Social Protection through the Arts at the Casa de Cultura

In the safe environment of the recently refurbished Ballet Studio at the Casa de Cultura, the dance teacher provides performing arts training, organises cultural events, and hosts discussions on relationships and sexual health. This provides the young people with greatly needed formal and informal support. They form new friendships and can envisage a different vision for the future. Participants meet people who have already benefited from this project, stabilized their lives and developed personally – and some professionally - through participation in the performing arts. The dance teacher, has shown that vulnerable teenagers who attend regular dance classes and feel part of a team, can turn their lives around, become included socially, and subsequently avoid criminal and unhealthy lifestyles. Young people can use dance as a method of social support, stability away from crime and an opportunity for social integration. BLB have arranged for Rotary to fund the costs of this programme for six months. Your financial support to extend this project will be very much appreciated. Have a look at the video on our GoFundMe page, and add the comment ‘dance’ to your donation. The dance teacher updated: ”the project is underway with great pleasure and enthusiasm .... with your support you are doing great good for our city and our neighbourhoods. This benefits each student and their families .... we are receiving many congratulations on the programme.”