Dance in Cancer Care
By Emily Jenkins, 10 April 2025
Fellow’s Profile
Emily Jenkins
Fellow’s Profile
Emily Jenkins
Innovating cancer support services with dance and movement
Fellowship
Themes
Focus
Delivering training programmes using dance to support cancer patients
Countries
Fellowship year
2020
Supported by
Biography
I design, implement and artistically lead original dance projects. I have worked within participatory dance for over a decade, facilitating countless dance experiences and creating many opportunities for dance engagement.
In 2016 I founded Move Dance Feel, a community interest company offering dance to women affected by cancer, and I work in partnership with leading cancer support centres to incorporate dance into their care programmes. I am also a Dance for Health committee member for the International Association of Dance Medicine and Science, and as a specialist in this field I am regularly invited to present my research findings nationally and internationally.
The purpose of my Fellowship is to further explore the rehabilitative potential of dance in cancer care – connecting with other specialists in dance, health and exercise and with cancer specialists worldwide – and to use my findings to inform a new training programme in the UK for professionals working in both the dance and the health sectors.
Ideas
Activity
In Conversation with Emily Jenkins: Integrating Dance into Cancer Care
We spoke to Churchill Fellow Emily Jenkins about how dance can support women living with and beyond cancer. Emily shared how her Fellowship travels across Europe and the USA gave her space to connect with others working at the intersection of dance and health – and how those insights have helped shape her next steps. She reflects on the growth of her organisation, Move Dance Feel, and her mission to train other artists to deliver dance in cancer care, creating a wider community of practice that can reach more people in need of support.
By Emily Jenkins, 5 June 2025
May 2025 Fellows' update: Emily Jenkins
Emily Jenkins (CF 2020) attended a reception at Buckingham Palace hosted by King Charles III and Queen Camilla celebrating community based cancer support. Emily, Founder/Director of Move Dance Feel was there along with nine colleagues from the charity.
By Emily Jenkins, 19 May 2025
February 2025 Fellows' update: Emily Jenkins
Emily Jenkins (CF 2020) has written a piece for UK Active's Churchill Fellow blog series, highlighting global approaches to using dance in cancer care.
By Emily Jenkins, 26 February 2025
January 2025 Fellows' update: Emily Jenkins
Emily Jenkins (CF 2020) received the Health and Wellbeing in Dance Award at the One Dance UK Awards 2025 for her dance and health work supporting people affected by cancer.
By Emily Jenkins, 24 January 2025
November 2021 Fellows' update: Emily Jenkins
Dance specialist Emily Jenkins (CF 2020) has been awarded a National Lottery Award this month in recognition of her pioneering work with Move Dance Feel, a dance company for women living with and beyond cancer. Emily’s Fellowship will explore the rehabilitative potential of dance in cancer care.
By Emily Jenkins, 30 November 2021
Disclaimer
All Reports are copyright © the author. The moral right of the author has been asserted. The views and opinions expressed by any Fellow are those of the Fellow and not of the Churchill Fellowship or its partners, which have no responsibility or liability for any part of them.
Ideas
Dance in Cancer Care
By Emily Jenkins, 10 April 2025
Activity
In Conversation with Emily Jenkins: Integrating Dance into Cancer Care
We spoke to Churchill Fellow Emily Jenkins about how dance can support women living with and beyond cancer. Emily shared how her Fellowship travels across Europe and the USA gave her space to connect with others working at the intersection of dance and health – and how those insights have helped shape her next steps. She reflects on the growth of her organisation, Move Dance Feel, and her mission to train other artists to deliver dance in cancer care, creating a wider community of practice that can reach more people in need of support.
By Emily Jenkins, 5 June 2025
May 2025 Fellows' update: Emily Jenkins
Emily Jenkins (CF 2020) attended a reception at Buckingham Palace hosted by King Charles III and Queen Camilla celebrating community based cancer support. Emily, Founder/Director of Move Dance Feel was there along with nine colleagues from the charity.
By Emily Jenkins, 19 May 2025
February 2025 Fellows' update: Emily Jenkins
Emily Jenkins (CF 2020) has written a piece for UK Active's Churchill Fellow blog series, highlighting global approaches to using dance in cancer care.
By Emily Jenkins, 26 February 2025
January 2025 Fellows' update: Emily Jenkins
Emily Jenkins (CF 2020) received the Health and Wellbeing in Dance Award at the One Dance UK Awards 2025 for her dance and health work supporting people affected by cancer.
By Emily Jenkins, 24 January 2025
November 2021 Fellows' update: Emily Jenkins
Dance specialist Emily Jenkins (CF 2020) has been awarded a National Lottery Award this month in recognition of her pioneering work with Move Dance Feel, a dance company for women living with and beyond cancer. Emily’s Fellowship will explore the rehabilitative potential of dance in cancer care.
By Emily Jenkins, 30 November 2021
Disclaimer
All Reports are copyright © the author. The moral right of the author has been asserted. The views and opinions expressed by any Fellow are those of the Fellow and not of the Churchill Fellowship or its partners, which have no responsibility or liability for any part of them.
