About Magpie Dance
Magpie Dance is the UK’s leading dance charity for people with learning disabilities. They believe that a learning disability should not be a barrier to personal and artistic success. Through dance, participants gain life, social and communication skills with added health and wellbeing benefits.
Based in Bromley, they deliver over 500 sessions each year, including weekly dance classes, workshops, family Days of Dance, trips, performances, and much more!
Magpie Dance's Challenges
They are still looking to rebuild their volunteer programme following the pandemic. Volunteers play a crucial role in enabling them to deliver their work, including supporting participants during weekly sessions, attending performances and trips, and helping out with things like marketing and costumes.
Magpie Dance's Achievements
2025 is Magpie Dance’s 40th birthday. During this time, they’ve supported thousands of people with learning disabilities to live happier, healthier and more fulfilling lives through dance:
“Magpie Dance is such an important part of my daughter’s life. It has given her purpose, friendships, responsibility and a huge opportunity to express herself in dance. Our family can’t imagine life without the Magpie family” (parent)
Participants are able to develop greater confidence and self-belief through creating their own dance pieces, they increase their social inclusion through access to regular and long-term local activities, and they are able to lead healthier and more active lives.
