Jennifer Weber, Artistic Director Decadance Theatre New York
Unique lecture Hip-Hop 101: History of Hip-Hop
The Showroom Cinema
Paternoster Row
Sheffield
Monday 8th March
7.30pm
Tickets £6 on the door
Hip-hop is a culture based in four elements (djing, mcing, graffiti and B-boying, also know as breakdance). This discussion will focus on thehistory and evolution of hip-hop dance as a way to understand the culture’s roots as well as its rise to a global cultural phenomenon. We will look at the simultaneous development of of hip-hop dance styles on both the East and West coasts of the US and examine how the media transformed the dance as the dance transformed the media. This fun night will feature classic clips of key moments in the history of hip-hop dance as well as a discussion of the social and political climate of New York City that gave birth to the hip-hop revolution.

Derbyshire Dance Artists' Network Monthly Saturday Class;
a mobile class which travels across the county, happening in a different place each month.
join us for an hour technique class and an hour creative play.
We’re meeting at a new time for all you dance artists who teach on a Saturday morning or those of you that had a busy Friday night…….
this month.......  the February class…..PHYSICAL THEATRE
On: Saturday 27th February
@: 2pm-4pm
Fee: it’s free!
With: Eve Haynes
Venue: The Performing Arts Centre
Friesland School
Nursery Avenue
Sandiacre
Nottingham
NG10 5HG
But a hop, skip and a circle spring from the A52 DERBY-NOTTINGHAM road and junction 25 of the M1
About the session: The workshop will look at devising and physicality and is created from the ideas of frantic assembly. Eve intends to spend the first 30 minutes warming up, the consecutive hour creating and the last 30 minutes playing with ideas.
*note.
The Derbyshire Dance Artists’ Network is for dance practitioners/teachers & makers/performers that are based in or regularly work in Derbyshire. 
However, these classes are open to all; if you are a dance artist from outside the county & you’re happy to travel we’d love to see you.
Next month.......sat 20th March  2-4 @ dèda With: Melanie Knott
About Mel:
Mel has taught a number of different dance styles over her many years as a dance teacher, and her contemporary technique class uses a released-based style and is always high-energy! 
Choreographically Mel likes to explore ways of building movement phrases using the abstract with the purely representational, and interweaving dancers' relationships from set tasks and rules

secure your place now by emailing amy.rose@erewash.gov.uk
Class dates 2010: 23 Jan, 27 Feb, 20 March, 24 April, 22 May, 26 June, 17 July, 14 August, 18 September, 16 October,
13 November & 4 December.

Older People Dancing Training
6 & 7 March 2010
The Performing Arts Centre, Friesland School, Nursery Avenue, Sandiacre, NG10 5HG
Course Fee £30

Two day intensive training course to develop skills in leading dance with older people - from active over fifties to more dependent mature movers

Course is suitable for dancers who have some experience of leading community groups (not neccessarily older people) and activity leaders who work with older people and enjoy dancing.
Delivered by movement specialist Diane Amans and chartered physiotherapist Liz Coleman.  Participants will receive a music CD and written resources to support the course content.

Places are limited, so book now!
secure your place now by emailing amy.rose@erewash.gov.uk

DANCEXCHANGE PROFESSIONAL CLASSES WITH VISITING COMPANIES
Thursdays
9.30am – 11am
£4 per class
If you’re a professional dancer or a 2nd/3rd year vocational dance degree student, you won’t want to miss any of the professional level classes we’ve got lined up this term. Including sessions by Tom Dale, Rosie Kay, Balbir Singh and New Adventures, they’re a great way to learn new technique from leading choreographers.
Pick up a professional classes booking card from reception (or email  to request one by post), get it stamped when you attend class, and for every 3 classes you attend you’ll get the 4th free
www.dancexchange.org.uk

Cheshire Dance Release Based Class
26th jan, 9th feb, 23rd feb & 2nd march.£3.50 per session 
CHESHIRE DANCE STUDIO
Winsford Library, High St
Winsford, Cheshire CW7 2AS
FACILITATED BY JACQUELINE McCORMICK Dance Director Cheshire Dance
Focus will be on the physical training of the body; combining strengthening, flexibility and fluidity of dance with organic, efficient and sensory based movement. A chance to wake up the senses, mind and body, to be alert and alive to the now.
Suitable for professional dancers and teachers, recent graduates and college dance students.
For further details contact Cheshire Dance on 01606 861770
contact Jody Morgan regarding the Cheshire Dance dance artists' forums on 8th April & 20th April.

Staffordshire Dance Collective Pro Class
Sdc pro class is back and welcomes new participants to their weekly professional classes!
Every Monday 5.30-7 during term time.
Classes are predominantly contemporary based and are led by members of sdc on a rota basis to bring a wide range of styles and influences.
Feel free to drop in, classes cost just £3!
Classes are held at Dance Studio, Stoke-on-Trent College, Burslem Campus.
Age: 18+Level is suitable for professional dancers and teachers, recent graduates and third year dance students.
For more information contact Clare: ☎ 07989989018 e admin@staffsdancecollective.co.uk
For map and workshop leaders check out our website www.staffsdancecollective.co.uk

Retina Youth Dance Company  
Retina is leading weekly sessions for 15 to 20 year olds on Saturday mornings at College Street Centre, Nottingham.
Each week will begin with an open class from 10 to 11.30am for all 15 to 20 year olds that want to improve their dance technique. This class will be followed by rehearsals for the new 2010 Retina Youth Dance Company. Attendance and accomplishment in the weekly class can lead to a place in the youth company in the future, with chances to perform works choreographed by Retina Dance Company.
Retina Dance Company is an international dance company with a base in both Nottingham UK and Antwerp Belgium. Artistically led by Filip Van Huffel, Retina has a regular programme of producing company works, teaching and performing and has initiated the open class and youth company to contribute to improving the technical, performance and creative standards of dancers in the East Midlands.
Class costs £3.50 per week and is every Saturday in term time, starting on Saturday January 9th 2010.
To enrol in class or to find out more, please contact Joanna on
0115 947 6202 (ext 225) or email admin@retinadance.com

For more information about Retina please view the website www.retinadance.com

 

Foundation for Community Dance is the professional organisation for anyone involved in creating opportunities for people to experience and participate in dance
In addition to a wide range of membership and professional services FCD organises its strategic development and advocacy work into five programmes: National College for Community Dance (Continuing Professional Development), Dance, health and wellbeing , Dance and disabled people , Dance and London 2012 and Animated, the community dance magazine .
www.communitydance.org.uk

Arts Council England's dance mapping report has now been published.
The most significant compilation of evidenced-based dance research ever undertaken in this country, A window on dance maps the dance ecology, economy and environment in England. It looks at the various market segments and identifies trends and patterns, challenges and opportunities for dance. With the input of over 1,400 dance artists, companies and promoters working in England today, this research is for the field not only about it. It has sought to identify key facts and can now inform future direction and strategy.  A window on dance has been written by consultants Susanne Burns and Sue Harrison. The full-report and executive summary can be found here www.artscouncil.org.uk/dancemapping

DANCE UNITED TRAINING COURSE
HOW TO DELIVER DANCE IN SOCIAL INCLUSION SETTINGS
The main focus of this practical training course is the relationship between pro-active dance-based strategies that can be embedded in a dance methodology and re-active non-dance strategies that, together, can successfully resolve challenging behaviour, resistance and non-engagement within participant groups. 
The key questions revolve around:
•    What is the relationship between ‘soft’ group management and ‘hard’ dance skills embedded within dance?
•    What can you do when faced with challenge, confrontation and conflict?
•    What lies beneath participants’ presenting behaviours?
•    How can you decide whether behaviour is mildly, moderately or severely inappropriate and act accordingly?
•    What makes challenging behaviour difficult to manage?
•    How and why do particular strategies work?

for further information contact:
Dance United
InterChange Studios
Hampstead Town Hall Centre
213 Haverstock Hill
London , NW3 4QP
T: 0207 431 6647
F: 0207 794 9989
  www.dance-united.com

Dance Ground
Dance Ground aims to provide up to date event listings, news, audition and work information on all dance styles around the UK.
If you have a dance event to add visit ‘Add Dance Event’ on the Dance Ground homepage and send us your details. You can also post Dance Auditions, Jobs and Information.
visit http://www.danceground.net  to find out more

SHIFT Training Package
Dance4 are launching the new shape of SHIFT, a training programme for dance professionals, artists and anyone practically involved in delivering or working in dance.
The programme will consist of a menu of workshops, from which participants will be able to create a personalised training package that best suits their context and needs. This menu will contain workshops on a wide range of topics, including working with young people, collaboration, health & well-being and site-specific work, led by nationally-renowned dance experts.
 
For more information on the new SHIFT programme  contact Dance4 on 0115 941 0773 or helen@dance4.co.uk  or visit http://www.dance4.co.uk/shiftworkshop.php

Facebook Group.
if you'd like to network with other dance artists from the comfort of your own sofa, now you can! derbyshire dance artists' network now has a facebook group. click on 'groups' in your facebook home page & search for the network by either typing in the full name or simply 'derbyshire dance'. enjoy..

 

FUNDRAISING TOOLKIT
Fundraising Toolkit: A Foundation for Community Dance / Youth Dance
England handbook Written by Susanne Burns, an experienced arts
fundraiser, this new handbook has been created with community and
youth dance projects in mind. The Toolkit is
packed with signposts to vital information about sources of funding,
practical exercises and useful examples to help you access the resources you need.

Whether new to
fundraising or not, the Toolkit will lead you through the process upon
which successful fundraising is built - it is an essential resource for anyone
who has to raise funds for community and youth dance.

Call the Foundation for Community Dance on 0116 253 3453 or email
emma@communitydance.org.uk for more information or visit:
http://www.communitydance.org.uk

 

New laws for working with children and vulnerable people
From 12 October 2009, anyone employed or volunteering to work with children or vulnerable people must apply to be registered with the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA), in addition to the existing CRB checks. After this date it will be a criminal offence to employ anyone to work with children or vulnerable adults who is not registered. Applicants (apart from volunteers) must pay a one-off fee of £64 to register. Please see links below for further information
More information see < http://press.homeoffice.gov.uk/press-releases/independent-authority-go-live> or < http://www.isa-gov.org>