Community highlights and news from The Original Spinners.
We’re thrilled to share some wonderful news — in November 2024, we received two years of Company Development funding from the National Lottery Community Fund.
At The Original Spinners, as a community dance company, we’re always amazed by the incredible power of dance, not just to lift people’s spirits but its ability to connect and to make a difference to the lives of those who take part.
Esme was a wonderful participant who danced with us for a few years. She was a beautiful, delicate dancer who would get really absorbed by the music. She was fun and we all had a big soft spot for her.
Grateful to receive a donation from the family of our late participant Chris Wright. Chris was wonderful, witty, funny, with a twinkle in his eye.
It was truly our pleasure to deliver a Dance for Dementia and the Frail and Elderly project at Southmead Hospital.
We were thrilled when our Dance for Parkinson’s group were given the chance to perform for the public in the hospital atrium on the day dedicated to love.
It was our honour and privilege to perform with Paul Atherton at Bristol’s Harbourside festival. Paul is one of our longest-serving Dance for Parkinson’s attendees and performing with us was on his bucket list. We were thrilled it all came together on the day in such an inspirational and uplifting way.
Following on from the sheer joy of our performance with Paul Atherton at Bristol’s Harbourside Festival in Millennium Square, The Original Spinners are thrilled to have received funding from the National Lottery which allows us to continue our Dance for Parkinson’s classes at the Trinity Centre.
At the Bristol Harbour Festival expect joy from The Original Spinners performance with Paul Atherton, a dancer living with Parkinson’s Disease.
Our new, eight week dance improvisation course is open to anyone happy to leave their preconceptions at the door and ready to experience 90 minutes of pure fun and exercise.
As community dance artists trained in delivering Dance for Parkinson’s we have the pleasure of seeing first-hand the benefits dance can bring to those living with this condition. And because we see these benefits on a weekly basis we are passionate about spreading the word about why this practice is so wonderful!
I feel so lucky to live in Bristol where I live and work close to the city’s vibrant and diverse cultural centre. It’s a constant reminder to me of the importance of the work we do at The Original Spinners, which is about engagement and bringing people across all ages and communities together.