Meet a Changemaker: Stella Howard

Stella is passionate about bringing dance and the arts into health settings and vulnerable communities to encourage healthy relationships to movement. She is founder of Embrace Space: Arts & Wellbeing, delivering free inclusive dance and movement sessions in Newham. Her sessions include Dance for Wellbeing, Over 50s & Moving Well (for adults with balance/mobility difficulties) and Inclusive Rhythms SEND family workshops. Dancing draws a broad range of people into exercise, providing numerous physical benefits but also creating supportive communities and improving mental wellbeing and confidence. Stella hopes to develop more initiatives led through community need, linking health providers and dance to make a happier Newham.