Web site shows that dancing is not just for girls

Published: 16 November 2013
Reporter: Steve Orme

Boys Dancing, an educational project at Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry

Coventry’s Warwick Arts Centre has unveiled a new web site to showcase the work of Boys Dancing, a project from its education department.

Since 2007, Boys Dancing has worked with more than 2,500 boys and young men from across the West Midlands, enabling them to participate in live and filmed dance performances.

The project aims to show young men that dance is not just for girls and to create dance opportunities for boys of all abilities and backgrounds.

Fiona Handscomb, digital content and PR consultant for the project, said, “There were three key things we wanted to achieve in developing the Boys Dancing web site: firstly, it had to reflect and give voice to the participants; the boys.

“Secondly, it was really important to showcase all the gorgeous visuals that have come out of seven years of Boys Dancing work, so I’m really pleased with how they‘ve been weaved into the design of the site.

“Thirdly, the site needed to function interactively. The Just Dance section and the blog allow for this, as will social media activity around the project.”

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