Inclusive dance charity to return to Edinburgh Fringe

Dancers with an inspiring local dance company are excited to be returning to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival after a huge success in 2017.

DanceSyndrome is a small local charity based in Lancashire. The charity, founded by dancer Jen Blackwell, who happens to have Down’s syndrome, provides inclusive dance workshops and leadership training for people with and without disabilities. DanceSyndrome’s dancers also perform live at special events across the UK with the aim of inspiring people and demonstrating that people with disabilities can live a life of their choosing and demonstrate that their abilities are more important than their disabilities.

In 2017, the dancers followed their dreams and performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the world’s largest arts festival. This was a huge opportunity for the dancers to shine on an international stage and audiences at the festival were surprised and delighted at the passion, energy and ability of the dancers, who have overcome many personal barriers to achieve success.

The DanceSyndrome dancers had an amazing experience in Edinburgh, learning lots about the performance industry, including how to successfully promote their own show to get a good audience. The success of the 2017 trip gave the dancers a significant confidence boost and as a result, they now feel able to do an even bigger trip to the Fringe in August 2018.