A snapshot of 'dancercise' ...

Simone Sistarelli showing an ultra stable way of balancing the body

'Dancercise' is hard to say.... but the clue is in the name. Here are some photos of a recent session at the Masbro Centre, Hammersmith, London with dancer Simone Sistarelli who inspired the Elders' group.  This was a way of brightening up the day if everything seemed miserable, Simone said.

"I don't want to be cheese-y but movement can make you happy. We're going to go crazy and TAKE the happiness! We're going to learn how to move and also transferring skills to everyday life." 

Simone demonstrated and led the group with some very simple movements that people could use to keep fit but also have fun. Movements you could of course use to dance - which everyone ended up doing at the end.

We're lucky to have funding from Localgiving's Magic Grants to organise this very popular activity. Simone will be holding another session at the Masbro Centre in January.

Our new page for Crowdfunding...

We now have a dedicated fundraising page that we're planning to use for Crowdfunding for one-off costs.
Traditionally, we've depended on grant funding to finance the bulk of our projects.
But recently our work - particularly around the centenary of World War One - has taken off in so many unexpected directions that cannot be covered by the original grant funding (from the Heritage Lottery Fund).
We thought it would be a shame not to pursue very interesting ideas... So....  here we go.
News of our first Crowdfunding project up will appear on our LocalGiving page