Week One Dance Courses: 23rd – 27th July

Dance Course 1 (ages 9-12 years) and Dance Course 2 (ages 13 years and up)

Week Two Ballet Courses: 30th July – 4th August

Ballet Course 3 (ages 13 years and up) and Advanced Ballet Course 4 (for advanced and professional/ graduate dancers) Accommodation can be provided for this course for dancers 18 years of age. We recommend students under 18 to be accompanied.

More details will follow but for now please mark the dates in your diary – we don’t want anyone to miss out!

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Wales Workshop Report

“We really enjoyed the workshops today. They were very child centred and had opportunities for all. The children were clearly engaged!”

Llandaff City Church in Wales Primary School

 General information about our workshops…

We have worked hard over the years to build a strong education programme in Wales. We have spent hundreds of hours in theatres, community centres, dance studios, school gymnasiums, and classrooms in an attempt to involve more people in dance – in watching it, in participating in it, and even just having an interest in it – and to try to break down the stereo typical image that seems to surround dancers (particularly male ballet dancers!)

We have built some great relationships over the years with head teachers, youth workers and dance teachers who understand what it is we are trying to achieve and who actively support us and endeavour to help. Our cooperation with these groups is of great value to us and has been paramount in our education work.

Each year Rubicon Dance provides training for the dancers of Ballet Cymru to lead and support the workshops we deliver to schools and community centres throughout Wales. As a result, ALL of the dancers of Ballet Cymru are very capable, knowledgeable and experienced workshop leaders which is vital for the high level and standard of education work we encourage and deliver. All of the dancers of Ballet Cymru are CRB approved and our workshops are constantly monitored and evaluated to maintain high standards and maximum safety.

Our workshops primarily cater for the ages of 7 and up. We employ strict health and safety, child protection, and equal opportunities policies. Each workshop is monitored and evaluated with photographs and monitoring forms. They are supervised by teachers and / or youth workers and no less than 4 company members from Ballet Cymru attend each session.

In all of our sessions we try to educate not only about ballet but dance in general. We always provide a small demonstration so the participants are able to see what it is we do as we endeavour to increase their knowledge and perceptions of dance. We encourage as much creativity as possible so our sessions always involve storytelling, step structure, demonstration, creativity and finally the production of a small dance.

We have developed our workshop structure over the years to form an educational package which we know is successful. This is not to say, however, that we are not constantly endeavouring to improve and expand on our education programme. The response and comments we gain from each session is fed back into the company to constantly assess and improve the work we deliver in the community.

Through receiving the JADE fellowship award for Education in 2009 we have also begun to work with a wider range of groups including working with adults and people with disabilities. We are excited about these developments and plan on continually developing work in these areas.

Our Welsh Autumn tour…

• Our education programme for our Autumn Tour ran from the 12^th of September to the 1^st of December, 2010
• In total Ballet Cymru has led 12 workshop sessions in schools, universities, colleges and theatres throughout Wales.
• We have also participated in 2 school demonstrations totalling 130 students watching and learning about dance.
• These sessions were broken up into 3 dance and creative workshops, 7 ballet workshops (including pas de deux) and 2 masterclasses.
• In total we worked with 330 participants – all watching, learning, creating, performing and actively participating in dance.
• The college we worked with was Neath Port Talbot College and also Rubicon Dance full-time course.
• The university we worked with was University in Wales Institute, Cardiff.
• The schools we worked with this Autumn Tour was A1 Dance Academy (Monmouth), Llandaff City Church in Wales Primary School (Cardiff) and Treorchy Comprehensive.
• The theatre where our workshop took place was The Grande Theatre, Swansea.
• New contacts for our education programme this tour were Llandaff City Church in Wales Primary School (Cardiff), Treorchy Comprehensive, Rubicon Dance full-time course, and University in Wales Institute, Cardiff.
• Our 3 day Treorchy Intensive also involved a curtain raiser performance at Parc and Dare Theatre, Treorchy as part of Ballet Cymru’s performance of Lady of the Lake.

By Amy Doughty                                                                                                                                                   

Education Officer                                                                                                                                                    Ballet Cymru                                                                                                                                               

*The dancers of Ballet Cymru are continually assessed in their leadership skills in all of our workshop sessions, which not only continually improve the quality of our Education Programme but also aids in the ongoing professional development of the dancers of the company.

Participant’s Comments

“I enjoyed the initial section where we worked on our ballet technique. I thoroughly enjoyed the experience”                                                                                                                                                                                  - Katie Rees, aged 17

“I thought the whole things was really good – very enjoyable and lovely people to work with”                                                                                                                                                                                   – Josee Cook, aged 17

“I really enjoyed it and found it useful that they came around to help us”                                                                                                                                                                                          – Hannah Jones

“I enjoyed it and never thought I would. Job well done.”                                                                                                                                                                              – Bethan Abbott, aged 17

“I thought it was really fun and it was easy to understand when I needed to do”                                       – Kate Jenkins, aged 12

“I enjoyed the workshop today as it gave me a better idea of what type of things you do in professional ballet. It was clear to understand what I needed to do and the members of the cast were more than happy to demonstrate”                                                                                                                                 – Emma Dempey, aged 14

English Workshop Report

“I enjoyed the experience of training with a company. I loved the range of exercises and the dance to finish and I just loved dancing with the cast”

Ellen Spence, aged 15, Lytham St Annes

General information about our workshops…

We have worked hard over the years to build a strong education programme in England. We have spent hundreds of hours in theatres, community centres, dance studios, school gymnasiums, and classrooms in an attempt to involve more people in dance – in watching it, in participating in it, and even just having an interest in it – and to try to break down the stereo typical image that seems to surround dancers (particularly male ballet dancers!)

We have built some great relationships over the years with head teachers, youth workers and dance teachers who understand what it is we are trying to achieve and who actively support us and endeavour to help. Our cooperation with these groups is of great value to us and has been paramount in our education work.

Each year Rubicon Dance in Cardiff provides training for the dancers of Ballet Cymru to lead and support the workshops we deliver to schools and community centres throughout England. As a result, ALL of the dancers of Ballet Cymru are very capable, knowledgeable and experienced workshop leaders which is vital for the high level and standard of education work we encourage and deliver. All of the dancers of Ballet Cymru are CRB approved and our workshops are constantly monitored and evaluated to maintain high standards and maximum safety.

Our workshops primarily cater for the ages of 7 and up. We employ strict health and safety, child protection, and equal opportunities policies. Each workshop is monitored and evaluated with photographs and monitoring forms. They are supervised by teachers and / or youth workers and no less than 4 company members from Ballet Cymru attend each session.

In all of our sessions we try to educate not only about ballet but dance in general. We always provide a small demonstration so the participants are able to see what it is we do as we endeavour to increase their knowledge and perceptions of dance. We encourage as much creativity as possible so our sessions always involve storytelling, step structure, demonstration, creativity and finally the production of a small dance.

We have developed our workshop structure over the years to form an educational package which we know is successful. This is not to say, however, that we are not constantly endeavouring to improve and expand on our education programme. The response and comments we gain from each session is fed back into the company to constantly assess and improve the work we deliver in the community.

Through receiving the JADE fellowship award for Education in 2009 we have also begun to work with a wider range of groups including working with adults and people with disabilities. We are excited about these developments and plan on continually developing work in these areas.

 Our English Autumn Tour…

• Our education programme for our Autumn Tour ran from the 23^rd of September to the 28^th November.
• In total Ballet Cymru has led 12 workshop sessions in theatres throughout England and Guernsey.
• These sessions were broken up into 1 dance workshop, 8 ballet workshops, 2 masterclasses and 1 pas de deux workshop.
• In total we worked with 147 participants – all watching, learning, creating, performing and actively participating in dance.
• The ages of the participants we worked with were from 5 years and up.
• The theatres where our workshops took place were Catmose Theatre (Oakham), The Landmark Theatre (Ilfracombe), The Lowther Pavillion (Lytham St Annes), Princess Royal Centre for Performing Arts (Guernsey), The Windmill Theatre (Littlehampton) and The Plough (Torrington).
• The new venue for our education programme this tour was Catmose Theatre, Oakham.
• Our workshops were in conjunction for our performances of Giselle, Lady of the Lake and An Evening with Independent Ballet Wales.
• All workshops undertaken were free for participants to promote access and opportunity.

 By Amy Doughty                                                                                                                                                    Education Officer                                                                                                                    

*The dancers of Ballet Cymru are continually assessed in their leadership skills in all of our workshop sessions, which not only continually improve the quality of our Education Programme but also aids in the ongoing professional development of the dancers of the company.

Participant Comments:

“I loved to dance alongside the professionals”                                                                                                                                                                      Kathryn Spence, aged 15

“I really enjoyed dancing with a partner”                                                                                               Moesha Ronson, aged 10

“I enjoyed the experience of training with a company. I loved the range of exercises and the dance to finish and I just loved dancing with the cast”                                                                                                                                                                                             Ellen Spence, aged 15

“I think that the workshop was absolutely brilliant and I want to go to every single one I can”                                                                                                                                                                                     Emma Hattersley, aged 10

“I thought the workshop was really good fun, challenging and enjoyable”                                                                                                                                                                                      Amy Goacher, aged 13

“It was good and I liked the mime part so the story was easier to understand”                                                                                                                                                                                      Vikki Latter, aged 11