WATCH: Fusion Fighters release new Irish dance video for Mental Health Awareness Month

Fusion Fighters want Irish dancers to be Be The Voice to #StopSuicide

Fusion Fighters, a progressive Irish dance performance company, is raising money for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention during May, Mental Health Awareness Month, with their new video "Be The Voice #StopSuicide."

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Speaking with IrishCentral, Fusion Fighters founder and artistic director Chris Naish said that the cause is something very close to the team’s hearts.

“We posted a documentary and video of this earlier in the year and this is our follow up with all of the dancers now in isolation being Mental Health Awareness Week,” Naish said of the new video that was shared on May 12.

Here's the Be The Voice video that Fusion Fighters shared in February:

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“Never has promoting this topic been so important, with so many people’s Mental Health being affected by these unprecedented times that has brought isolation & so much uncertainty," Naish said this month.

“The project features some extremely brave dancers who have opened about their own experiences with Mental Health, plus friends who are passionate to share support. Their one common goal is to end the stigma that surrounds Mental Health and to #BeTheVoice."

In the new video, the color that each Irish dancer wears has a meaning: white signifies the loss of a child, red signifies the loss of a partner or spouse, gold signifies the loss of a parent, orange signifies the loss of a sibling, purple signifies the loss of a relative or friend, silver signifies the loss of a first responder / military service person, green signifies a personal attempt or struggle, teal is worn in support of someone who struggles or who has attempted, and blue is in support of preventing suicide.

The video, organized by teenagers Sophia Rankin and Shawn Dongieuz, features music from EADAOIN, Benedict Morris, Cormac Crummey, Éadaoin Ní Mhaicín Music, and Mohsen Amini Music.

Naish gives special thanks to Mairead Trainor, Lizzy Demaree, Cristina Dongieux, Mitchell Dance, McGrath Morgan Irish Dance Academy, District Irish Dance Academy, The Hurley School of Irish Dance, Rochester Academy of Irish Dance, Shannon Irish Dance Academy & Company.

He also gives an extra thank you to AstraZeneca for corporate matching funds.

The Fusion Fighters project has so far raised nearly $6k for AFSP, the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention, a leading nonprofit that promotes research and resources to stop suicide. To support the Fusion Fighters #BeTheVoice Campaign, visit their donation page here.

You can watch the Fusion Fighters "Be The Voice #StopSuicide" video here:

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