Projects 2009 DARE DANCE has been working in partnership with Barrow Borough Council since 2002 to demonstrate the relevance, accessibility and vitality of Dance in people’s lives by working in a range of different contexts through a variety of forms. DARE works with partners across Barrow to offer a progression route of access to dance from Parent & Toddlers to Further Education. There is something for everyone!! Weekly Community Dance Classes at Forum twenty-eight in Barrow and Buccleuch Hall, Lindal for Parents & Toddlers, Infants, Juniors, Youth and Adults - a great chance to meet new friends, have fun, learn new skills and get fit. Contact Forum Twenty-eight on 82 00 00 or DARE on 833 228 for further details. Community Dance Celebration on Saturday 4th July 2009 at Forum twenty-eight A
lively and
brilliant celebration of the ‘X-tend Project’, funded by Awards 4 All.
The X-tend project has taken DARE across the Borough and
surrounding rural areas to bring the fun and vitality of dancing to
everyone. We can all dance
and this show proved it! It’s
great for your health because it keeps you fit, strong and is such a lot
of fun! The Borough is ‘a
buzz of dance’. Young
People performed styles such as Jazz, Street, Egyptian,
African and Contemporary which all connect us to a love of dancing and
having fun together from the youngest to the oldest, from the serious to
the comical, from the heart and the feet.
Individuals can dance, partners can dance and families can dance!
From Glenn Miller to Mama Mia, from Nina Simone to Madonna.
This evening proved that dancing stimulates your heart and
your imagination. THE BIG DANCE CHALLENGE LED BY DARE DANCE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NW EVENING MAIL AND THE BAY
On Friday 3rd July at 1:30 we showed that 'Barrow Loves to Boogie'. Over 2000 people joined in The Big Dance Challenge. T-REX 'I love to Boogie' played on The Bay whilst friends, families and colleagues had fun doing the choreographed routine together. People gathered in schools, Forum twenty-eight and Barrow Park Bandstand. See the routine, interviews and films of schools and colleagues dancing on the day on www.nwemail.co.uk 'Barrow Loves to Boogie'.
Amanda J. Mortlock is continuing work with early years, infants and families developing her training in Body-Mind Centering and movement development. One-off workshops are available for established groups. Contact Amanda at DARE on 833228. DARE has continued to work at Furness College developing and delivering the dance curriculum alongside the performing arts team at the college for further details on the Performing Arts course at Furness College contact Furness College on 825017. DARE is also working in partnership with Thorncliffe School to offer the BTEC First Certificate in Performing Arts (Dance) across the Furness School Sports Partnership. The students will study Jazz, Contemporary and Performing Dance. DARE has worked with local primary schools in Barrow, Dalton & Ulverston since 2002 offering cross-curricula dance residencies. In March 2009 the schools had the chance to participate in the Cumbria Schools Dance Festival at Forum twenty-eight in Barrow, a project developed in partnership with Cumbria Sport. If your school would like a dance residency or to take part in a dance festival contact Amanda at DARE on 833228. DARE continues Dance Bites, a series of taster sessions in various dance styles for local schools and community groups. Contact Amanda on 833228. We have been working with Barracudas to create Carnival Dance. Contact Barracudas on 812036 for further information. DARE is working in partnership with ALFA and Age Concern to
bring
‘an hour of fun and frolics for the over 50’s’, offering a
regular weekly class in styles such as: Salsa, Afro-Caribbean, Flamenco,
Belly Dancing (Raqs Shaki), South Asian, Musical Theatre,
Line-dancing and anything else we bump into along the way… Our weekly Adult dance classes continue to be very popular offering a range of styles to keep you warm through the winter months. In partnership with BECP we are leading a series of dance classes for primary school teachers to develop confidence in moving and developing ideas for teaching. Contact Amanda on 833228 We will be working with Multi-Cultural Dance Forum to fuse styles and create new performance work. DARE co-ordinates and facilitates the Cumbria Dance Artists Forum. DARE organises an annual professional training event, which is held in Barrow. The event aims to share practice and see the work of leading international dance artists and choreographers; previously known as International Choreographic lab the event has developed into a 3 day intensive ( Feb. 2007 & 2008) bringing together leading Artists and Academics: Angus Balburnie, Florence Peake, Katy Dymoke, K.J. Holmes, Thomas Kampe, Tony Thatcher. DARE is continuing to work in partnership with Independent Dance (London) to continue bringing international artists to Cumbria for Research and Collaboration.
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