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Kate Stanforth @KateStanforth

Disabled Dancer Model with Worldwide Inclusive Dance Academy 🏆 Showreels/CV: linktr.ee/katestanforth Contact: klstanforth@hotmail.com

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Kate Stanforth@KateStanforth
17 Dec 2023
Here I am doing what I do best, translating ballet in ways I thought I never would 🩰 Thank you @Sadlers_Wells @New_Adventures for your support ❤️ @SirMattBourne
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St Pancras lift down and ‘will be down for awhile’ Sigh.
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Just a heads up, if you’re staying at @premierinn Euston all 3 lifts have broken (aircon doesn’t work either and someone just walked out as her room is 30 degrees) & they just keep silencing their fire alarm call at reception 🚨
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Left myself and another wheelchair user without a hotel originally and after a 4 hour battle I was transferred to another (unsuitable) hotel at midnight. They knew about the problem at 3pm. The other wheelchair user has had to go back to Manchester.
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Not only am I very unwell because I’ve missed my medication which I kept telling them about, but I’ve missed 2 work meetings now because of this hotel over the past 2 days. Most importantly though, at least I’m somewhere safe now and not in somewhere cancelling call alarms…
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Why is @itsjojosiwa breaking my little heart tonight 😢 Really hope there was someone there for them at the finals… I just want to give them hugs, cups of tea and show how much they’re loved 🥰#CBBUK
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Here we go... *If you've seen me crying in coffee shops lately, or not responding to emails/texts, this is why* A THREAD
Access to work *drama* an update: by kate stanforth

ALT Access to work *drama* an update: by kate stanforth

I have been given no reasoning as to why: my grant was cut My support workers pay was cut The timescale for both change in circumstance and renewals was so long

ALT I have been given no reasoning as to why: my grant was cut My support workers pay was cut The timescale for both change in circumstance and renewals was so long

my online media was used to ‘understand my business’ and therefore make a decision on my grant. This is not a form of evidence which is stated as being allowed in their own staff guide on gov.uk

ALT my online media was used to ‘understand my business’ and therefore make a decision on my grant. This is not a form of evidence which is stated as being allowed in their own staff guide on gov.uk

comments were made about my disability including saying I had been seen ‘standing up out of my wheelchair’ and that i couldn’t be a disabled dancer who needed support. my disability and job were also compared to others in a distressing process

ALT comments were made about my disability including saying I had been seen ‘standing up out of my wheelchair’ and that i couldn’t be a disabled dancer who needed support. my disability and job were also compared to others in a distressing process

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At the final reconsideration we received 67% of my minimum support need The support workers pay was returned back to the original rate

ALT At the final reconsideration we received 67% of my minimum support need The support workers pay was returned back to the original rate

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A big thank you: to the organisations who have helped me with access budgets recently everyone who donated to my gofundme everyone who helped, and continues to help me, mentally through this. it’s tough.

ALT A big thank you: to the organisations who have helped me with access budgets recently everyone who donated to my gofundme everyone who helped, and continues to help me, mentally through this. it’s tough.

the gofundme: we raised approx £2,500 thanks to your kind donations. this so far has been spent on support worker top-up costs and will continue to be spent on support worker costs. This will greatly help with 2025 projects where we predict we may still be short on support.

ALT the gofundme: we raised approx £2,500 thanks to your kind donations. this so far has been spent on support worker top-up costs and will continue to be spent on support worker costs. This will greatly help with 2025 projects where we predict we may still be short on support.

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26 Nov 2024
Replying to @weareunltd
👉 Keep up with the shortlisted artists: @unchartereduk @summatcreative @VitalXposure @marc_brew @katestanforth @so_sha_mp3 @rowena_harris @codadance @Hannahl0w @GarethChurchill @mahoganyopera @AilisNiRiain @Ldn_Sinfonietta
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Kate Stanforth retweeted
DDMIX/DDMIX for Schools@diversedancemix
15 Nov 2024
A huge thank you to everyone who joined in for our DDMIX class in support of @BBCCiN today. Your energy and enthusiasm made it an unforgettable event! 🪩💛 Another heartfelt thanks to everyone who donated too.🙏 The fun doesn’t stop here… head to the comments to find out more!
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Life of a freelancer with a chronic illness. I love it. And once again, cannot thank you enough for helping me continue to do what I do. Currently in London ready to dance with Darcy Bussell DDMIX tomorrow. ⭐️ katestanforth.co.uk/

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‘The next one is the wheelchair’ not what you expect to hear in the #NHS. I’m a the next patient or a wheelchair user or even the next patient is a wheelchair user. I am not ‘the wheelchair’. @NHSEngland please educate your staff better. Thanks!
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It’s time for a documentary on inclusion in the arts! 🙏🏻
Jonny Huntridge@jhuntridge
9 Nov 2024
I hope #Strictly do a little spin off of how Chris and Dianne have learnt how to dance together. It would be genuinely interesting and thought provoking.
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I can’t tell you how many times I get told I can’t be a disabled dancer / teacher then @chrismccausland and @dbuzz6589 show the world how beautiful inclusion is. Every. Single. Week. This will change lives. 😭#StrictlyComeDancing
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If we get two disabled celebrity dancers through to Blackpool (rightly so!) & at my last Access To Work meeting I was told ‘you can’t be a dancer and need support’ (which was cut ✂️) let this be a big shake up as to how far you can go with the right help. #StrictlyComeDancing
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For those who followed my ATW story, we’re still waiting for the final reconsideration. Had to cut jobs, support workers & rely on the (amazing) public donations to keep me working. Hopefully platforms like Strictly will help change perceptions of what disabled people can do.
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Kate Stanforth retweeted
DDMIX/DDMIX for Schools@diversedancemix
6 Nov 2024
We are thrilled to announce that @KateStanforth will be joining @DarceyOfficial and her team once again for our LIVE Class for @BBCCiN on Friday, 15th November!🎉 🕙Tune in LIVE on our YouTube channel at 10am (link in bio). This is going to be something special! See you there!🕺
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Carla@Carlee3091
3 Nov 2024
I would love for either Strictly to do a VT or just Dianne herself to do a video showing how exactly she teaches Chris to dance every week and the things they have to think about to enable Chris to do the things he’s doing. Not in a sympathy type way at all, I just think it would be really interesting to see some of the methods/ things they have to overcome every week to get Chris to the level he’s at because it’s the small things that we don’t even think about that are probably really challenging and I think it would be great if we could get a small glimpse of what it entails.
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The only news which should be shared. Amy Dowden had a back-up/swing ready to dance depending on her health on the night. If this was made more of a ‘norm’ in the industry, the doors would open for so many more people. 1/2 #Strictly #StrictlyComeDancing
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Amy, you’re a pioneer because I’ve honestly never seen this happen in dance for people with more chronic illnesses. And still being there despite not being able to dance tonight shows so many people you can still participate in dance without being on the floor. Huge respect
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