Behind the Scenes @ Atlantis - 28.3.24

The team behind the action 

Feel that  Atlantis buzz

It was a very warm welcome back to Dance at Atlantis this month as we held the first classes since our return from Covid. 

The classes are being run in partnership with Oban High School, whose Higher Dance students are offering free classes to primary school pupils. The classes run over a four-week period and include styles that range between Commercial Dance, Hip Hop, Modern Dance, Jazz and Highlands Style.

This month we also launched a two-week trial of Toddler Football. The trial went really well and looks set to become a permanent class after a first week’s attendance of 27! The class is a loosely structured play for under threes.

Money talks

Did you know that Atlantis is a charity? – we’re entirely community-run and, as a charity, we’re led by a group of volunteer trustees who all give of their time and knowledge for free. 

As a charity, each year’s funding is an ever-present concern and something we’ve worked hard on over the last number of years. We’ve sought to build systems and approaches that allow Atlantis to look to the future, rather than worrying about one year to the next. 

A big part of these BTS articles is helping you as the community get to know what we do, why we do it and how we go about doing it. 

When it comes to funding, we have a dedicated funding sub-group who report into and are accountable to our board of trustees. This also means they work closely with the finance and accounting team to make sure everything is properly taken care of. 

The funding group are primarily concerned with building capacity for Atlantis. 

This means they work with projects that secure a future for the charity – sometimes looking three or five years ahead at a time. 

Prioritising this kind of strategic approach to how we apply for and manage funding has enabled us to grow in confidence as we continue to develop Atlantis to meet our community’s needs in the most dynamic, interesting and relevant ways.