Why Not Dance

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Why not dance?Youth Exchange Project19-26th September 2011

Lublin, Poland


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Participants24 persons from Poland, CzechRepublic, Romania

Poland - 9 people, Czech Republic - 8,Romania - 8 people

Active participation of persons with

disabilities and healthy people in danceworkshops


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Partner OrganisationsStowarzyszenie Modzie Integracja

Aktywno (Lublin, Poland)

TMelnik (Mlnk, Czech Republic)

Asociatia Pentru Promovarea Tinerilor

(Craiova, Romania)


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IdeaThe idea came at the initiative of people withdisabilities who want to take an active part inthe cultural life of the city.

The project aims to draw attention to the cityauthorities to the problem of disabled peopleand their willingness to participate in similarevents.

This situation will help to break socialbarriers and prejudices between the healthypeople and disabled.


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IdeaThrough this project, you can start adiscussion in the community and local

political level, that people disabilities,which are now rarely participate in suchevents will have the opportunity to

activel participate in this initiative, aswell as the opportunity to leave homeand meet new people.


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IdeaThis situation will aim to break socialbarriers and prejudices between the

healthy people and the disabled.The projects outcome is a video thatpromotes the idea of cooperationbetween healthy and disabled persons

Project participants are people withdisabilities and healthy people.


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Working methodsDance Workshop

Discussion sessions about the problems

of disabled people in different countries

Integration activities

Awakening of youth activity andcommitment to change the existingsurface


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ObjectiveTo show that both healthy and disabledpeople can work together on the task of

creating a dance presentation for thecity's population and on the formation ofurban space for people with disabilities.


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Effects

Disabled people working on this projectthemselves, will be encouraged to learn self-and the team.

Participants wil, working through this modelearn to communicate with foreigners.

Discussions on new topics are going to beheld, which raises self-esteem of participants

This experience will help in future work on asimilar project. It gives a chance forcooperation and thereby increases self-esteem of people taking part in it.


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Effects

Young people participating in the project willhave the opportunity to meet young people

from abroad who have similar problemsThe youth will have an opportunity to look atthe issue of disability through the lens ofdifferent cultures

Through this project it is possible to engagein intercultural dialogue


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Long-term effects

Video dance presentation a proof that theyoung people, both disabled and able-bodied,

can work together for a common ideaReport of the sessions, discussions anddance workshops created by young peoplefrom three countries.

The report and video will be sent to culturalinstitutions in Lublin


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Thank you foryour attention

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Why Not Dance