Hornets Turners Dance Squad Launched

The Rochdale Hornets Sporting Foundation and Turners Dance Studios have teamed up to launch a new project to attract young people into dance.

The Hornets Turners Dance Squad will aim to engage new participants to weekly street dance classes, held at Turners Dance Studio in Rochdale. The classes will be led by experienced practitioners who are skilled in leading enjoyable and accessible dance sessions.

The project was made possible with the Foundation securing Local Pilot CIF Funding through Your Trust, Action Together, and Sport England - it brings together two of the oldest and most respected organisations in Rochdale. 

The Rochdale Hornets Sporting Foundation is the charitable arm of the rugby league club. It's designed to create positive, accessible, and inclusive environments for participation in physical activity in the Rochdale Borough, regardless of people's age, ability or circumstances. 

Turners Dance Studios provides classes for all ages and levels, from beginners to advanced and their students have appeared on Britain's Got Talent, Blue Peter, Got to Dance, Live and Kicking, and Can you do it on TV. The studio has also won many British and European Dance Championships.

Chris Tomlinson, Business Development Director at the Rochdale Hornets Sporting Foundation commented: “The Hornets Turners Dance Squad is a new approach to meeting the needs of the community and engaging with a new demographic of participants who are currently not taking part in any physical activity. The feedback we have received, that has shaped our strategic direction, is to introduce non-rugby league activity to engage with a broader cross-section of the community. Turners Dance Studios is one of the oldest and most highly respected dance schools in Rochdale; I have been speaking to them for a while now and I’m really excited to see this project come to fruition.”  

Paul Jones, Senior Dance Instructor at Turners Dance Studios, is looking forward to teaching new students who haven’t danced before: “Turners Dance Studios would like to thank Rochdale Hornets Sporting Foundation for asking us to be involved in an amazing project. Turners is a fun, friendly and vibrant place to learn to dance. We are always ahead of the game with new and current styles of dance. Turners is a great place to make new friends while learning to dance and keep fit!”

The first Hornets Turners Dance Squad class will be Thursday 28^th August 6.15pm – 7.15pm and will continue each Thursday at the same time. The project is aimed at boys and girls between 8 – 16 years old. Each class is £5 per person and is delivered at Turners Dance Studios (34 George Street, OL16 2DA).