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Music & Dance, Health, and Community: Why Your Voice Matters in the West Bridgford CIL Consultation

a woman kneels on one leg, her hands infront of her face, she has her head bowed in dance. She wears a yellow cardigan and blue jumpsuit,, her haid is short and grey. Behond her on the dance studio wall is a graffitti of a pride coloured bird wings

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Amanda


Our organisation knows that creativity and artistic expression are powerful tools for improving mental health, mobility, cognition, and social connection. From our joyful dance sessions across the West Bridgford and Rushcliffe area, to our drumming, mosaic art, and dance workshops at our own studio, we have seen firsthand how the arts can transform lives and make a difference.

Right now, Rushcliffe Borough Council has opened an online Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) consultation that invites anyone in the community to nominate projects and groups they believe deserve a share of the levy funding. The consultation is a rare opportunity for the public to shape how a portion of the CIL budget will be spent in West Bridgford.

We are seeking your support to be nominated as an eligible project as it would enable us to keep offering our free, accessible joyful dance sessions across the area that improve the health and wellbeing of every participant, from those living with Parkinson’s disease and dementia to LGBTQ+ individuals and people with learning disabilities. Your support in the survey can help make this possible.

What We’re Asking of You

The Community Infrastructure Levy consultation is open right now and runs until 23:59 on Thursday, 19 February 2026. Your thoughts can really shape how the next round of CIL money is spent and reflect the community’s real needs. This is why we are asking for your help to complete the consultation’s online survey. To do this, you just need to click on the “Complete the survey” link below, where you will need to complete 5 sections, and in particular, section 5, where you will be able to nominate IMPACD CIC as a potential eligible project.

Every single response adds a little extra push to help our organisation continue helping our community with free, inclusive, arts‑focused sessions that benefit us all. Thanks for lending your voice!

A middle-aged slender female session leader with short dark hair, wearing a blue jumpsuit and yellow cardigan, eyes closed and serene-looking, moves her arms pensively. Beautiful wings which adorn the back wall of the IMPACD studio seem to come out of her back like a bird in flight.

amanda accessible community dance

Amanda Hose-Hawley is the Director of IMPACD C.I.C and Todo Latino Dance Co. Ltd.

She has a strong background in dance education.

She graduated with high honours from Trinity Laban in 2022.

She earned a Level 6 diploma in dance teaching and learning.

She improved her skills and learned how dance can change lives.

In 2023, Amanda started a research project at FABRIC, which used to be called dance4.

This gave her the chance to work with expert dance leaders who also believed in inclusivity.

They created a new tool called IMP.

IMP stands for Inclusive Movement Prompt.

IMP helps everyone to use the Laban method of movements.

The Laban method is based on eight movements to express yourself with your body.

She loves helping people to show their feelings, get fit and make new friends through dancing.

She has a deep passion for making arts inclusive.

She has contributed a lot to the field of the teaching and learning of dance.

Amanda continues to push for positive change in community dance.

She is committed to creating a space where everyone can participate.

Amanda is a warm and friendly person.

She is able to connect with others.

She inspires everyone to embrace their own abilities.

She is enthusiastic and really cares about her students and colleagues.

This makes her a loved figure in the dance world.

Amanda shows how hard work and a strong belief in the power of dance can make a big difference.

She works to make dance easy for all to enjoy.

Her efforts inspire dancers and teachers everywhere.

Amanda is changing how dance is taught.

She is helping to create a future where everyone can take part.