The Rink

Intergenerational reminiscence work run and funded by HBC Cultural Services to recreate the spirit of the famous Queen&Ballroom &Rink&and the heritage of dance in Hartlepool since the 1950s The Rink Revival was a Hartlepool Borough Council intergenerational dance project working with older people in residential and care homes and young people, male and female, aged 13 to approx 21 years. The project aim was to encouraging physical and cultural activity to broaden the current dance provision in Hartlepool aimed at the above user groups, strengthening community cohesion and adding to the cultural life of the town. The project will culminate into a major dance event called &the Light Fantastic&that coincided with the national celebration of the Queen&Diamond Jubilee on the 5th June 2012 at the Borough Hall Hartlepool. Urban Kaos developed an interactive dance performance with the participants for the final celebration event The project gave both older and younger people a platform to be acknowledged and recognised by their local community and social groups.