CPD & Events - Annual Conference & AGM 2009 - Inspire to Aspire
Saturday 21st November 2009
Elmhurst School for Dance, Birmingham
A conference for everyone involved in delivering dance in schools and colleges.
A full-day programme of workshops and discussion, networking opportunities and a marketplace. Be inspired by some of the UK’s leading dance practitioners and return refreshed with ideas to motivate your students.
The conference will provide you with the practical tools, resources and ideas to:
- develop a high quality dance curriculum across all phases
- raise the profile of dance within the curriculum and beyond the school day
- explore dance as a medium for creative learning across the curriculum and as an artform
- inspire young people to engage with a range of dance styles and activities
For 2009, our conference returns to the beautiful surroundings of Elmhurst School for Dance, just 10 minutes from Birmingham city centre.
WORKSHOP SESSIONS
8.45am – Early Morning Classes
Bollywood Dance
African Dance
T’ai Chi.
10.00am – Session 1
A – Primary Creating authentic cross curricular links. Michael Platt, Learning and Teaching Advisor, Suffolk County Council
B – KS3 Professional Work – Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker! New Adventures Dance Company
C – GCSE The Set Dances: making the right choice. Liz Dale, Head of Education and Training, CDET
D – Post 16 Musical Madness – using musicals as a stimulus for choreography and performance. Suzanne Priest, AST Dance
E – Choreography Site Specific Choreography. Sonia Sabri, Artistic Director Sonia Sabri Company
F – Seminar An Introduction to Arts Award. Bright Space
G – Seminar BTEC – Planning units of work. Jenny Barber, Director, BRIT School
12.30pm – Lunch and marketplace
Sign up on arrival for lunch time sessions including: Primary Curriculum Update, Safe Dance Practice and Meet your Regional Rep.
Keynote speaker: Maggie Atkinson, Group Director, Learning and Children and Director of Children’s Services, Gateshead Council
2.00pm – Session 2
H – Primary Developing literacy and language skills through dance. Lucy Dennison
I – KS3 Developing pupils choreographic skills. Debbie Hartley, Advisory Teacher for Dance, Leicester-shire Arts in Education
J – GCSE Set Work – Faultline. Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company
K – Post 16 Developing musicality in performance. Richard Alston
L – Choreography Moving on from hip hop. Rosalind Lynch, School Dance Co-ordinator, Leytonstone & Norlington SSP
M – Cross Phase Teaching inclusive dance. Luke Pell, Candoco Dance Company
N – Seminar New Dance Content for Creative & Media Diploma. Anita Wadsworth, Independent choreographer, teacher and consultant
BOOKING INFORMATION
- Please book early to guarantee your first choice of workshops as places are limited.
- Full details and travel information will be sent as bookings are registered.
- Conference fee includes refreshments, lunch, wine and nibbles
- Fees are non-returnable for cancellations made after Friday 6th November 2009.
- Cancellations made before 6th November are subject to an administration charge of £35.
- You can apply for membership at the same time as booking for the conference and pay the members’ reduced rate.
Venue Information
Elmhurst School for Dance, Birmingham
Event Pricing
NDTA Member - £130
Student Member - £65
Non Member - £230
