FRIENDS AND DANCING

Weekly term time sessions are held at The Dracaena Centre, Falmouth, cost £3
Wednesdays in term time 10.40am - 12pm
The group hold twice yearly Sharings of work which they perform for family and friends.

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Originally a Healthy Living Group, they enjoyed dance so much they came up with their name and performed for friends. They are still going strong after 5 years. 





​History
The group originated from a Healthy Living Group run by nurse Debbie O'Nyons. 
Shallal were invited to provide dance as an accessible, fun and expressive form of exercise. The dance element was so successful that the members named it Friends and Dancing (FAD), and performed to family and friends at the end of the 10 weeks.
The group performed at the Big Health Day at the Eden Project on November 11th 2010. In 2011 the group became a Shallal community group - similar to Open House

Events:
Performed at Falmouth Art Gallery on 30 March 2011.
A Sponsored Dance on 13th July
Christmas gathering at The Performance Centre, 14th December 2011.Performed on June 1st 2012 at Gyllngdune Gardens as part of Shallal's pilot Cornish Doorways project 

Over the time 5 members from FAD have progressed into the main company, and 6 members have gone on to Shallal 2.

Thank you to Help a Heart (British Heart Foundation) which funded us for a successful term in 2011, to the Rosemullion Trust for all their help and support and to ESF for funding in 2012.
We were then funded by Health Perfect which supported Brenda, Sammy and Lauren to train as peer support volunteers.
Clare Milne funded recent term.
We are grateful to Fal Care, The Dracaena Centre, facilitators and volunteers for their ongoing support.


The Dracaena Centre is a vibrant and supportive community centre with its own thriving community cafe. www.dracaenacentre.org

photo on; 
http://shallal-arts.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/news.html
Peoples Health Trust;
www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk
and on;
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Peoples-Health-Trust/301820719843544?ref=hl

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