On the 30th November 2013 Royal Holloway Dance Society once again held the inter-university competition ‘Get Down @ RHUL.’ We had a great time in the lead up to it, raising money through a dance showcase, where people who couldn’t come to the competition could come and see the dances we were entering. We also […]
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Wow – what a way to land a new patron! In case you missed it; back on a quiet Wednesday afternoon in January 2013 one of our danceaid volunteers spotted Rio Ferdinand on the train… then things got a little bit crazy… and we ended up with a Premiership mega-star agreeing to help danceaid! There was a […]
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THANK YOU! Thank you to everyone who danced to #makeadifference on World AIDS day On Sunday (1st December 2013) danceaid teamed up with YouTube, Coca-Cola, (RED), and Dance On Network to eradicate mother-baby AIDS transmission through DANCE! Every day 700 babies are born with HIV/AIDS. We wanted to spare innocent children the pain and suffering […]
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What an awesome evening! If you were there then you know that “Wow” doesn’t even begin to cover how amazing the evening at Indigo2 was from start to finish, how great it was that danceaid were invited to be such a part of it… and how amazing our #FemaleTakeover supercrew were! Indeed we must starting […]
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Did you make it to DO IT FOR DANCEAID in Aylesbury? Wow, while we admit to being a little biased all we can say is “WHAT A SHOW!” It’s not just us saying that though, we have had so much positive feedback from those of you that watched it, and the hugely talented patrons and […]
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On the 1st of December 2012 Royal Holloway, University of London’s Dance Society hosted their inter-university dance competition ‘Get Down @ RHUL’. Ten different universities came to the little town of Egham, Surrey to compete. In total around 400 spectators and competitors packed themselves into Royal Holloway’s Students’ Union for the day. Throughout the preparation […]
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Friday 13th, a day most considered unlucky, in April 2012 I marked the birth of Dancesation Expo! An exclusive dance event bringing dancers and performers from all walks of life together for one common purpose – to raise money and create awareness for the charity danceaid through the love and passion of dance. After […]
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I can’t tell you how impressed I am with the talent of the dancers I have seen and met through supporting danceaid. They are incredibly athletic, agile and with a natural sense of rhythm and feel for music. I’m not sure any of the words in that last sentence have ever been used to describe […]
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The Facts On October 7th 2012 I ran the Chester full Marathon to raise money for Danceaid in a time of 3 hrs 33 mins and raised £770 (£890 inc gift aid) Why I did it for Danceaid After another awesome day of exhilarating sporting action (followed by a great night out in Birmingham after) […]
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The story begins with Facebook – as many stories seem to these days…. You have a new event invite! Climb Kilimanjaro in 2012! Accept, Decline or Maybe? Such a simple choice… such a life changing experience! The countdown starts and with 12 months to go and a number of challenges under my belt I was […]
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