Get Up and Dance Equipment Fund

Aim: My project aims to help women improve their mental and physical health through dance and tea.

My vision for Silent Morning Disco - Get up and Dance is to create a community of healthy and happy women who enjoy the experience of dancing to disco music. 

This is project is to fund the equipment costs to launch the world's first weekly outdoor silent morning disco. 

Participants will be given headphones and I will be leading with easy organic dance moves in the morning at an inspiring venue surrounded by beautiful plants with hot drinks available afterwards.

I am a 54 year old artist, comedian and event creator who was looking for an enjoyable exercise class to join. I loved dancing but didn't like prescriptive dance classes and didn't fancy the gym environment. 

Before lockdown I led a "morning disco" class for a year with school mums and really enjoyed it but it was in a village hall and not my ideal venue. Now I have found a great venue which has an open outdoor feel and a cafe so people enjoy a cuppa together afterwards.

Get Up and Dance is being put on to bring movement, joy and spread positivity through the sounds of music. There will be a variety of music but with broad appeal from Motown, Disco, Pop and Rock. 

The proven power of dance and music to bring people together and warm up even the coldest of mornings whilst fostering community and mental and physical well-being for women is the goal of this project.

Women struggling with the changes of menopause or peri-menopause, parenthood or overwhelm will join a network of other women in a healthy outdoor environment. The fact that there is a workout involved is a major health benefit. 

This is my way of fostering community and spreading joy here in Bridport by inspiring women to embrace a body positive mindset.
I look forward to launching the Silent Morning Disco in 2023 and helping to improve the quality of life and energy levels of women of Bridport and surrounding villages.

I want the classes to be available to all women so I will be operating a "pay what you can" scheme for those on a low income.

Participants will also enjoy the health benefits of dancing.

·       Improved Flexibility

·       Reduces stiffness 

·       Minimized Stress 

·       Better brain health

·       Reduced Depression

·       Weight Loss

·       Increased Energy

·       Improved Cardiovascular Health

·       Better Coordination Strength & Balance

·       Improved Social & Emotional Health

·       Rewire brain

·       Increased confidence

So let's GET UP AND DANCE!!!