‘Move It!’ was delivered across all four of the Black Country Boroughs and used dance as a way of showing young people that exercise isn’t just about the typical boring stuff. The project also explored how getting involved with activities can benefit young people. As it increases self esteem, confidence and helps build a good body image. Not to mention it is a fun way to get healthy and build friendships.
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Move It
About the Project
About the Dance
"To dance is to be out of yourself. Larger, more beautiful, more powerful. This is power, it is glory on earth and it is yours for the taking."- Agnes De Mille
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About Multistory & the Creative Teams
Multistory’s work is focused on creative approaches to learning, health and regeneration, agendas that engage communities, organisations and artists in Sandwell, the Black Country and the region.
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Promote Move It!
The Black Country Arts into Health Commissioning Partnership has made a Resource Pack available, so you can easily get the Move It! message across to others in the Arts, Health and Community fields.
This section also features recent media coverage of the project.
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Dudley
The Dudley performers were based at Netherton Arts Centre and created a movement & narrative piece called “Does My Bum Look Big in This ?”
Sandwell Coneygre
Young parents from the Greets Green and Tipton Young Parents groups and a small group of looked after young people formed the basis of the groups based at Coneygre Arts Centre.
Sandwell George Salter
The group from George Salter Collegiate Academy was made up of 10 Year 9 pupils.
Walsall
The Walsall groups worked with the dance artists to create dance pieces fusing streetdance, breakdance and Bangra.
Wolverhampton
‘Elite’, are a core group of 17 Year 9 boys from Deansfield High School.
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