Dance Dosti

28/07/2022

Dear friends and supporters, Dance Dosti has been a one-year dance initiative delivered by Step Change Studios in partnership with Metro Blind Sport and Vision Foundation. It has now come to an end but Step Change Studios continues to offer a range of fun, inclusive dance opportunities. Follow them on Twitter or Insta . You can also find out about a range of different sport and physical activities offered by Metro for people with sight loss by following their FB/Twitter/Insta. Thank you to everyone who has danced with us, supported us and who champions diversity in dance.

11/07/2022

Thanks for the feature! 🙏

07/07/2022

The past year has been challenging yet so fulfilling for everyone involved with the Dance Dosti project. This film by Dani Simba Campion encapsulates so beautifully the incredible journey all of us have completed. We truly hope that this project will pave way for more inclusion in dance and sport across the board, because as we have always said, dance is for everyone!

Huge thanks to Metro Blind Sport and Vision Foundation. Special thanks to Stagetext and VocalEyes - describing the arts for the audio description version of the video.
Gita Mistry Dhruvil Chauhan Georgia Cornwell Showmi Das Aparajita Burjwal

This audio described, captioned video presents highlights from the one-year initiative called Dance Dosti. Conceived and delivered by Step Change Studios, an...

19/05/2022

Another snippet from the group performance by our Newham students. Their energy was higher than ever as the audience cheered them on! What a brilliant conclusion to all the hard work 🌟

NewVIc Vision Foundation British Blind Sport

15/05/2022

Thankyou Sustain Health Magazine for this brilliant feature!

Blind and partially sighted people of South Asian heritage have taken to the dance floor to perform for a live audience for the very first time.

09/05/2022

Thankyou for featuring us! So thrilled to see the positive response our program and show is receiving 🌟

Blind and partially sighted people have taken to the dance floor to perform for a live audience for the very first time.

08/05/2022

Rashmi Becker, founder and CEO of Step Change Studios spoke to Vanessa Feltz from BBC Radio London along with Dance Dosti participant Esme Khalique about the program, the need for inclusion in dance education and the experience of performing in front of an audience for the first time. Listen to the entire conversation here:

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08/05/2022

Rashmi Becker, founder and CEO of Step Change Studios spoke to London Live about Dance Dosti and the need for more inclusion in arts and sports. She also talked about the fantastic finale performance that happened on 4th May and the joy of sharing the love for dance! Watch the entire video here:

https://youtu.be/Jurizspw1so

06/05/2022

Some images from our exhilarating finale performance on Wednesday at NewVIc! We're so proud of all our participants, volunteers and teachers! This has been such an incredible journey for all of us at Dance Dosti. We hope that all the participants will have taken something valuable from this experience, because we certainly have!

Photo Credit: John Trigg

Vision Foundation
Metro Blind Sport

06/05/2022

Honored and excited to have been covered by ITV London and ITV News on Wednesday! Watch Esme talk about her journey and love for dance, and Rashmi Becker talk about the genesis of Dance Dosti and need for more inclusive dance practice.

30/04/2022

Can't keep calm because our incredible students are finishing off the program with a bang next week! They're performing in front of a small audience to show off everything they have learnt in the last 12 weeks. Here's wishing them all the best and we hope they set fire to the stage!

Picture Credits: Facundo Arrizabalaga & Dani Simba Campion

British Blind Sport Vision Foundation Brent Council Asian People’s Disability Alliance

14/04/2022

Our Newham group is busy preparing for the final showcase on 4th May! The excitement is high - they're all set to dazzle the audience with their fabulous moves!

Picture Credit: Dani Simba Campion



Brent Council Asian People’s Disability Alliance Metro Blind Sport Vision Foundation