Scotland Dance

Get Scotland Dancing is designed to motivate a lot more people to obtain energetic and be involved in party.

The 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and 2014 Commonwealth Games, supplied an unrivaled possibility to raise the profile of dance as an innovative, participative and actual artform. To get this Scottish national policy, imaginative Scotland committed £1.5million of National Lottery funding across a four year duration, generating an inclusive event of party across Scotland, connecting in to the broader UK and establishing Scotland’s devote society. Additionally Cashback for Creativity and celebration Scotland's Games for Scotland funds were aligned to aid the aim of motivating more individuals to be involved in party.

Using Partners

In 2014, we want to Get Scotland Dancing and hold Scotland dance. Encouraging people and communities to be more vigorous is a key part of our Legacy from Glasgow 2014-&nbspShona Robison, Minister for Sport and Commonwealth Games

Working together with Scotland’s crucial dance organisations, Get Scotland Dancing brought collectively expert and amateur dancers of most centuries to dance in public areas spaces inside our cities, villages and locations – taking dance to people and individuals to dance. We aimed to bolster possibilities to participate in dance and create a long-lasting legacy for communities throughout Scotland. In 2012 six hubs across Scotland delivered programs included in the UK-wide Big Dance celebrations. Over the final week-end associated with the London 2012 Festival, Michael Clark business developed a landmark dance event for Glasgow. The Barrowlands Project noted the change in focus from London 2012 to Glasgow2014.

As Scotland ready for 2014 Commonwealth Games, Get Scotland Dancing developed its identity and widened its get to to over 300 partners over the whole of Scotland. The 2014 Get Scotland Dancing programme launched in April 2014 and included more than 300 activities in Scotland and globally. Activities were area of the Glasgow2014 Cultural Programme; a partnership amongst the Glasgow 2014 Organising Committee, Glasgow Life, and imaginative Scotland through nationwide Lottery money.