Campaigners tell minister ‘come dancing’
Ballerina Darcey Bussell and Strictly Come Dancing judge Arlene Phillips have helped present a new Dance Manifesto to culture minister David Lammy.
Drawn up by Dance UK and the National Campaign for the Arts, the document sets out four key ambitions for the sector, including making the art form an integral part of every young person’s education and affordable for everyone to watch and participate in.
Phillips said: “As we have seen with the massive viewer numbers that enjoyed Strictly Come Dancing and Strictly Dance Fever, the popularity of dance is on a real roll at the moment. The Dance Manifesto is a very positive move to help even more people to experience and enjoy this most brilliant of art forms.”
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