Dance 4 Wellbeing

09/04/2026

06/04/2026

Dance4wellbeing & our sister organisation Sound Moves 55Plus Ltd are members of Falls Prevention Alliance Australia!
We actively embed evidence-based falls prevention exercises within our dance- based programs to ensure participants are engaging in important strength and balance exercise, all tailored and choreographed to great music!
This is curated with care and professional experience by knowledgeble dance trained practitioners.
A unique and novel way to acquire your regular dose of enjoyable dance & movement inclusive of Falls Prevention exercise!
Join the Movement!

06/04/2026

This Easter...

Groceries, bills, even a block of chocolate, the cost of living is something we're all navigating right now. But Easter is a wonderful time to pause, reflect, and remember what truly matters.

With so much unrest in the world, supporting one another has never been more important. And some of the most meaningful things we can do cost nothing at all - a visit to an elderly neighbour, hand-picked flowers left at their door, helping carry their shopping, or simply sitting together over a cup of tea.

Take time this Easter to reach out to an older person in your life. Your presence is the greatest gift. The COTA Australia team wishes everyone a relaxing Easter break.

06/04/2026

Winner in the 2025 Murrumbidgee Primary Healthcare Awards!
Sign up for 4 complimentary classes in Young, NSW!
A program for all seniors & people living with Parkinson's & low/ limited mobility!
Following the Dance for PD model- an inclusive weekly session of simple dance -based movement to wonderful music!

* Seated, standing supported & options to move across the floor
Maintain your mobility for health & wellbeing by participating in this wonderful program. All welcome, no dance experience required!Refreshments follow class.

* Facilitated by Jess Conneely - co-director of Dance for Parkinson's Australia.
* Venue - Uniting Church Hall, Lynch st, Young (Tuesdays 11.15am- 12.15pm
*School term dates
4 Free classes to start then subsidised for a block.
Join the Movement!
* Something for everyone- men encouraged to attend- those who do , love it!
Contact Jess before attending
0419449578
jess@dance4wellbeing.com

30/03/2026

The moment I stepped into English National Ballet’s studio, I stopped being just a patient. Among fellow spirits, I have rediscovered my sense of joy and agency

25/03/2026

💥 FREE OPPORTUNITIES as part of INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL PRESCRIBING DAY 2026! 🎉 It's not too late to register. ⬇️

🐝 In the lead-up to ISPD, the online world has been abuzz with fantastic free opportunities for the Arts Health sector, shining a light on Social Prescribing's important work and the significant leaps forward we have all made, bringing this field to where it stands collectively today.

🇦🇺 In Australia, we stand on the precipice of exponential potential that must be harnessed in a disciplined and coordinated manner for its full impact to be realised across our society. It is through the 'nuts and bolts' of much-needed frameworks, operational efficiency, solidified and formalised working structures within our systems, as well as criteria for safe work environments and the recognition of qualified Arts Health practitioners as specialists in their own right, that will allow national peak body representation to be established.

As Australia develops its own take on Social Prescribing through a national response to the future of community health and its urgent challenges, it will no doubt bring its unique flavours to the sector's now globally abundant body of evidence. 📣 The announcement of Healing Arts Adelaide 2027, in conjunction with the SA Government, the World Health Organization (WHO), and Jameel Arts & Health Lab, is a timely arrival in the Australian chronology of Social Prescribing and its governments' actions towards formal policy for the sector.

💥 Take a look at the many useful webinars taking place tomorrow ⏰ and the plentiful resources produced ahead of ISPD 2026. 📖 International webinars outside Aussie times remain valuable resources for later listening. ⬇️ The links below will take you to LinkedIn and third-party websites for access to information.

🔸 Involve Kent partnered with the National Academy for Social Prescribing to provide a briefing on the cost-effectiveness of social prescribing services using recognised outcome measures to demonstrate impact and value.
🔗 Read: https://lnkd.in/egpB_-dp

🔸 Social Prescribing USA will host a FREE webinar on arts prescribing and release a public report from the first U.S. Social Prescribing Leadership Summit. 🔗 Link: https://lnkd.in/gzHwSqyR

🔸 UF Center for Arts in Medicine has a special March edition of their newsletter, jam-packed with opportunities, research, and resources focused on social prescribing. 🔗 Read: https://lnkd.in/eZrPzARD

🔸 NORC Innovation Centre and the National University of Singapore present “Advancing Neighbourhood-based Integrated Care for Older People: Lessons from around the world,” with examples from the Netherlands, Ontario, Australia, and Singapore. 🔗 Register: https://lnkd.in/e2sfYD6r

🔸 ASPIRE Australian Social Prescribing Institute of Research and Education delivers a webinar highlighting Social Prescribing in Australia: ‘Where to from here’? 🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/ASPIRE-SP-Day

Enjoy March 26th!
More information about Arts Health Network NSW/ACT can be found at: www.artshealthnetwork.com.au

25/03/2026

Great first launch event in Young, NSW to offer information and a taster session for the Dance4PD & Mobility program!
Fantastic turn out and attendees wore bright colours for the theme "Live life in Colour"
A second event will follow in Spring 🌼
Watch this space!
Big thanks to -

22/03/2026

Fantastic Harmony Day celebrations with our multicultural communities in our regional town of Young, NSW.
A wonderful dinner and various cultures showcasing costume, dance, music & song as part of our Australian community!

22/03/2026

20/03/2026

📣 Calling all Over 65s - Hilltops BIG Seated Dance!
Free Event
CWA Rooms, Young, NSW
25th March
10am -12pm
Southern Tablelands Regional NSW!
Talk/Taster/Tea!

Part of NSW Seniors Festival Celebrations
Live Life in Colour!
💜💙🩵💚❤️💛
Come and Join the Movement and find out about our friendly program supporting older adults support and maintain mobility health & wellbeing!
✔️Sign up for 4 free classes at the event!
Details on flyer
Free & Bookings essential!
0419449578
Mon- Fri 9-5pm

Supported by :





📷 Amber Star Merkens & Joe Conneely

14/03/2026

Fabulous week of "Living Life in Colour" for our regional programs!
Our Southern Tablelands classes were full of brightly coloured dancers in our Dance4wellbeing programs!

11/03/2026

Dance for Parkinson's....yes indeed!