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WISP
Dance Club
WISP creates a safe and inclusive environment for people living with Additional Needs aged 11+ to Dance Together.
WISP has been providing Dance Experiences, Choreographic Projects and Performances for 30 years.
During this time, hundreds of children, young people and adults have joined us to expand their dance experience, increase their self confidence, build lasting friendships and have loads of fun!
Could you help to fund our dance projects for young people living with additional needs?
Our Participants Are At The Heart Of All We Do
Since it was founded in 1994 WISP’s participants have been integral in informing our choices, provision and direction. Who better to guide us than our members and their families? Constitutionally groundbreaking at its conception WISP has included the voices of our members to help shape our provision, guide our projects and create powerful, touching and inspiring work. This ethos of empowerment and validation keeps our members at the heart of all we do, their personal achievements are affirmation of the work we do as an organisation. We are privileged to work with our inspiring members, families and community to champion their ability to the world.
Latest News
Phoenix Project Celebration
This week we held the celebration event for our Phoenix Project and what an incredible adventure it has been. Following on so quickly from our 30th birthday we have another incredible achievement to celebrate. We have worked with over 100 children, young people and adults living with additional needs across the Wrexham County. We have trained up 6 inspiring new members of the team who will be able to support our vital work for the years to come, helping us to make developing life skills through inclusive creative dance a possibility for everyone. Our Phoenix Project funded by UK Government through the Shared Prosperity Fund, People and Skills, Wrexham.
Online Sessions
Dance with us from home.
Bubble Dances
Supported by the National Lottery Community Fund our Bubble Dances project explored how to create inclusive dance sessions that can be experienced at home. We spent time working in the studio together to choose what tasks and bits of dancing to include. We were lucky to find a wonderful venue in Flintshire to film over the summer of 2022. We were joined in the project by Theatr Clwyd and the VAE. We created 7 tri-lingual sessions with our Welsh, English and BSL tutors to bring inclusive dance activity to your screens! You can join in now by heading over to our YouTube Channel.
CREATIVE WORKS
Every dance we’ve ever done has told a story. In them we’ve travelled to India, dived underwater and danced with The Beatles. We’ve opened our hearts and souls and left everything out on stage. Because we love to dance, to express ourselves and, above all, enjoy our time together.
Our Supporters
Without our supporters we couldn't do what we love: dance together. it's as simple as that. For every organisation, charity and individual who has ever supported us, thank you, you help make our magic happen.
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