Dance Actively N' Celebrate Europe

"<< Objectives >>""Dance Actively N' Celebrate Europe - D.A.N.C.E."" aims to raise awareness of young people regarding the cultural heritage, focused on traditional dances, to increase the capacities of organisations in fostering young people’s active European citizenship, to develop young people’s artistic, creative, sporting and digital skills, to improve youth workers’ methods and strategies to increase youngsters' interest in traditions and to raise awareness of young people regarding the cultural heritage,<< Implementation >>Youngsters and youth workers from Romania, Bulgaria and.Italy decided to work together, coming up with an innovative idea of ”Folk aerobics”, which combines traditional dance with aerobic gymnastics. They analysed their needs in this field and will revive traditional dances raising youngsters' interest in preserving traditions and keep fit, involving actively both in the local and European community. They will organize choreography workshops in each country, as well as flash mobs/public events.<< Results >>-Deeper understanding of national and European identity among young people;-Workshops in each partner institution to combine traditional dance and aerobic dance; -Public events in the community, in order to disseminate the results of the workshops; -Research activities carried out by the youngsters in each local community;-Folk aerobics dance caravans within each local community;-Presentations of traditional dances in each partner’s region;-E-booklet with information about folk dances."