#EndTheStereotypes - we're professionals!

Down’s Syndrome Awareness Week is a national campaign to help people to understand what life is like for people who have Down’s syndrome and to encourage society to become more inclusive in the way that they treat people with Down’s syndrome.

The theme this year is "End The Stereotypes." A key part of DanceSyndrome's mission is to challenge perceptions of people with Down's syndrome and other learning disabilities through our inclusive dance work. All DanceSyndrome dance activities are co-produced by Dance Leaders with learning disabilities, working with professional Dance Artists, to provide opportunities for them to be more visible in society. Down's Syndrome Awareness Week is a vital campaign that gives people with Down's syndrome an opportunity to have their voices heard, so we asked our Dance Leaders what stereotypes they would like to challenge this week. We have created a series of seven videos that challenge those stereotypes. See them all on our website: https://dancesyndrome.co.uk/downs-syn...

Stereotype #6 is that "sometimes people think we can't be professional because we have learning disabilities". Everyone in #TeamDS understands professionalism and works hard to be professional at all times.
Professionalism is a key part of our accredited Dance By Example training course & we are proud of how professional members of our team are at all times, particularly in our performance work.

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