1. The founders In 2003, our two founders, Dennis Karpes and Ilco van der Linde, were struck by the force of the HIV pandemic and shared a passion to use their commercial expertise to turn the problem around.

2. The launch Dance4life was launched on April 27, 2004. On that day an event was organized on the Stoperaplein in Amsterdam with famous DJs performing. In a press conference the dance4life concept was explained. The launch dance4life was launched on April 27, 2004. On that day an event was organized on the Stoperaplein in Amsterdam with famous DJs performing. A press conference was held to explain the dance4life concept and goals. 3. The launch Dance4life was launched on April 27, 2004. On that day an event was organized on the Stoperaplein in Amsterdam with famous DJs performing. In a press conference the dance4life concept was explained. Involvement of Red Zebra In 2001 Dennis Karpes met Mark from Red Zebra. This meeting led to Red Zebra designing the drill and composing the music for this, and becoming the partner for training the dance4life NCOs. 4. The launch Dance4life was launched on April 27, 2004. On that day an event was organized on the Stoperaplein in Amsterdam with famous DJs performing. In a press conference the dance4life concept was explained. Countries 2004: 3 countries - The Netherlands, South Africa, Indonesia 2006: 11 countries 2008: 19 countries 2013: 24 countries - Argentina, Barbados, Ethiopia, Germany, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Moldova, Nepal, Netherlands, Pakistan, Peru, Russia, Servia, South Africa ,Spain, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, USA, Zambia & Zimbabwe 5. The launch Dance4life was launched on April 27, 2004. On that day an event was organized on the Stoperaplein in Amsterdam with famous DJs performing. In a press conference the dance4life concept was explained. Tiesto In 2006 Tiesto was presented as the new ambassador for dance4life. Tiesto performed at the Binnenhof in Den Haag (the Dutch political area) and at the International AIDS Conference in Toronto, Canada. Together with Maxi Jazz Tiesto released a track for dance4life. 6. The launch Dance4life was launched on April 27, 2004. On that day an event was organized on the Stoperaplein in Amsterdam with famous DJs performing. In a press conference the dance4life concept was explained. A new director At the end of 2006 Ilco decided to leave the Netherlands and travel the world with his family. As from 2007 Eveline Aendekerk became the director of dance4life. In 2010 Dennis ended his time with dance4life to start up a new foundation. 7. The launch Dance4life was launched on April 27, 2004. On that day an event was organized on the Stoperaplein in Amsterdam with famous DJs performing. In a press conference the dance4life concept was explained. A new brand The original dance4life brand was designed by an individual designer. In 2009 dance4life went through a rebranding, which was coordinated by international branding agencye Design Bridge. The goal was to make the brand more bold, less feminine and more iconic. 8. The launch Dance4life was launched on April 27, 2004. On that day an event was organized on the Stoperaplein in Amsterdam with famous DJs performing. In a press conference the dance4life concept was explained. Did you know that The first dance4life coordinators meeting was held in 2005 in Amsterdam The next international meeting will be in December in Amsterdam. Various international artists have supported dance4life over the years, like Maxi Jazz (Faithless) and Erykah Badu. Dutch soccer club Ajax once had the dance4life logo on their shirts Dutch supermodel Doutzen Kroes, who works for Victorias Secret & LOreal, visited dance4life projects in various countries, like Tanzania, Thailand and Russia!