Evaluations
The Academy: a report on outcomes for participants
An evaluation of the two-year experimental phase of Dance United’s Academy project, this report showed that the Academy’s dance-led education programme delivered measurable increases in their capacity to learn and imparted a range of so-called ‘soft’ skills, which can, in turn, be linked to very favourable ‘hard’ outcomes in criminal ... read on →
Dance Included: dance in social exclusion contexts
An action research project that explored models of good practice in dance and social exclusion though six ACE funded dance-led projects that aimed to tackle problems associated with social exclusion. Growing out of the Art of Inclusion report (2004) and in turn feeding into the good practice guide Dance Included: ... read on →
Evaluation of Dancing Inside: a creative workshop by Motionhouse Dance Theatre_yr 2 programme
This present study examines year two of the Dancing Inside project:Motionhouse Dance Theatre workshops conducted with prisoners in HMP Dovegate’s Therapeutic Community. Its aim was to provide evidence for the short term impacts of participating in the workshops and also to examine the longer term gains made by dance participants. ... read on →
An Evaluation of Dancing Inside: a creative workshop project lead by Motionhouse Dance Theatre in HMP Dovegate therapeutic community_2003 programme
A research evaluation conducted on behalf of Motionhouse Dance Theatre by Surrey University of their dance programmes in HMP Dovegagte.Surrey University is conducting a longitudinal investigation into the efficacy of HMP Dovegate’s Therapeutic Community. This report evaluates Motionhouse Dance Theatre’s Dancing Inside Project (spring 2003 – summer 2004), funded by ... read on →
