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'Dance for All' Community Care Inclusive Dance Scheme
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'Dance for All' Community Care Inclusive Dance Scheme

To reinforce the promotion of inclusiveness to the general public, a new inclusive dance scheme '"Dance for All" Community Care Inclusive Dance Scheme', will be launched in 2024-25. With its base at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, the scheme will run for 15 months from May 2024 to July 2025. It features a series of performances, which involve disabled persons as performers, to be held at Foyer and Piazza of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, as well as workshops, exhibitions and other fringe activities. There is also a whole-year long dance training programme for students of special schools by professional dance group. After they have completed the training, they would give finale performances at the Studio Theatre of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre.

Artistic Advisor: Andy Wong Ting-lam
Andy Wong Ting-lam graduated from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in 1990, majoring in ballet. He later studied modern dance in New York and joined the Hong Kong Ballet and later the City Contemporary Dance Company. In 1995, he re-established 'DanceArt HK' with a focus on developing modern dance and promoting dance education. He is also the founder of various dance groups, including 'Dancing Heart Troupe', 'DancingAngels', 'Music Soulmates', and dance group for seniors 'Dance up'. Wong has received the Dance Year Award from the Hong Kong Dance Alliance twice and was honored with the 'Outstanding Individual in Cultural and Arts Promotion' award by the Home Affairs Bureau in 2006. In 2007, he received the 'Arts Achievement Award' from the Hong Kong Arts Development Council, and in 2012, he was presented with the 'Chief Executive's Commendation for Community Service' by the Hong Kong SAR Government. Wong has extensive experience in teaching dance to individuals with different abilities and possesses a wealth of experience in stage performances, choreography, dance teaching, and artistic training.

Details of the scheme

•Programmes at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre

5 May 2024 (Sun) 1pm Foyer Kick-off Ceremony of 'Dance for All' Community Care Inclusive Dance Scheme and DancingAndy and Dancers 'Dance with Me' Inclusive Dance Performance (Completed)
7 July 2024 (Sun) 2pm Foyer Fields of Tender  Outreach Dance Performance by Dalija Acin Thelander (Sweden) @
27 July 2024 (Sat) 2:30pm Foyer Hong Kong In One Association 'Imperfect Choice' Inclusive Family Puppet Show #
29 September 2024 (Sun) 3pm Foyer 'We Dance, We Care' inclusive performance ^
3 November 2024 (Sun) 11am Foyer Lin Yuet-fung, So Hong-ni, Lo Pik-wai, Lai King-maud 'Beryl's Journey Drama in Family Education Programme' Drama Tour and Experimental Programme #
4 January 2025 (Sat) 10am, 2pm, 3:45pm AC1 DancingAndy and Dancers 'Joyful Dance' Workshops
5 January 2025 (Sun) 1pm, 3:30pm Piazza C DancingAndy and Dancers 'Joyful Dance' Piazza Performances
12-13 July 2025 (Sat-Sun) 3pm Studio Theatre DancingAndy and Dancers 'It's Time to Dance' Inclusive Dance Theatre

@International Arts Carnival 2024
#Community Cultural Ambassador 2024
^Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnivals 2024

More programmes to be held at Hong Kong Cultural Centra.  For more programme details, please stay tuned to the latest information on the website.  
The presenter reserves the right to substitute artists and change the programme without prior notice should unavoidable circumstances make it necessary. The content of these performances does not represent the views of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.

•Exhibition and "Entertainment Channel"

We will regularly update and display highlight clips and pictures of various activities, as well as the training programmes in the exhibition of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre and the LCSD's "Entertainment Channel" to share the progress of the scheme with the public.

•In-school training programme

DancingAndy and Dancers 'Dance with Me' Dance in Practice Project will be held from September 2024 to July 2025.  This program aims to provide dance training courses to two special schools in Hong Kong, encouraging students to experience the joy of dance and integrate into society through their involvement and participation in dance.  Schools' registrations are available in May 2024, two special schools will be selected to participate in the above programme basing on the existing school selection mechanism of the "Taking Centre Stage: School Performing Arts in Practice Scheme".  It is tentatively planned to notify the two selected special schools in August 2024.  Application will be opened from 7 May 2024 (Tuesday) through "Art Connect: Arts and Culture Platform for Hong Kong Schools" .
 

To show care for senior citizens, people with different abilities and other communities in need, the LCSD has introduced the Community Care Series which offers a vast range of recreational, sports and cultural activities and facilities.  For details, please visit its webpage at www.lcsd.gov.hk/edutainment/en/for_care/index

 

  • Last modified : 10.05.2024