{"id":66939,"date":"2022-11-08T16:23:58","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T16:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=66939"},"modified":"2022-11-09T16:18:01","modified_gmt":"2022-11-09T16:18:01","slug":"rubicon-dance-studio-wins-uk-community-champion-award-despite-fight-for-survival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2022\/11\/08\/rubicon-dance-studio-wins-uk-community-champion-award-despite-fight-for-survival\/","title":{"rendered":"Rubicon dance charity wins UK community champion award despite fight for survival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Rubicon came out on top in the One Dance UK awards category despite its battle to stay open<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AN Adamsdown dance charity at risk of closure has won a UK community champion award.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Rubicon dance charity on Nora Street, which has served the Cardiff community for 47 years, was handed the hounour at the One Dance UK Awards 2022 in Bristol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, last month a statement posted on the studio&#8217;s social media explained that the directors of Rubicon had discovered a serious financial issue in their accounts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;A serious incident has been reported to the Charities Commission and a thorough investgation will take place,&#8221; said the statement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A new leadership team has been appointed and Rubicon faces an unclear future so the award win has proved to be a timely boost. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">An announcement from Rubicon.<br><br>Please donate here <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uwo84saJPe\">https:\/\/t.co\/uwo84saJPe<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TPahionn5U\">pic.twitter.com\/TPahionn5U<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rubicon Dance (@RubiconDance) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RubiconDance\/status\/1582702544253378560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 19, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The statement on Rubicon&#8217;s Twitter feed <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been an incredibly hard time; the financial situation has come as a big shock,\u201d said trustee, Jonas Fathy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cReceiving the recognition of the One Dance award was just a reinforcement of the importance of making dance accessible and working with communities, it\u2019s the core reason we exist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was an external validation and boosts morale that we can do it, and that we can come through stronger the other side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Rubicon dance has been around for nearly 50 years. We have always been there to make dance accessible.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe go into the community, we work in hospitals, schools and have classes in Nora Street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not aware of any other organisation who does what we do for the community. Rubicon is the only one who specialises in dance this way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The financial issues uncovered at Rubicon last month have affected everyone involved with the organisation, but they\u2019re hoping that with the support of people and business\u2019 in the area that they\u2019ll be able to pull through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe didn\u2019t have enough money in the bank, so we\u2019ve been working with funders and talking to the Art Council of Wales, everyone has been very supportive\u201d explained Fathy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEssentially we are hoping that everyone in and around Cardiff can pull together and can support and secure Rubicon\u2019s future to make sure we\u2019re here for another half a century.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rubicon has begun fundraising in a bid to remain open and has raised \u00a317,500 in the space of just three weeks since the statement was published on Wednesday 19<sup>th<\/sup> October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have raised \u00a317,500 so far, 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