DPF is working in partnership with BAPAM and NIDMS to improve access to specialist healthcare for dance professionals.
If you are a professional dancer, choreographer or dance teacher who has been working within any dance genre for a year or more, you may be eligible for financial help towards your medical costs.
If you require private physical health treatment but are experiencing a significant delay with accessing NHS provisions, you can request help from DPF. Treatment offered will normally be six sessions of private physiotherapy.
If you require private mental health care, you can request help from DPF. Treatment offered will normally be six sessions of private, solutions focused counselling.
Please note, physio and counselling will be agreed following your DPF arranged free assessment from BAPAM. For all treatment, you must have funding approved prior to commencement.
The fund is able to support the cost of surgery and hospitalisation in extreme circumstances. Complementary and alternative medicine will not normally be considered for funding.
- Please see our Frequently Asked Questions for further information about who and how the fund can help.
- Please read all of the information in the Who We Help section.
If you’d like to be considered for this help, please fill in the contact form below to find out more.
The British Association for Performing Arts Medicine (BAPAM) is a healthcare charity giving medical advice to performers. This includes an online directory of support in your area.
The National Institute of Dance Medicine and Science (NIDIMS) enhances dancers’ health, wellbeing, and performance through high quality scientific knowledge, evidence based practice and better, more affordable access to first class dance specific healthcare and dance science support services across the UK.
