Elevate is Ignite’s longest running project, and is a dance programme containing 3 streams; Elevate Academy, Hype open dance sessions and school workshops. These streams use dance as the catalyst to encourage young people aged 13-19 to engage in positive activities, develop life skills and make healthy life choices.
Elevate Academy
This is a closed project for up to 22 young people each year who have shown confidence and skill in dance in Hype open dance sessions and through an audition process. Since it began we have seen over 115 young people develop their dance skills and increase their life chances through being part of Elevate Academy.The Academy meets every Thursday from 5.30 – 7.30pm at Harrow High School for training and rehearsal sessions in street dance, break dance and waving.
These styles are used to create powerful and professional performances, which Elevate Academy then
perform around Harrow and throughout the UK.
Elevate also offers one-to-one mentoring to all young people in the Academy.
If you would like to book Elevate
Academy for a performance please
contact Dan on 020 8863 2089 or email
The sessions are split in 2 every week. In the first half a routine is taught, with dance styles varying between break dance, street dance, popping and locking and wavingThe second half of the sessions provides a space for young people to develop and practice their skills in the dance style of their choice as well as socialise with each other. It costs £1 per session, but everyone’s first session is free.
Schools WorkshopsElevate offers a dance workshop programme to the High schools in Harrow. This involves between 3 and 5 sessions either during school lesson time or after school for up to 25 young people and aims build their self confidence and self esteem through the medium of urban dance.