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The Social Benefits of Dance for people living with Dementia
Engaging in quality social interaction is crucial for people with dementia as it correlates with lower mortality risk (Kiely & Flacker,...
The Emotional benefits of Dance for people living with Dementia
It is widely known that as cognitive functions begin to deteriorate, individuals with dementia can experience feelings of anxiety,...
The Cognitive benefits of Dance for people living with Dementia
With the care industry’s resources becoming more and more sparse, it seems that the challenge of supporting older adults with dementia is...
LGBTQ+ History Month -LOUD AND PROUD
Did you know that over a million people aged 55 and over identify as LGBTQ+? This statistic in very important, especially in care home...
Fighting Stereotypes
Here at the Blair Academy, we believe that care home activities are super important for a person to help sustain both their physical and...
New Year, Same Mission
Here at the Blair Academy our mission is to boost people’s health and happiness through hip hop dance, and this has been our mission...
Lets Keep Healthy - regardless of age
This blog is specific to healthy ageing in care home settings. To start with here are some of the current updates in the care industry...
The Next Gen - Impatient Dreams
The Next Gen We’ve been inspired on a daily basis by the next generation of dancers who continue to push boundaries and challenge the...
Empowered Movement, but why?
A lot of the time I get asked ‘what’s your story’ or ‘can you tell us about your journey’ and as difficult as it is to sometimes be able...
Dancing with Diabetes
My name is Georgia, and I am a dance graduate testing out the waters on what steps, career wise, I want to take next. However, growing up...
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