Dance Connect Update

Streetz Ahead has been continuing to support young people through 1-2-1 mentoring sessions and dance classes which has helped over 100 students grow mentally and physically stronger. Participants have been expressing and exploring their feelings through working on coping skills and completing journal-based activities such as the Confidence tree. With access to our Daily Wake up programme, a daily 10-minute body and mind workout, as well as weekly online dance sessions, participants have also been improving their fitness, street dance, and wellbeing.

Over the past few months, 853 mentoring sessions and 9 dance sessions have been delivered by our mentors, totalling 426.5 mentoring hours and 18 dance hours.

Mentee Testimonials:

‘I have found it very hard to keep control of my emotions but with DC2 I am getting better through doing what I love.’

‘I have noticed that I used to be a big perfectionist and I used to let the tiniest thing into the biggest thing in the world, sometimes I still do, but I try not to. I used to get angry a lot with my brother but I am not as angry with him, when I am, I try to stop it in a way, rein it in.’ 

‘I feel a good different, I feel different because I have time to be free from my siblings and that helps me because I get time alone from them and sometimes I need time alone to speak to someone.’ 

‘I enjoy how you give me advice.’

Parent/Carers Testimonials:

‘XXXX enjoys her one to one she seems happy and content when she comes off her session.’ 

‘XXXX very much respects his mentor and learns from his sessions. He takes notes during sessions and knows how lucky he is to have a mentor !’