In a Christmas message from British Harlequin to all friends and customers, Group Marketing Manager, Mark Rasmussen said, "thank you all for your support in 2010, wishing you all a wonderful Christmas and a brilliant 2011. "
He added, "A little reminder to our UK customers, to avoid the VAT increase, remember to get your orders in before 31st December, we’re open during the holidays between the 29th-31st. "
Floors for Dance, Performing Arts, Entertainment & Display.
Friday, December 24, 2010
Monday, December 20, 2010
Panel discuss dance injuries and health support
Dr Emma Redding (dancer and Head of Dance Science, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance) - pictured right - led a discussion between acclaimed Rambert Dance Company dancer, Angela Towler (Left), Kate Prince, Artistic Director of ZooNation, (second right) and Camilla Dallerup, TV presenter and 2008 Strictly Come Dancing champion, who talked about their experience of injury and how they were affected physically and psychologically.
To view the panel discussions click on the following links:-
What the dance community are saying about Harlequin's donation to dance research
At the recent Dance UK event when British Harlequin donated £30,000 to National Institute of Dance Medicine and Science research, the Harlequin marketing team were there to interview a number of leading people within the dance community.
Click on links to view their interviews.
Dr Emma Redding (dancer and Head of Dance Science, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance) explains that Harlequin floors are "researched informed products".
Nick Allen, Clinical DIrector, The Jerwood Centre, Birmingham Royal Ballet talks about dancer's health.
Former England football manager, more recently chairman of Watford FC, Graham Taylor “was shocked to discover the lack of health facilities to look after dancers,” and called on other companies to match the Harlequin donation.
Recalling her own injury, Angela Towler, Rambert Dance Company welcomed the initiative and thanked Harlequin for supporting the programme.
Kate Prince Artistic Director of ZooNation explained how her own injury had given an insight into the current situation in health support for injured dancers.
Healthier Dance Programme Director, Dance UK, Helen Laws picks up a big cheque from Harlequin's Mark Rasmussen and explains the National Institute of Dance Medicine and Science's aims .
British Harlequin a sponsor of British Troupe Championships
Once again British Harlequin was delighted to be a sponsor of the British Troupe Championships.
The British Troupe Championships (BTC) is a group dance competition entered by hundreds of dance schools across the UK. Formed seven years ago in a small venue in the north west with only three schools competing, BTC has seen standards raised year on year and developed into a competition for the whole of Britain, with heats held throughout the country.
The competition originated from a dance teacher's frustration, when on many occasions her dance group would arrive at a festival only to find they had little or no competition. BTC has since gone from strength to strength and now sees thousands of children and young adults competing in various dance disciplines for the title of ‘British Troupe Champion of the Year.’
Organiser, Apra Ames Roberts said: “It was a fantastic day and the standard of the competitors was amazing, with an extremely deserving win for the Elspher School of Dance, based in Buckley North Wales, with their troupe dance Addiction.”
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
An interview with Helen Laws, Dance uk
See what Helen Laws, Healthier Dance Programme Manager, Dance UK said about the donation by British Harlequin.
Supporting research into dance injuries
Speaking at a special event before the Dance UK AGM at the Royal Institute of medicine in London, Group Marketing Manager Mark Rasmussen said, "We all appreciate the level of skill and athleticism required to dance at the top level, and we’ve heard tonight from people at this top level how injuries can potentially ruin a career. For 33 years, our company Harlequin has worked with these top dancers all over the world, to develop floors which enable them to express their art whilst doing much to protect them against spinal, ankle or leg injuries associated with dancing on solid unyielding surfaces. Whilst the installation of a proper dance floor is now increasingly recognized as a prerequisite by the dance community, this alone cannot of course guarantee the elimination of dance injuries and that’s where the National Institute of Dance Medicine and Science will come in. We wholeheartedly support their vision for “all top level dancers to have access to high quality, comprehensive, dance specific healthcare and dance science support services on a par with those enjoyed by athletes and the dancers in the very largest ballet companies"
Mark continued, "Woven into the DNA of Harlequin, straight from our founder and chairman Bob Dagger, and continued by his son Guy, is our commitment to playing our part to give back to the dance community. We, uniquely among our competitors, continue to support research into dance injuries, provide scholarships in North America, sponsor events ranging from the Prix de Lausanne to Move IT and continue, year on year, as a major supporter of IADMS. So, when asked to support this initiative, it was obvious that this was a logical extension of that ongoing commitment we have to provide funding wherever possible. It gives me great please to announce that British Harlequin is committing £30,000 to Dance UK to support this campaign. It is our sincere hope that, at a time when funding has been reduced and there are calls from government for private philanthropy, that this serious commitment will send a strong signal to both the private sector AND to those who make decisions on where government grants are made, of the importance of this work.
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Photo:
Mark Rasmussen, British Harlequin plc with Graham Taylor, ex England football national team manager. Photo by Rick Senley.
Harlequin pledge £30,000 donation at Dance UK AGM
World leaders in dance floor technology British Harlequin plc came up with a major donation towards the creation of the UK’s first National Institute of Dance Medicine and Science.
View the story - click here.
Caroline Miller of Dance UK praising the Harlequin philanthropy said, "The £30,000 generous donation from British Harlequin is another major step towards the creation of the UK’s first National Institute of Dance Medicine and Science and follows at £80,000 pledge from Jerwood Charitable Trust two years ago. The vision for the National Institute of Dance Medicine and Science is that all top level dancers will have access to the high quality, comprehensive, dance specific healthcare and dance science support services they need, on a par with those enjoyed by elite athletes and dancers in the largest ballet companies. It is envisaged that this could be achieved through shared expertise and a network of multidisciplinary hub-sites which will collectively form a National Institute of Dance Medicine and Science. This major initiative has been created by an innovative partnership of Dance UK, Trinity Laban, University of Wolverhampton and the Jerwood Centre for Prevention and Treatment of Dance Injuries at Birmingham Royal Ballet, with advice from the Olympic Medical Institute. "
Photo:
Angela Towler (dancer Rambert Dance Company), Camilla Dallerup, (dancer, TV presenter and former winner of Strictly Come Dancing), Sarah Temlett (British Harlequin plc), Kate Prince (Director of ZooNation) and Dr Emma Redding. Photo by Rick Senley.
British Harlequin contributes £30,000 to National Institute of Dance Medicine and Science research
Star dancers, a former manager of the England football team, a leading choreographer and specialists in dance medicine, lined up at a Dance UK organized event to support a call for funding towards the creation of the National Institute of Dance Medicine and Science. A call answered with a big £30,000 contribution from leading dance floor manufacturer, British Harlequin plc.
Photo:
Alicia Pattyson and Luka Owen dancers with C12 Dance theatre, Lottie Murphy 3rd year student at Central School of Ballet, Angela Towler (dancer Rambert), Graham Taylor (ex England football manager), Camilla Dallerup (dancer, TV presenter & winner of Strictly 2008), Jevan Howard-Jones and Benjamin Mailing, dancers from The BRIT. Photo: Rick Senley.
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