{"id":6450,"date":"2022-04-22T17:17:17","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T16:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/?post_type=activity&#038;p=6450"},"modified":"2026-03-10T16:35:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T16:35:23","slug":"disco-dancing-time","status":"publish","type":"activity","link":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/activities\/disco-dancing-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Disco dancing time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"is-style-intro\">It\u2019s disco time! Put on your favourite music and&nbsp;moving your body to the beat with this fun&nbsp;sound-based&nbsp;activity, which can be modified to include dance challenges or learning a routine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"617\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/PrideDisco_may24-5.jpg\" alt=\"A man in a wheelchair dances, his hands are in the air and he's holding two rainbow flags. Other people are dancing around him\" class=\"wp-image-53341\" style=\"width:787px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/PrideDisco_may24-5.jpg 617w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/PrideDisco_may24-5-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/PrideDisco_may24-5-500x357.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 617px) 100vw, 617px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This guide is part of our Sense Arts, Sport &amp; Wellbeing programme. 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