Breaking barriers: the journey of no limits dance troupe

When Les Bazennes[1] opened in 2019, some of its residents asked for the opportunity to practise adapted dance. A professional from Les Bazennes contacted one of her partners to suggest the idea. This led to the creation of a dance troupe. Residents of Les Bazennes and other disabled people from outside the home, joined the group.
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In June 2022, the troupe took part in an evening of hip-hop dance performances mixing all levels and ages. Among other things, this helped to promote and highlight inclusion, but it also gave the dancers a chance to express themselves.

During the evening, Nicolas HAYNAU, a specialist educator working in Les Bazennes, got in touch with the head of the hip-hop dance association to propose the idea of setting up a hip-hop dance troupe with the local residents. The project immediately appealed to the association's referent, and that's how this new partnership with Collectif Square 630 was born.

This troupe has chosen the stage name of "No Limits", two young experienced hip-hop dancers give classes every Friday evening from 6pm to 7pm. In June 2023, "No Limits" were able to take their first steps on stage among the other dance troupes of the association, to the acclaim of the audience, after a lot of hard work by our residents and their educators. The partnership was renewed in September 2023. The project is making good progress.
A new performance took place on 14 and 15 June 2024

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[1] Les Bazennes is a Residential Home welcoming and accommodating 49 adults with disabilities, the majority of whom are mentally disabled (different stages: moderate, severe and serious). Some residents have impaired personality and communication, or autistic disorders, motor and sensory impairments.