Did you know that in a recent school sports survey, dance was identified as being the second most popular physical activity for young people in England after football? And with increasing rates of obesity threatening the health and happiness of our children, there couldn't be a better time for young people to get dancing.

A number of organisations in England are working hard to harness the current popularity of dance for health improvement. In this short documentary, we teamed up with Hampshire Dance and Youth Dance England to visit some of the most successful youth dance and health projects in England.