Q&A

Questions & Answer Sheet and Key Messages for Media Interviews

• The Dance Champions are a group of dance and exercise experts with a shared goal of increasing public participation in dance – because dance is fun and gets you fit.

• TV shows like So You Think You Can Dance and local dance initiatives have stimulated the public’s passion for dance – but research shows that 89% of adults aged 18+ across the UK still don’t dance. The Dance Champions’ Dance Summit will harness this interest and provide ways to help people participate.

• The Dance Summit is brought together experts from across the UK to help draw up a strategy/ plan to get the nation dancing

• To help, the Dance Champions are creating the nation’s first free online directory of dance classes and opportunities across the country - and will be staging dance events in several regions to give people the chance to try out different dance style for free.

• For more information visit www.dancechampions.org