💃The DanceSyndrome team are on holiday this week, but they will be back next Thursday morning (August 3) at 9.15am for our FREE, online DSEngage Wake Up and Dance session for people who have Down's syndrome 🕺 Find out more and register here: https://loom.ly/fEn2yVs | Down's Syndrome Association

Four little dancers inspire another. ❤️ While The Nutcracker sweeps us into a world of sugarplum fairies and magic, Edgar Degas captured a different side of the ballet world—the reality behind the performances onstage. In 19th-century Paris, young ballerinas weren’t just chasing dreams; they were working relentlessly—training 10 to 12 hours a day, six or seven days a week, pushing themselves to the limit. Many of them joined the Paris Opera Ballet not for fame, but to help financially support th

John and Marissa are almost always the first ones out on the dance floor. Both of them have Down syndrome and met at a camp for individuals with special needs. "Being in love is kind of peaceful... Lovely," Marissa says, "Sometimes I do get butterflies in my stomach, sometimes." | CNN

Former footballer Armel Zola has been teaching Congolese dance to people with Down's syndrome during the pandemic. He was inspired to run the classes by his younger brother, Arnaud, who has the condition. https://bbc.in/32S3A66 | BBC News