Exploring a dance health model for Scotland
- Area of Work: The ALLIANCE
- Type: News Item
- Published: 20th June 2025
Social prescribing - Enhancing lives through dance health.
Scottish Ballet’s health initiative aligns with Scottish Government’s ‘Realistic Medicine’ approach, acknowledging that there are many circumstances where a non-medical intervention may support a range of well being outcomes with low risk.
They offer a range of pathways and access into and out of healthcare and community settings and welcome enquiries and signposting from health professionals alongside ongoing self-referral.
“Scottish Ballet are at the forefront of this exciting network and their Dance for Parkinson’s class is an excellent example of how the arts can contribute meaningfully to improve people’s experience of chronic disease, whilst also improving social contact.”
Realistic Medicine — Taking Care, Chief Medical Officer for Scotland Annual Report 23-24
From 2022 Scottish Ballet delivered a strategic three year project in collaboration with the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland to explore pathways that seek to place our dance health neurological programmes into mainstream health and social care settings.
The aim of the project was to explore the steps required to embed Scottish Ballet’s three neurological dance health programmes within mainstream health and social care, so that more people living with neurological conditions in Scotland, and their families, can access our evidence-based support
You can read the full report on the Scottish Ballet website.
End of page.
You may also like:
An independent analysis of over 100 responses to the Scottish Government consultation has been published.
Continue readingFind out more about how to get involved with SWAP (Scottish Wider Access Programmes)
Continue readingThe strategy aims to ensure that every young disabled person feels supported in the transition into adulthood.
Continue readingThe ALLIANCE responds to a Scottish Government consultation on draft guidance for teachers
Continue readingThe new Leadership Success Profile is here; tools and support for leaders across Scotland’s care, health, and voluntary sectors.
Continue readingThe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine is being offered to people turning 75 and pregnant women.
Continue readingFind out more about Peace of Mind, a programme which supports disabled people at risk of social exclusion to re-engage with their community.
Continue readingThe paper sets out the Government's thoughts on the proposed Human Rights Bill.
Continue readingEvery Tuesday the Discover Digital team at the ALLIANCE shares a free and trusted digital tool that supports health and wellbeing.
Continue readingThe Poverty Alliance need your support in demanding change and marching alongside them in Edinburgh on 25 October.
Continue readingScottish Recovery Network are excited to launch a new programme of free Peer Connects learning events and webinars.
Continue readingProposals to cut disability payments and a lack of consideration for devolution are amongst the serious issues in the plans.
Continue readingThe Scottish Government has recognised a formal definition of Deafblindness.
Continue readingInclusion Scotland are recruiting adults with lived experience of social care support
Continue readingQualifications Scotland must think about the needs of pupils who use British Sign Language.
Continue readingThe Health, Social Care and Sport Committee is seeking views from both organisations and people with lived experience.
Continue readingTelecare users across the UK are encouraged to contact their network providers ahead of the digital switchover.
Continue readingMore than 100 charities unite to say Scottish MPs must stand against social security cuts.
Continue readingALLIANCE survey finds people are facing multiple barriers accessing SDS
Continue readingThe plan is intended to improve the lives of disabled people and put their experiences and concerns at the heart of policymaking.
Continue readingWomen's rights, health and human rights groups call for rejection of new police guidance on investigating pregnancy loss.
Continue readingA new community-led care initiative is launching in rural Perthshire and is looking for an inspiring leader to drive it forward.
Continue readingRead on for our top 10 ways to get involved in Self Management Week 2025.
Continue readingThe 2025 edition of the annual State of Caring Survey is open until 10 August 2025.
Continue readingFind out more about the 31 projects that are being funded through the latest round of the Self Management Fund.
Continue reading