DanceSyndrome

DanceSyndrome DanceSyndrome is an inclusive dance charity based in Lancashire with a focus on including everybody.

DanceSyndrome is an innovative North West based inclusive dance charity, led by people with learning disabilities. Established in 2009, DanceSyndrome is the inspiration of founder and Director, Jen Blackwell, an aspiring community dance leader, who happens to have Downโ€™s syndrome. DanceSyndrome believes that everyone has the right to follow their own interests and passions โ€“ regardless of whether they have a disability or not; and exists to support Jen, and other dancers like her, who are learning disabled and want to lead and inspire others to share their love of dance through inclusive community workshops, dance leader training and performances.

Our sessions have closed for Christmas & our office is closing too so that staff can enjoy a break over the festive peri...
23/12/2025

Our sessions have closed for Christmas & our office is closing too so that staff can enjoy a break over the festive period. Our team will now respond to enquiries from 2nd January 2026.

Dance sessions will return from 5th January 2026. You can book dance sessions on our website while we are closed: http://www.dancesyndrome.co.uk/sessions

Our regular dance sessions are now on a break over Christmas. We will return on Monday 5th January 2025 with our Spring ...
22/12/2025

Our regular dance sessions are now on a break over Christmas. We will return on Monday 5th January 2025 with our Spring Term programme. These sessions are now available for online booking at https://dancesyndrome.co.uk/book-a-session/

๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽ…๐ŸŽ Christmas Closures๐Ÿ•บ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿฆผ ๐Ÿ’ƒ ๐Ÿ“… Our regular dance sessions are taking a break over Christmas & are now closed until Monda...
20/12/2025

๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽ…๐ŸŽ Christmas Closures๐Ÿ•บ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿฆผ ๐Ÿ’ƒ

๐Ÿ“… Our regular dance sessions are taking a break over Christmas & are now closed until Monday 5th January 2025.

We'd like to thank you all for your amazing support during 2025! We look forward to seeing you in 2026 for what we hope will be another amazing year!

  would like to thank everyone who supported our Winter Showcase on Zoom tonight. Weโ€™re so proud of each & every dancer....
19/12/2025

would like to thank everyone who supported our Winter Showcase on Zoom tonight. Weโ€™re so proud of each & every dancer. Everyone was fabulous! What an incredible year we have had!

If you joined us and would like to make a pay as you feel donation, please visit www.dancesyndrome.co.uk/donate

At our   Christmas party today, we announced the winner of our annual Christine Doolan Memorial Award.We are delighted t...
17/12/2025

At our Christmas party today, we announced the winner of our annual Christine Doolan Memorial Award.

We are delighted to share that Eliza Boothby is the winner of the Christine Doolan Memorial Award for 2025.

This award celebrates kindness, compassion and standing up for others. Eliza was nominated by her fellow Dance Leaders for consistently going above and beyond to support her colleagues and our community. Her generosity and caring approach make her a deserving recipient of the award.

Read the full story here: https://dancesyndrome.co.uk/dance-leader-awards-2025/

This afternoon at our   Christmas party we announce that David Corr is the first ever recipient of DanceSyndromeโ€™s brand...
17/12/2025

This afternoon at our Christmas party we announce that David Corr is the first ever recipient of DanceSyndromeโ€™s brand new โ€œJohn Jones Award for Enthusiasmโ€.

Created in memory of our friend John Jones, this award celebrates energy, passion and a love of dance. David brings enthusiasm to everything he does and is known for his positive attitude and commitment to DanceSyndrome. His energy lifts everyone around him and makes him a wonderful role model within our team.

Read more about David and this new Dance Leader Award: https://dancesyndrome.co.uk/dance-leader-awards-2025/

DS Youth had a magical day yesterday watching Disney on Ice at the AO Arena in Manchester. The trip was part of our Enri...
15/12/2025

DS Youth had a magical day yesterday watching Disney on Ice at the AO Arena in Manchester. The trip was part of our Enrich โ€™26 project, which is all about giving our young performers enriching opportunities to experience the arts together. There was singing and dancing all the way through, itโ€™s safe to say everyone loved every minute!

Last chance to buy our DanceSyndrome calendars! A great gift for your friends and family, whilst also supporting our wor...
10/12/2025

Last chance to buy our DanceSyndrome calendars! A great gift for your friends and family, whilst also supporting our work!

To guarantee delivery before Christmas, please order before Sunday 15th December.

Click here to order:

DanceSyndrome's 2026 calendars are a great gift for your friends and family, whilst also supporting our work!

Last week Holly, David and David visited Tesco in Accrington to collect a giant cheque after DanceSyndrome was featured ...
01/12/2025

Last week Holly, David and David visited Tesco in Accrington to collect a giant cheque after DanceSyndrome was featured in their blue token customer vote earlier this year.

Thank you to Tesco and Groundwork for giving DanceSyndrome a grant of ยฃ1,000 to support our community dance provision!

28/11/2025

๐™Ž๐™–๐™ซ๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™™๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š!

โ„๏ธ DanceSyndrome Winter Showcase โ„๏ธ
๐Ÿ“… Friday 19th December
๐Ÿ•– 7pm - 8pm
๐Ÿ“ On Zoom
๐Ÿ•บ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿฆผ๐Ÿ’ƒ Live performances from our Zoom workshop groups and a big Christmas dance along!

Sign up to watch the show: https://dancesyndrome.co.uk/winter-showcase/

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The Globe Centre, St James Square
Accrington
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