About this Event
This eclectic mix of inspiring courses with artists from the leading edge of community and participatory dance is a chance for you to learn, experiment and reflect with like-minded colleagues.
There are ten courses to choose from, taking place virtually and in person. All of the courses are:
- Suitable for all career stages - often encouraging an effective blend of them for mutual learning and co-mentorship - for students, teachers and leaders of community and participatory dance and other performing arts specialists with an interest in the field
- Focused time to fill up on inspiration for the year to come by deepening your current practice or exploring new avenues
- Cost-conscious with fee reductions for Members of People Dancing
- A chance to network with peers as passionate as you from near and far, the welcoming People Dancing team and a general emphasis on respite, refreshment, and the joy of together!
This is an opportunity for anyone with any level of experience or interest in Black dance forms to engage in informed, fun and physical ways with some vital yet frequently under-explored dance history.
Join Akosua Boakye BEM from AkomaAsa Arts, dance leader, lecturer and West End casting co- ordinator with Jreena Green dance historian and choreographer for adverts, film and tv, for the journey of thousand lifetimes in a day! In a relaxed, positive and welcoming atmosphere. this is an opportunity for anyone with any level of experience or interest in Black dance forms to engage in informed, fun and physical ways with some vital yet frequently under-explored dance history. It is also offers insight into Akosua’s decades of youth dance practice now manifesting in the development of England’s first Black dance-based Centre for Advanced Training scheme (CAT) hosted by The Place and proudly supported by People Dancing.
With lively commentary, the day moves literally step by step from West African dance fundamentals across the Atlantic through authentic jazz dance and ends in our own living rooms with a better understanding of the ‘urban’ dance styles which dominate our screens from MTV to adverts, to the inclusion of Hip Hop in the 2024 Olympics. This is a broad-based course for anyone seeking to improve their understanding and allyship with Black Dance as well as for experienced artists and dance leaders interested to better honour and articulate the roots of Black Dance forms.
This one-day course is ideal for early career artists, teachers/lecturers needing an overview and more experienced artists considering developing a specialism in this area of work.
Above image credit: People Dancing Sumer School. Photo: Rachel Cherry.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
De Montfort University, 7BQ Richmond Street, Leicester, United Kingdom
GBP 60.00 to GBP 87.00
