Our mission is to engage people of all ages and abilities in high quality dance activity, improve the mental, physical health and wellbeing of all people through dance. We believe that dance enriches lives and is the catalyst for positive change in our community. Simply dance for everyone and everybody.
DanceWest is an award winning charity that has pioneered high-quality dance programmes since 2014 offering a creative response to issues including poor health, socio-economic disadvantage and unequal access to physical activity. DanceWest was founded by Rosie Whitney-Fish with a mission to enable everyone to have access to dance.
We provide free & low cost dance, health and wellbeing activities co-designed with participants and partners. Transforming the health and wellbeing of vulnerable and diverse communities. Our sole aim is to keep our community healthy and happy by participating in dance.
Our mission is to engage people of all ages and abilities in high quality dance activity, improve the mental, physical health and wellbeing of all people through dance. We believe that dance enriches lives and is the catalyst for positive change in our community. Simply dance for everyone and everybody.
DanceWest is an award winning charity that has pioneered high-quality dance programmes since 2014 offering a creative response to issues including poor health, socio-economic disadvantage and unequal access to physical activity. DanceWest was founded by Rosie Whitney-Fish with a mission to enable everyone to have access to dance.
We provide free & low cost dance, health and wellbeing activities co-designed with participants and partners. Transforming the health and wellbeing of vulnerable and diverse communities. Our sole aim is to keep our community healthy and happy by participating in dance.
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Key facts
- We engage 30,000 people each year in 76 weekly classes.
- Our community programmes are delivered across seven London boroughs: Brent, Hammersmith & Fulham, Hounslow, Richmond, Kensington and Chelsea, Kingston and Westminster.
- DanceWest opened a community dance studio at the Sands End Arts & Community Centre in Fulham in 2022.
- DanceWest was nominated and shortlisted for the One Dance UK Health & Wellbeing award and Rosie Whitney-Fish, our Founder for the One Dance UK Spotlight award in 2022.
- In 2024 we became the nominated charity for the Mayor of Hammersmith & Fulham.
- In 2024 we changed our constitution to enable us to collaborate with partners across the UK.
- Our work has been featured in The Guardian, Evening Standard, Marie Clare and London Live.
- We are a member of London Youth, Sported, One Dance UK & People Dancing.
