Dance Workshops
We cover a wide range of dance styles including street dance,
jazz, hip hop, contemporary, freestyle and tap. We can also provide
workshops from other cultures such as Bollywood dancing, Brazilian
Capoeira or African dancing, as part of our multicultural awareness
program.
Our dance workshops provide an alternative to the many issues challenging young people today. Fun and inspiring, these workshops are great for team building and working towards a goal, such as a performance/showcase of new skills learned. Designed for both enjoyment and enrichment, our wide range of styles and inclusion of multi cultural dances aim to:
- Inspire personal development
- Build self-esteem
- Enhance understanding and appreciation of cultural and artistic diversity.
- Introduce new experiences and activities.
Street Dance Workshop/Hip Dance & Break Dance
Workshops
Our Street dance workshops is an incredibly popular dance workshop,
which encourages individuality, originality, and personal style.
Participants will learn the latest street dance moves and techniques
such as free styling, breaking, waving, popping, and locking from
our top street dancers, and discover how this dance form is rooted
and influenced by traditional African dance.
The songs and music used are geared to the current
charts using popular music that fits the hip-hop realm. The street
dance workshop is very practical dance workshop, participants
will get get stuck straight in learning street dance moves and
a full-choreographed routine that will even impress yourself!
Traditional African or Caribbean Dance Workshops
A traditional African
dance workshop experience not to be missed!
This is a fun and lively dance workshop, which is not only enjoyable
but also serves to educate participants about the meanings of the
dances in the African and Caribbean societies from which they originate.
Our African dance workshops are designed to introduce
participants to the rich culture of the African/Caribbean people
as experienced in their dance, rhythm, and music, which are vital
means of expression. In this workshop, participants gain a deeper
understanding of African dance culture.
Participants will learn how to respond to the African & Caribbean
rhythms that accompany the dances by clapping and singing the rhythmic
patterns. Songs will be taught that accompany certain dances. To
broaden their awareness, children will learn about the musical
instruments and important cultural aspects of the countries where
the dances originated.
Traditional Indian Classical & Bollywood
Dance Workshop
Our Indian
Dance Workshops and Bollywood
Dance Workshops Workshops are an exciting alternative to the standard
PE lesson; consisting of plenty of exercise and physical activity,
but adding dance elements of rhythm, co-ordination, musicality
and performance, as well as learning about another culture. Participants
will be introduced to basic principals of Indian dance, including
hand gestures, moves for the head, neck and eyes, and Indian foot
rhythms as seen in Bollywood dance movies.
The traditional classical Indian dance workshop, this would include
flexed feet, gestures for the hands and fingers, and movements
for the head, eyes, and neck, accompanied by traditional Indian
music. The modern Bollywood dance workshop, this would include
fast and funky moves for the hips and shoulders, combined with
some cheesy humour and Indian style moves for the fingers, all
accompanied by catchy Bollywood music.
The Indian & Bollywood dance workshop ends with a high energy
live dance performance by participants to put into practice the
techniques they have learned during the workshops. The group being
split into two so each group can give a mini performance, while
the other acts as the audience.
Chinese Ribbon or Fan Dance Workshops
Chinese Ribbon and Fan Dance Workshops are traditional dance experience not to be missed! This is a fun and lively dance workshop, which is not only enjoyable but also serves to educate participants about the meanings of the dances in the societies from which they originate. Chinese Folk Dance has a long history and some of the pieces are based on events from history.
The Chinese Dance workshops includes learning Chinese hand gestures and their symbolic meanings, stories about how they relate to everyday life, simple Chinese vocabulary, and dance routines for groups and individuals. Participants can also learn a complete Chinese dance leading to a live performance!
Our Far East Asian Workshops are designed to be bespoke to the
needs of your organisation, so don't worry if you've got a project
you are already working on and you would like us to choreograph a
Chinese style dance for you.
To book a Chinese
Ribbon Dance Workshops or Chinese
Fan Dance Dance workshop please contact us today on 0844 561 7246.
We have a huge selection of professional facilitators covering the whole of the UK, we can customise any workshop for you; so contact us on 0844 561 7246 for more information.
Recommended Workshops :
Street dance, Hip Hop dance, Modern, Contemporary, Break dance,
Bollywood, African dance, Brazilian Capoeira , Jazz, Tap, Freestyle,
Ballet, Lindy Hop, Belly dancing, Jive, Swing, Street Jazz, Blues,
1920's Charleston + Many More
