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Train late after the Event? Then perform the Drill on the platform!
 The students from Fearnhill school who were at the BIG event in the UK travelled to and from the event by train. After the event there were some delays on their line and they ended up having to wait for 50 minutes on a very crowded Finsbury Park Station. The students then took it upon themselves to entertain the waiting passengers for 30 minutes by demonstrating the Dance4Life Drill and informing the general public about the campaign and their involvement in it. Everyone else waiting for the train ended up clapping and cheering and shouting "Life" at the appropriate moment!
New Dance4Life Quiz!
 Do you want to win a Dance4Life goodie bag? Then click here, and send us the answers to 15 questions, and create your own Dance4Life slogan before 5th January, and you have the chance of winning! Test your knowledge to the max!
Dance4Life Germany raising funds for children and women living with HIV
 The youth participating in the Schools Projects in Germany are raising money, and have been inspired by Royston Maldoom, the choreographer who is training some of them for the Dance4Life Event, to donate some of the money to a cause close to his heart - women living with HIV in North Ethiopia, who he has worked with. The rest of the money is going to Odessa, a project for street children in dire circumstances, two thirds of whom are living with HIV.
Students in Nigeria queue to take part in Schools Project
 As the Dance4Life Schools Project in Nigeria kicked off, a long line of students formed outside the classroom, looking in to see what was going on. While the students inside were working up a sweat practising the drill, those outside held their own open-air training session. More on Dance4Life Nigeria here...
Total Act4Life The Netherlands so far: € 425,000
 Act4Life in the Netherlands is going extremely well, with over € 425,000 having been raised already. Not only that but they held a rap and dance contest on their website which has had up to 50,000 hits a day!
Dance4Life Tanzania drumming up the Schools Project!
 Dance4Life Tanzania is busy with the Schools Project, and has just been to a school with 150 youth and they took with them lots of drummers! Want to know more about Dance4Life Tanzania?
Dance4Life Germany youth learn from a professional!
 Royston Maldoom, the famous choreographer, has started rehearsals in Bremen, Germany, with Dance4Life youth, who are going to perform the piece at the Dance4Life Event.
Dance4Life South Africa members spread the word!
 The two members of Dance4Life South Africa who took part in the Schools Project in The Netherlands are back home and are spreading the word about Dance4Life! Here they are at Lotus FM, one of Dance4Life South Africa's partners, where they were live on the radio.
What's the Dance4Life Dance Event going to be like? Watch this!!
 Dance4Life Netherlands has made a digital invitation publicising the Dance Event at the Gelredome, where 15,000 people are expected! Remember, only those who have taken part in the Schools Projects can go to the event in their country. To get an idea of how amazing it's going to be, click here.
Nicas: ‘Sometimes I really felt like a superstar!’
 Nicas Ngumba is back in Tanzania, after spending six weeks in The Netherlands. He is full of impressions and stories. And no wonder, after such a long period in a country that is completely different from your own. And imagine: Nicas had never travelled abroad before! Read more about Nicas' adventures here...
Dance4Life goes down a storm in the UK!
 The response to the Schools Project in the UK has been FAB! One teacher wrote, "there is a real buzz in school and the kids involved are full of it" and another said "it was simply an amazing experience!" A student commented that everyone was "buzzing from the Dance4Life session!" Click here to read everything they said.
Act4Life goes crazy!
 Dutch students are outdoing themselves thinking up creative, innovative, crazy actions to raise money for Dance4Life. One of the more outragious actions is a special Dance4Life auction: In one of the participating school, students can bid on their teacher to be their slave for a day... Imagine the possibilities!
National TV coverage as Schools Project Vietnam begins
 The Schools Project has begun in Vietnam with 100 children attending, but they weren't the only ones! VTV1, the most watched national TV station, were filming and showed a report on the 7pm News with interviews, part of the moodclip and the Schools Project.
Dance4Life Ireland now on Bebo
 Dance4Life Ireland has set up a Bebo page, as requested by the kids during the Schools Projects. Click here to go to the page and become a Friend!
The Dance4Life South Africa Ambassadors who took part in the Schools Projects in the Netherlands are welcomed home
 The members of Dance4Life South Africa who were part of the Tour Team in the Netherlands are welcomed home by the Mayor of Pietermaritzburg/Umsunduzi, Zanele Hlatshwayo. Nontobeko and Zipporah had shared their experiences of HIV/AIDS in South Africa with the Dutch school children. They then went to be interviewed on Radio Gagasi.
Exciting line-up for UK Dance Event
 With big names like Tim Westwood and Dynamite MC, the UK Dance4Life closing event of the Schools Project on 25 November is taking shape. At the CC Club in London, young people from 25 schools all over the UK will dance in sync with students from all over the world. The Schools Tour UK will start on 30 October. Check here for more news!
Dance and Rap Contest in The Netherlands
 After an extremely successful Schools Tour in The Netherlands, during which more than 70,000 Euros was raised, students of the 50 participating schools have now entered the last stage of the Schools Project. Through the specially developed 'Lessons4Life' course material, they deepen their involvement while learning more about HIV/AIDS, both in the Netherlands and worldwide.
Meanwhile, they're invited to join the dance and rap competition: the best dancers and rappers will be performing alongside mega-stars before an audience of 15,000 during the Dance4Life Schools Project Dance Event! More (in Dutch) here and here, or check the Netherlands page in English.
Ireland has started their School Tours, beginning in Cork.
 Ireland has started their School Tours, beginning in Cork. The response to the two hour long workshops in the schools has been brilliant, with the students being really enthusiastic. One of them, Emma, emailed the tour team later and wrote: “Friday's class was just hilarious!!! It was good fun and really different.”. More on Ireland here.
Twelve schools Dance4Life in Germany
 The Schools Projects are in full swing in Germany in a total of twelve schools and youth clubs. They comprise of the Drill practice, dance and movement workshops, percussion groups, making of art objects, talks and discussions. Fab fundraising at the schools have also started, with students drinking one can of drink less per week or sending three less sms’s per week! There are also big plans for the dance event on 25th November. To read more about what's going on in Germany, click here.
Tanzania Trainers develop role-play
 In preparation of the Schools Project, three 'Tour Teams' were trained by Dance4Life partner Red Zebra in order to prepare them for visiting the schools, mobilising students to get involved in Dance4Life. The teams are trained to use music, drums, dance and other ways to get students involved and to get information across.
The Tour Team, consisting of musicians, students, people living with HIV-AIDS and young, so-called 'peer-educators', will usually watch a video which gives information about Dance4Life. In Tanzania, however, the video equipment failed to work properly. Challenged to use their creativity, the trainers resorted to role-playing, which worked so well that it's now being considered for use in other countries as well! More on Tanzania here.
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