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Dissecting Reflections: Depressive Love Affair

Dissecting Reflections: Depressive Love Affair

Depression, according to Mind charity, is a low mood that lasts for a long time, and affects your everyday life. It can mean just being in low spirits, leaving you able to function on a day to day basis; or can be life-threatening because it can make you feel suicidal...

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Dissecting Reflections: Facing Insecurity

Dissecting Reflections: Facing Insecurity

Reflections is a body of work with a heavy burden of raising more awareness about mental health illnesses and instigating concrete action. It is theatre. It is dance. It is poetry. But each poem is an attempt at uncovering the many complex layers many faced when...

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Not-For-Profit

Not-For-Profit

We are now not-for-profit! You may be aware that Body Politic are going through some exciting changes. We are soon-to-be registered as a Company Limited by Guarantee. What does this mean? Ultimately, it means that the company will operate as not-for-profit. As the...

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Pros and Cons: Learning in a Workshop environment

Pros and Cons: Learning in a Workshop environment

Workshops are one-off opportunities to learn and, at times, experiment with diverse styles of dance we may not be able to try regularly. Or sometimes, we just want more of something we've done before. They are more open to dancers of all skill and experience levels,...

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The ‘M’ Word

The ‘M’ Word

A new dance project aimed at 12 - 16 year olds in Wood Farm, Rose Hill and Blackbird Leys The 'M' Word, led by Body Politic's Emma-Jane Greig, is a year-long street dance project exploring issues around mental health in young people. The project is the development of...

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Pros and Cons: Learning in a class environment

Pros and Cons: Learning in a class environment

“I’m going to take class.” Chances are, if you’re a dancer or know anyone who is a dancer, you’ve heard or said this line before. It’s almost a staple ingredient in the life of many dancers. That weekly grind, learning from your favourite choreographers, and losing...

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A Sad Farewell

A Sad Farewell

Changes to Oxford Classes As some of you may know, I recently received funding from Oxford City Council to run a 12-month dance project in three regeneration areas in Oxford; Black Bird Leys, Rose Hill and Wood Farm. The project aims to use dance as a vehicle to...

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Treat yourself to five days in Saint Tropez

Treat yourself to five days in Saint Tropez

Sunshine. Yoga. Delicious food. Tempted? Friday 16th – Tuesday 20th June 2017 For the second year running I am teaming up with Founder of Value Your Mind, Nathalie Kealy to run a yoga retreat in La Gargoulette, a beautiful villa (with a swimming pool of course)...

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