Lincolnshire Dance

A new member of the Lincolnshire Dance team has now arrived to head of the Dance4Life programme. Gary Cicinskas began work on the programme in early November and is looking forward to the challenge of building it up so that dance reaches as many adults as possible.

Having moved from Leeds, Gary is just getting used to the vast county which is our lovely Lincolnshire. He has already visited a couple of classes in our focus areas of Holbeach St Marks, Wragby and Bardney and has even taken part in a little Celildh dancing at the monthly Ceilidhs at Holbeach WI Hall!

Gary launched his own arts based enterprise in 2006 having gained Start Up Business Funding from the Prince's Trust. Gary continued to pursue his love of the arts by studying for a degree in Performing Arts at Southampton University. He has worked as a theatre technician and youth theatre leader at the, sadly now closed, Tower Arts Centre in Hampshire.

He said: "I am very much looking forward to running Dance4Life, in what I know will be a rewarding experience for me. I have heard great things about the people of Lincolnshire already and I hope that we engage with as many of them as possible so that they consider dance as a part of their lifestyle." Gary will be assisted by the Dance4Life apprentice Alex Law, a University of Lincoln graduate.

Next on the agenda for Gary and Alex, as they continue to support pilot dance sessions in Wragby and Bardney, will be the consideration about where there next focus area will be. Dance4Life is about establishing quality dance opportunities for adults in Lincolnshire regardless of their age, ability and location. With support from the Health and Wellbeing Fund and by Lincolnshire County Council, Dance4Life has already impacted on many adults who now attend regular classes. If you have any suggestions about where Dance4Life should go next, please contact them by email on dance4life@lincolnshiredance.com or call them on 01522 811811.