Leeds LGBT Sports Fringe Festival Supports DAZL. The Leeds FIRST and only LGBT Sport Fringe Festival will happen this year in the lead up to Leeds Pride 2017. A week-long festival with 29 different inclusive activities to choose from between 28th July and 6th August! Enjoy indoor and outdoor fitness/ Sports activities and classes. There will be a small entry fees to each activity which will support DAZL and its Community/ LGBT Youth Dance work. http://www.freedomquarter.com/lgbtblog/leeds-lgbt-sport-fringe-festival Checkout the full listings on the Leeds Freedom Quarter website. The DAZL Workshops are as follows Session 1 – ​Streetdance for families Wednesday ​2nd August, ​5.15-6.15pm ​at Ebor Gardens Community Centre, Burmantofts, Hazlewood Drive, LS9 7PS (Just before St James Hospital and just after Northern Ballet if coming from City Centre) This is a Streetdance for family’s session part of the Leeds LGBT Sports Fringe Festival – Lead by Natasha & Amy​- Championship Winning DAZL Comp Teams Coach’s. (Session suitable for all ages 7yrs and above)  You can book via Eventbrite link below https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/streetdance-with-dazl-led-by-natasha-and-amy-session-2-tickets-34656098323?utm-medium=discovery&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&aff=esfb&utm-source=fb&utm-term=listing Session 2 – Streetdance for families Saturday​  29th July, 10.30-11.30am at the South Leeds Youth, Middleton Road, Belle Isle, LS10 3JA. (12, 13, 13A from Corn-exchange Leeds City Centre) ​This is a Streetdance for family’s session part of the Leeds LGBT Sports Fringe Festival – Lead by Stephanie Faye Dobson & Amy Smith – Championship Winning DAZL Comp Teams Coach’s.​ (Session suitable for all ages)​ You can book via Eventbrite link via this link –https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/streetdance-with-dazl-led-by-stephanie-and-amy-session-1-tickets-34655833531?utm-medium=discovery&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&aff=esfb&utm-source=fb&utm-term=listing Find all the event on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1860600797531931/?source_id=1372183856168270 These events have been organised by Danny Silk and organisations/ people such as Armley Sport Center Firehouse Fitness Virgin Active DAZL Leeds Front Runners Outsoor Lads – Hiking Leeds Hunters Rugby Yorkshire Terriers Football Claire Senior PT – Activity Session Yoga with Helen Byles Danny Silk PT – Intro sessions Matthais Rieger – ‘Fitness Combat Steve Frost – ‘Kick Boxing a taster sessions Ariel Yoga Leeds Griffins Big thank you to Danny Silk for making this all happen.
DAZL Annual Review 2016-17
What a wonderful 2016-17 getting inactive children, active! In 2016/17 DAZL set out to improve health & wellbeing through high quality dance and connecting with communities across Leeds. With an Income of £138,626.50 with this we was able to do the following Engage 4402 young people from Leeds most deprived communities Engage 2903 inactive young people doing less than 2 hour of structured physical activity per week. Deliver 1990 dance sessions across Leeds Engage 838 Boys across Leeds of which 700 took part in a performance. We engaged 3585 girls from Leeds most deprived communities of which 2310 took part in a performance. 56% of these girls were classed as inactive. The young people took part in 99 events hosted by DAZL and other partners across Leeds, attracted a Live audience of 38377 In 2016-17 DAZL engaged 1718 young people in school through engaging with the school sport premium funding and 1253 were classed as inactive. We also engaged 2684 young people in our community provision which was supported by the various Local councillors and community committees. 1650 of these young people were classed as inactive. Click here to view or download the 6 page DAZL Annual Review 1617
