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  1. Welcome from Dame Darcey Bussell & Dr Peter Lovatt
    Your Introduction to the Move-Assure Dance for Mental Wellbeing Programme
  2. Disclaimer
  3. Week 1
    Check your Mental Wellbeing - Week 1
  4. Move-Assure 1 - Learn 2 new dances to feel connected and positive
  5. Move-Assure 2 - Learn 2 new dances to feel happy and energised
  6. Move-Assure 3 - Recap 2 dances to feel connected and energised
  7. Week 1 Wellbeing Tip: Relationships
  8. Week 2
    Check your Mental Wellbeing - Week 2
  9. Move-Assure 4 - Recap 2 dances to feel happy and positive
  10. Move-Assure 5 - Recap 2 dances to feel energised and connected
  11. Move-Assure 6 - Recap 2 dances to feel positive and happy
  12. Week 2 Wellbeing Tip: Learning new skills
  13. Week 3
    Check your Mental Wellbeing - Week 3
  14. Move-Assure 7 - Learn a new dance to feel hopeful and recap 2 dances to feel positive and happy
  15. Move-Assure 8 - Recap 3 dances to feel hopeful, positive and happy
  16. Move-Assure 9 - Recap 3 dances to feel hopeful, positive and energised
  17. Week 3 Wellbeing Tip: Thinking differently
  18. Week 4
    Check your Mental Wellbeing - Week 4
  19. Move-Assure 10 - Learn a new dance for concentration, and recap 2 dances to feel positive and connected
  20. Move-Assure 11 - Recap 3 dances, for concentration and to feel hopeful and happy
  21. Move-Assure 12 - Recap 3 dances, for concentration and to feel energised and hopeful
  22. Week 4 Wellbeing Tip: Your senses
  23. Week 5
    Check your Mental Wellbeing - Week 5
  24. Move-Assure 13 - Learn a new dance to feel free, and recap 3 dances to feel connected, positive and happy
  25. Move-Assure 14 - Recap 4 dances to feel free, energised, hopeful and for concentration
  26. Move-Assure 15 - Recap 4 dances to feel free, positive, hopeful and connected
  27. Week 5 Wellbeing Tip: Mood
  28. Week 6
    Check your Mental Wellbeing - Week 6
  29. Move-Assure 16 - Learn a new dance to release tension, and recap 3 dances to feel hopeful, free, and for concentration
  30. Move-Assure 17 - Recap 4 dances to release tension, to feel happy and energised, and for concentration
  31. Move-Assure 18 - Recap 4 dances to release tension, and to feel positive, free and connected.
  32. Week 6 Wellbeing Tip: Breathing
  33. Week 7
    Check your Mental Wellbeing - Week 7
  34. Move-Assure 19 - Learn a new dance for self-confidence, and recap 3 dances for concentration, to feel happy, and to release tension
  35. Move-Assure 20 - Recap 4 dances for self-confidence and to feel free, energised and positive
  36. Move-Assure 21 - Recap 4 dances for self-confidence, to release tension, to feel happy, and for concentration
  37. Week 7 Wellbeing Tip: Listening
  38. Week 8
    Check your Mental Wellbeing - Week 8
  39. Move-Assure 22 - Learn a new dance for strength, and recap 3 dances to feel energised, connected, and free
  40. Move-Assure 23 - Recap 4 dances for strength, and to feel hopeful, happy, and to release tension
  41. Move-Assure 24 - Recap 4 dances for strength, self-confidence, and to feel energised and free.
  42. Week 8 Wellbeing Tip: Walk
  43. Week 9
    Check your Mental Wellbeing - Week 9
  44. Move-Assure 25 - Learn a new dance to feel calm, and recap 3 dances to feel connected, strength, and to release tension
  45. Move-Assure 26 - Recap 4 dances to feel calm, self-confident, positive and energised
  46. Move-Assure 27 - Recap 4 dances to feel calm, to release tension, for concentraion and to feel hopeful.
  47. Week 9 Wellbeing Tip: Creativity
  48. Week 10
    Check your Mental Wellbeing - Week 10
  49. Move-Assure 28 - Learn a new dance for motivation, and recap 3 dances to feel happy, strong and connected
  50. Move-Assure 29 - Recap 4 dances for motivation, self-confidence, and to feel calm and positive
  51. Move-Assure 30 - Recap 4 dances for motivation, concentraion, and to feel hopeful and free
  52. Week 10 Wellbeing Tip: Motivation
  53. Week 11
    Check your Mental Wellbeing - Week 11
  54. Move-Assure 31 - Learn a new dance for social wellbeing, and recap 3 dances to feel strong, happy and energised
  55. Move-Assure 32 - Recap 4 dances, for social wellbeing and to feel motivated, positive and calm
  56. Move-Assure 33 - Recap 4 dances, for social wellbeing and to feel feel, for concentraion and to release tension
  57. Week 11 Wellbeing Tip: Playing
  58. Week 12
    Check your Mental Wellbeing - Week 12
  59. Move-Assure 34 - Learn a new dance for improved memroy, and recap 3 dances for self-confidence, motivation and to feel happy
  60. Move-Assure 35 - Recap 4 dances to improve memory, for social wellbeing, to feel calm and energised
  61. Move-Assure 36 - Recap 4 dances to improve memory, to feel free, connected and to release tension
  62. Week 12 Wellbeing Tip: Self-esteem
  63. Week 13
    Check your Mental Wellbeing - Week 13
  64. Move-Assure 37 - Learn a new dance to improve resilience, and recap 3 dances for social wellbeing, motivation and to improve memory
  65. Move-Assure 38 - Recap 4 dances to improve resilience, self-confidence, for strength and to feel energised
  66. Move-Assure 39 - Recap 4 dances to improve resilience, release tension and to feel hopeful and positive
  67. Week 13 Wellbeing Tip: Personally positive
  68. Week 14
    Check your Mental Wellbeing - Week 14
  69. Move-Assure 40 - Learn a new dance to unwind, and recap 3 dances to feel connected, and to improve resilience and memory
  70. Move-Assure 41 - Recap 4 dances to unwind, for social wellbeing and concentraion and to feel calm
  71. Move-Assure 42 - Recap 4 dances to unwind, for self-confidence and strength and to feel happy
  72. Week 14 Wellbeing Tip: Stamina
  73. Week 15
    Check your Mental Wellbeing - Week 15
  74. Move-Assure 43 - Recap 4 dances for social wellbeing, resilience for improved memory and to unwind
  75. Move-Assure 44 - Recap 4 dances for self-confidence, strength to feel calm and motivated
  76. Move-Assure 45 - Recap 4 dances to feel hopeful and free, for concentraion, and to release tension
  77. Week 15 Wellbeing Tip: Resilience
  78. Week 16
    Check your Mental Wellbeing - Week 16
  79. Move-Assure 46 - Recap 4 dances to feel connected, positive, happy and energised
  80. Move-Assure 47 - Recap 4 dances to unwind, to feel calm, for concentraion and to feel connected
  81. Move-Assure 48 - Recap 4 dances to feel energised and free, and for strength and social wellbeing
  82. Week 16 Wellbeing Tip: Physical activity
  83. Week 17
    Check your Mental Wellbeing - Week 17
  84. Move-Assure 49 - Recap 5 dances to feel hopeful and free, to release tension and for concentraion and self-confidence
  85. Move-Assure 50 - Recap 5 dances for strength and motivation, and to feel calm, connected and positive
  86. Move-Assure 51 - Recap 5 dances to feel happy and energised, and for improved social wellbeing, memory and resilience
  87. Week 17 Wellbeing Tip: Learning new skills
  88. Week 18
    Check your Mental Wellbeing - Week 18
  89. Move-Assure 52 - Recap 5 dances to unwind, release tension, feel happy, strong and hopeful
  90. Move-Assure 53 - Recap 5 dances for motivation, concentration and self-confidence, and to feel free and energised
  91. Move-Assure 54 - Recap 5 dances to feel positive, calm, and to unwind, and for improved social wellbeing and memory
  92. Week 18 Wellbeing Tip: Kindness
  93. Week 19
    Check your Mental Wellbeing - Week 19
  94. Move-Assure 55 - Learn a new dance to have fun, and recap 5 dances to feel connected, for concentraion, resilience, to release tension and to feel hopeful.
  95. Move-Assure 56 - Recap 6 dances to have fun, and to feel strong, happy, motivated, self-confident and positive
  96. Move-Assure 57 - Recap 6 dances to have fun, and to feel free and energised, for improved social wellbeing and memory, and to feel calm
  97. Week 19 Wellbeing Tip: Laughter
  98. Week 20
    Check your Mental Wellbeing - Week 20
  99. Move-Assure 58 - Recap 6 dances to feel connected, positive, happy, energised, hopeful and to have fun
  100. Move-Assure 59 - Recap 6 dances for concentration, to feel free, to release tension, for self-confidence, strength, and to have fun
  101. Move-Assure 60 - Recap 6 dances to feel calm and motivated, for improved social wellbeing, memory and resilience, to unwind, and to have fun
  102. Week 20 Wellbeing Tip: Happiness
  103. The Science Bit
    Mental Health and Mental Wellbeing
  104. Five Steps to Mental Wellbeing
  105. The Self
  106. Dance for Mental Wellbeing
  107. Books and Learning
Dance for Mental Wellbeing Your Introduction to the Move-Assure Dance for Mental Wellbeing Programme
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Your Introduction to the Move-Assure Dance for Mental Wellbeing Programme

Darcey Bussell: Welcome to Move-Assure our Dance for Mental Wellbeing Programme. 
I’m Dame Darcy Bussell

Peter Lovatt: and I’m Dr Peter Lovatt.  
 
Peter: Dance is fantastic for mental wellbeing, scientific research shows that it helps to build confidence, improves relationships, and our thinking skills.
 
Darcey: Dancing also lifts people’s mood and, of course, it improves physical wellbeing too. 
 
Peter: In our Dance for Mental Wellbeing programme, each session is about 20 minutes – long enough to help you feel great,
 
Darcey: short enough to fit into your day. We recommend that you do three sessions per week and that you keep dancing with us for 20 weeks.
 
Peter: This is a graded dance programme, which means that at the beginning we’ll teach you some new moves and then, as the programme progresses and you’ve learnt the routines, we’ll jump straight in and get groovy.
 
Darcey: In total you’ll learn 17 dances, which have been inspired by different cultures and styles of movement.  Our Move-Assure Dance for Mental Wellbeing sessions are available on-line – which means you can do them anytime and anywhere – but probably maybe not in the shower!
 
Peter: Did you know, that at the end of each session, Darcey and I chat about the links between science and dancing – in a feature we’ve called ‘Did you know?’.   
 
Darcey: Our Move-Assure Team consists of myself who has created the dances and music and Peter who provides the scientific evidence-base.  
 
Peter: We are so grateful for the support of a team of expert mental health clinicians, focus-group members and experts by experience who have helped us to develop this great programme.
 
Darcey: Our Dance for Mental Wellbeing programme is for anyone who wants to improve their mental wellbeing through movement and dance.
 
Peter: So join us at move-assure.com – and enjoy dancing with us.