project/ADVANCE conference report, Dance 4
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2009
Culmination of research and exploration of the issues and ways forward for dance in promoting healthy individuals and communities  read more

Dance and the Healthy Living Agenda
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2009
The Effects of Participation in Performing Arts for Health on Young People: A Systematic Review of the Published Literature 1994 - 2004  read more

Mapping Community Dance
Date Posted: 03 Jul 2009
A research report of the a mapping exercise done by the Foundation for Community Dance to establish the scale and range of community dance practice in England, published March 2002  read more