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December YOU-DANCE project’s online meeting was organized last Friday!

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👨‍🏫In the morning of Friday the 6th of December, a new monthly online regular meeting was held on Google Meets for all the YOU-DANCE project partners. Representatives from Borderline Danza (Italy), Ipazia Production Srl (Romania), and Ecem Bale ve Dans Okulu (Turkey) met online to update the status of the project actions, especially on Activity 2 and Activity 3, the one related to all the 2 months dance-based intervention lessons held in each partner country with the national target group of 30 selected youngsters. We have checked the evolutions of activities according to the project GANTT and we have monitored the progress and benefits created in each partner country by dance activities organized.

📍📝As usual, we stressed our attention also on project management (A1) and administrative issues, discussing the last and updated versions of timesheets, contracts, invoices, project expenses and proofs of spending for each organization involved in implementation. We also focused on communication & dissemination issues and discussed about the next TPM, which will be organized from the 21st to the 23rd of January in Naples and  Salerno, in Italy, hosted by BorderlineDanza.

Please find below some photos of the online meeting session. Stay tuned for next project information! 🎊🤩🧐🎯

A3 – impressions by youngsters in Italy & final survey submission

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In Italy, at the end of A3 “in-class”activities, BorderlineDanza is administering the last questionnaires to the various groups of participants. The activities are coming to an end and the local target group is responding better and better to what all dance educators propose to them. We are increasingly experiencing levels of trust, acceptance and serenity and we are very curious to discover the results that the research will collect from the questionnaires!

In addition, we asked to local youngsters attending our dance classes about their direct experience. Experience, creativity, enthusiasm, collaboration, liberating, growth: these are just some of the words with which the “You Dance” participants responded to the question “Describe the You dance project in one word!”. Borderline Danza’s staff is very glad that the project is having a strong impact to participants, leaving an important mark within them: educators and dancers are seeing them open up more and more at every meeting and through dance, they are telling more and more about their lives!

YOU DANCE project activities were perceived by local youngsters as a great training experience.

In Italy, the “You Dance” project is bringing the first results of the dance-based intervention activities in class!

The young participants are becoming more and more confident in their body and their movement skills and each body activity becomes a pretext to address issues and debates together in which everyone brings their own reflections to the group! A real training experience both for the participants and for all the involved dance educators of Borderline Danza! 🎊🤩🧐🎯

“In-class” dance lessons (Activity 3) continue in Turkiye, giving good results!

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In Türkiye, dance-based interventions activities, organized in #Eregli by ECEM Ballet, for “You-Dance” project Activity 3 are continuing in the best way also with Turkish youngsters. The selected local youngsters continued in these weeks the “in-class” activities, which will probably end at the end of this month at the ECEM Ballet dance studios. All activities are designed to enhance their physical and emotional well-being through dance. The “in-class” activities (which will last 2 months in total) started in the proper way and, after some weeks of dance lessons with ECEM instructors in Eregli, some good results were registered within the local target group, both at physical and spiritual level for youngsters.

You-Dance activities continued in Eregli, in Türkiye, for all November 2024 with ECEM Ballet. 30 young participants are still taking part in the Erasmus+ project and, after several “in-presence” dance-based interventions lessons, we are all seeing the positive results of classroom activities in terms of individual and social awareness. Youngsters discovered also to move rhythmically with group consciousness and to be one. What could be a more creative force than being able to intervene in life with dance? 🎊🤩🧐🎯

November YOU-DANCE online regular meeting was held today!

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Today, Friday 8th November a new monthly online meeting took place for the YOU-DANCE project partners. Representatives and experts from Borderline Danza (Italy), Ipazia Production (Romania), and Ecem Bale ve Dans Okulu (Türkiye) met online to update the status of the project activities and implementation, respecting the project’s Action Plan and GANTT.
We have checked documents, deliverables and we have monitored the progress and the good evolution of national activities in each partner country.
We started with a review of project management (A1) and administrative issues, discussing the last versions of timesheets, contracts, expenses and proofs of spending. We also focused on communication & dissemination issues, focused in this period especially on national A3 activities. While we still wait for the final report on A2 activities, for Activity 3 each partner presented their progress and next calendar on “in-class” dance activities, which are “in progress” and will end in November in each partner country.

Sharing emotions during You-Dance class A3 activities held in Italy!

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You-Dance activities continue in Italy with the project coordinator “BorderlineDanza”. Numerous participants are taking part in the Erasmus project, more than 50 are those who compose the target group in Italy. We are working with different groups and with each one of them we are experiencing the beauty of this inclusive project: in fact, during the “in-class” activities the participants always find a space to talk with others about themselves and their emotions, always creating a deep and generative atmosphere!
Borderline Danza, for the proper implementation of the You-Dance’s project activities, has started to administer the “intermediate questionnaires” to the participants of the “in-class” sessions organized as Activity 3. The questionnaires represent a way for the young participants to reflect on their daily life and their well-being, but at the same time they are useful for the You-Dance researchers to verify and be aware of the impact that this Erasmus project has on the young people who take part in it.
You-Dance, through the activities that Borderline Danza is carrying out in Italy, is meeting so many young people who join and participate to the project. The common element that the dance educators have noticed is selected youngsters’ SMILE: each “in-class” meeting (as part of project activity nr 3) is characterized by a healthy, fun and light exchange between all participants. The “You-Dance” project, through the proposed activities, always finds a way to entertain both the participants and the dance educators who are following them, creating a positive climate for the well-being of all!

“In-class” dance lessons (Activity 3) started also in Türkiye!

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✨ “In-class” dance lessons (Activity 3) started also in Türkiye!💃

Dance-based interventions activities, organized by ECEM Ballet, started also in #Eregli for “You-Dance” project Activity nr.3.
The first A3 meeting with the selected local youngsters was held on Friday, October 25th at 18:00. More than 30 young people has participated and were engaged in a variety of activities designed to enhance their physical and emotional well-being through dance. 🎶

ECEM Ballet was very glad to host in their headquarter local young people between the ages of 16 and 20, who said – after the experience of the first dance lesson – that they really enjoyed, they were satisfied to be part of this initiative and told they are just looking forward to come back to the next class dance lesson at ECEM Ballet’s dance school. Activities 3 will continue also in Eregli (in the county of Zonguldak), thanks to the professional organization of ECEM Ballet School.

Please find attached a short video of this first A3 dance lesson. Stay tuned for more! 🎊🧐 🎯

 

The weekly activities in the dance classes with youngsters continue in Bucharest!

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📌📣The weekly activities in the dance classes with youngsters continue in Bucharest! 📣📌

As part of Activity 3 of the ‘You-Dance’ project, classroom activities with children continue these days. The dance-based interventions continue with the target group in Romania, organised in two classes that meet twice a week each. We are pleased to present you with a small collage, summarising what we have been doing over the last few days with some of our selected local youngsters. 🇷🇴
Stay tuned for further updates! 🤩🧐🎯

Regular online meeting held also in July!

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On July 8th, 2024, the YOU-DANCE project partners held their regular online meeting via Google Meet to review the progress made over the past month. Representatives from each partner organization, including Borderline Danza (Italy), Ipazia Production (Romania), and ECEM Ballet School (Türkiye), provided updates on their activities and discussed upcoming tasks in line with the project’s Action Plan.

Key discussions focused on the ongoing implementation of Activity 2 (A2), which involves the collection of surveys from the local target groups, including youth and vulnerable populations. While the Romanian team successfully continued their communication efforts and survey collection, the Turkish team faced delays due to the summer holidays. They are exploring alternative strategies to complete the surveys by September. Meanwhile, the Italian partners effectively promoted the project at a local Dance Festival, raising awareness and engagement.

The meeting also addressed administrative tasks, emphasizing the importance of regularly updating work contracts and timesheets on the project’s Google Drive to ensure accurate reporting. Further discussions centred on the next steps for Activity 3 (A3), focusing on dance-based interventions and the creation of a digital portfolio. The partners plan to start these interventions in September, with a new detailed guide being developed to tailor the activities to participant needs.

In terms of communication, it was agreed that each partner would continue to manage the project’s social media presence, with responsibilities rotating monthly. ECEM Ballet School will handle July, Borderline Danza will cover August, and Ipazia Production will take charge in September. The partners emphasized the need for regular updates to maintain project visibility and engagement.

The meeting concluded with plans for the next online gathering on August 9th, 2024, where the partners will finalize preparations for the upcoming Transnational Project Meeting (TPM) in Turkey and continue to monitor the project’s progress. The partners remain committed to achieving the YOU-DANCE project’s objectives, ensuring successful implementation and meaningful outcomes.

New online meeting organized in June 2024 between all project partners

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#YOU-DANCE: a new online regular meeting was organized in June 2024 between all project partners

On Thursday, the 13th of June 2024, it was organized via Google Meets the monthly regular online meeting between all YOU-DANCE project’s partners. Representatives and partner’s experts from BorderlineDanza ETC (Italy), Ipazia Production (Romania) and ECEM Ballet School (Türkiye) have met online in the afternoon for updating project activities and for discussing the new imminent tasks to be implemented in summer for our project, coherently with the project’s Action Plan, checking in every country the evolution of YOU-DANCE’s activities, for each Project Result to be reached.

After a first discussion on administrative issues and on project management (including quality issues), we focus our attention on the beginning of Activity 2 and on Activity 3, with a particular stress on survey and target group selection, to be completed this summer. We have planned next actions to be implemented at national level, we planned local events in end June/ July 2024 in every partner country, with a particular attention on communication and project results’ promotion.

As last point, we defined the logistics and the planning of the next TPM, which will be held on 26 and 27.08 in Zonguldak district, in Türkiye (on the Black Sea).

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Online regular meeting held also in May 2024 between partners!

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#YOU-DANCE: online regular meeting held also in May 2024 between partners!

On the 24th of May 2024, it was held via Google Meets the monthly regular online meeting between YOU-DANCE partners.

These internal meeting between project partners are planned every month, for a constant monitoring, planning and evaluation of activities and project results, according also to the Quality Plan we implement since March 2024. Representatives and partner’s staff from Italy (BorderlineDanza ETC, project coordinator), Romania (Ipazia Production, Communication coordinator) and Turkey (ECEM Ballet Schoool) have met on Google Meets for discussing the main upcoming tasks of our project, coherently with the agreed Action Plan, and to check the evolution of YOU-DANCE’s activities in every country, for each Project Result to be reached.

After a detailed discussion on project management, on Activity 2 and Activity 3 planning and on the next local actions, we planned national (promotional) events for summer 2024 in every partner country (for recruiting local target group and starting the actions with surveys) , before the next TPM, which will be organized in Turkey at the end of August 2024. Please find attached some photos of this meeting we held online.

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