Merton Borough Event
Schools from the borough of Merton took part in a performance hosted at Ricards Lodge School on 31 March 2009. View the video clip of the performance.
Camden & Islington Borough Event
Schools from Camden & Islington joined forces to present their Borough Event hosted by Parliament Hill School on 27 March 2009. Click here to view the performance clip.
Croydon Borough Event - March 2009
The Croydon Borough Event took place at Haling Manor School on 26 March 2009. A big thank you to everyone who took part!
Click here to view the video clip of the performance
Wandsworth Borough Event
On 12 December at Academy headquaters in Battersea the first Step into Dance Borough event took place. View event photographs
Story of London
Story of London is planned festival celebrating London's past, present and future across, architecture, art, music, dance, film, food & drink, fashion & design...which will take place throughout June 2009.
If you and your school want to get involved email dcraig@stepintodance.org now!
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U Dance is a new project which aims to give every young person the chance to perform in a dance event, at least once a year, because nothing beats the buzz of performing.
Find out how U dance can help U to Dance or call or email on 020 7940 9800 and u.dance@yde.org.uk Or download the information sheet and forms from the Resources section of this website.
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Work with Us?
If you are a qualified dance teacher interested in teaching regular dance classes in secondary schools across London and developing your professional practice, we would like to hear from you. Find out how to apply here
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News
Step into Dance LIVE! 2009 is coming!
9th July 7pm, Mermaid Conference & Events Centre
Tickets £5.00 in advance, (plus a 50p booking fee) and £7 on the door.
Preparations for Step LIVE! are well underway! Final decisions have been made and we are very excited to announce that the following schools will be performing at Step LIVE! Harris Academy South Norwood, Oasis Academy Coulsdon, Salesian College, Enfield County School, Durants School, Raynes Park High School, St Ann's School, South Camden Community School, Hayes School, Northumberland Park School, St Columbas School, Cricket Green School, Southgate School, Darrick Wood School, Burntwood School, Highbury Grove School, London Oratory, Townley Grammar and Chistlehurst and Sidcup Grammar School. We would like to congratulate all of the groups and wish them luck for the final performance.
Step Live is now in its third year and this time it promises to be bigger and better than ever. At least 200 dancers will take over the Mermaid Conference & Events Centre on June 9th 2009. The venue will play host to a dazzling array of dance, including Jazz, Street, Bollywood, Breakdance, and Contemporary. Dancers aged 11 to 18 will take part, some with several years of experience, and some who have only recently joined the programme.
For the dancers this will be an incredibly exciting opportunity to perform on the West End stage, in front of an audience of friends, family and fellow dancers.
We are delighted to announce that our very special guests on the night are Unity, the current Street Dance Weekend UK Champions. There are limited tickets available so don't miss out!
Click for travel directions to The Mermaid Conference & Events Centre
Download voucher for £5 off any T-Shirt or hoodie purchase at Step LIVE!
Voucher valid on 9 July 2009 only
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Step into Dance News  | | Subscribe to our latest news by clicking the orange box above | | Are you a Freelance Dance Teacher looking for regular and rewarding work?
25/06/2009
Step Into Dance are currently recruiting new teachers for the next academic year. We are looking for dance artists who are versatile, responsible, excellent communicators as well as good teachers and choreographers. If you are interested in working with us, please telephone or email Sue Goodman on 020 7326 8927 / sgoodman@rad.org.uk for an informal chat about the organisation and the role.
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| | DARE2DANCE?
05/06/2009
25th July Southbank Centre
Girl groups only aged 14 - 22
Following last years hugely successful competition, 8 groups were selected to train with with Nike D'Clash Crew. Since that time winning groups have performed all over the city and have continued to develop their skills.
If you're 14 to 22 and you and your friends think you have what it takes to be dancers come along with a prepared routine of 1 and a half minutes to the Royal Festival Hall.
http://www.londondance.com/content.asp?CategoryID=3004
judi@independence.co.uk
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| | | | Amici Dance Events at The Lyric Theatre
18/05/2009
"Totally and utterly inspiring" The Guardian
9-12 June 7:30pm All tickets £5
0871 22 117 26
www.lyric.co.uk
Lyric Hammersmith
W6 0QL
Join Amici for a week of unique evening events hosted and run by Wolfgang Stange, giving you the opportunity to observe and take part in open-workshops and live demonstrations of their methods and practises, with guest appearances by other companies that Amici have worked with.
The Lyric's resident dance company, Amici, integrate able-bodied and disabled artists and performers. Founded by Wolfgang Stange in 1980, Amici have had a major impact worldwide challenging conventional attitudes about disability and the arts.
Tue 9 June / Behind the Scenes with Amici A special preview showing of extracts from The Magic of Amici, a new DVD and resource pack of Amici’s groundbreaking and original working methods. The evening will be introduced by Wolfgang Stange and Amici members with an open floor discussion.
Wed 10 June / Open-workshop A chance to take part in an Amici class run by Wolfgang Stange. Join in Amici’s inspiring movement improvisations.
Thur 11 June / Scratch Night 1 Workshop demonstrations with Amici and Wolfgang Stange followed by scratch performances from Amici and friends including The Moleigh Dance Company.
Fri 12 June / Scratch Night 2 Workshop demonstrations with Amici and Wolfgang Stange followed by scratch performances from Amici and friends including Indepen-dance performing “Just 2 good pals”.
10 - 12 June / Day-time workshops Amici members are running daytime workshops for school groups, the local community and professionals. For further information and to take part please contact Turtle Key Arts on 020 8964 5060
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| | Sadler's Wells Dance Contest
11/05/2009
Sadler’s Wells Theatre has launched a global online dance contest through YouTube. The competition will last four years and each year's winner will receive £2000 and will be brought to London to perform on the main stage at Sadler’s Wells Sampled, the theatre's dance showcase weekend. The contest will build up to a final performance of all winners in 2012. To enter the competition you will have to upload a video of your own original piece of dance (any style) lasting from 30 sec to 3 min on YouTube, and subsequently submit it to Global Dance Contest
http://newsletter.rad.org.uk/_act/link.php?mId=B7458533868183623142536287&tId=1736078
Deadline is 17 July 2009. Good luck!
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| | 22 August 2007, Article from Third Sector
24/01/2008
(www.thirdsector.co.uk)
Funding Story: Step Into Dance
By: Radhika Holmstrom
The Jack Petchey Foundation and the Royal Academy of Dance have brought the art form to children across London. When the Jack Petchey Foundation approached the Royal Academy of Dance in November 2005, with the aim of funding a pilot of extra-curricular dance classes for 400 students in 28 secondary schools, Melanie Adams, head of marketing and communications at the academy, was sceptical. She says: "As a dance education charity, it's not every day that someone contacts you with a proposal to fund your mission. However, the more I found out, the more I felt secure that this was a real possibility. When we met, it was very clear that the foundation had done its research. "The key to this has been partnership. We had very strong ideas of what we wanted to achieve, and so did they. We were very lucky in that those rarely clashed - but there was a bit of compromise along the way." Adams admits that, although the Step into Dance pilot has been successful, not everything has gone smoothly. The Academy was unsure about working in the four London boroughs the foundation wanted it to: Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington. However, Adams says: "I'm very glad we did, because we have widened participation in dance." Andrew Billington, director of the foundation, agrees about the importance of a genuine partnership. He says: "We did ask questions, mainly about the ability to meet the needs of schools that didn't have very good facilities for dance. And, yes, some of the tutors have had to adapt some of their thinking, but they've been prepared to do that. "We were very concerned about offering different forms of dance, and the academy was happy to do that. But forcing people to do things they don't really want to won't work - both parties genuinely need to appreciate each other's goals and interests." The Step into Dance pilot has been so successful that the foundation has given it £179,000 to extend the scheme to four more London boroughs - Croydon, Hammersmith & Fulham, Merton and Wandsworth. It plans to extend the initiative further. "The key to rolling it out was our ability to say 'these are the areas where we can improve' and theirs to say 'we realise we need to get more out of it in this area'," Adams says. The questions will continue, but that's precisely what makes the partnership effective.
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| | Networking and Planning Event
24/01/2008
On 3 October, The Royal Academy of Dance will host a planning, development and networking day at it's headquarters in Battersea for Schools and Freelance Dance Teachers who are already participating or who would like to take part in the Step into Dance Programme. The event will take place on 3 October.
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| | Planning, Development and Networking Event
24/01/2008
Following the success of the October event, Royal Academy of Dance will host a second Planning, Development and Networking day at its headquarters in Battersea on 27 November. The event is open to both schools and Step into Dance teachers. A schedule for the day can be downloaded below or to register your interest email Donna Craig, Schools Coordinator.
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| | Performance Opportunity in Enfield
24/01/2008
A Step into Dance showing of work for all schools in Enfield will take place on December 13 December. The event is open to all participating schools within the borough and will be held at Bishop Stopfords School from 2pm onwards. Please contact us if you would like to take part!
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| | Step into Dance Taster Workshops
24/01/2008
Step into Dance will hold two taster workshops this month for schools in the boroughs of Hammersmith and Fulham and Croydon:
December 10, Fulham Cross Girls School
December 17, St Andrew’s Church Of England High School, Croydon
Further details of the event are available by contacting Donna Craig, Schools Coordinator: mailto:dcraig@stepintodance.org
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|  | Step into Dance at Move It 2008
24/01/2008
Move It is the UK's biggest dance exhibition, held at London Olympia. This year's event runs from 7-9 March and Step into Dance will be holding two taster workshops on Friday 7 March:
12.30pm - 1.15pm, Step into Dance workshop for teachers
2.00pm - 2.45pm, Step into Dance workshop for students
Step into Dance students will also be performing on the main stage at 3.30pm
Find out more about Move It 2008 and book tickets
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|  | Practise makes Perfect
04/03/2008
Rachel Groom, CLIC Sargent’s National Events Coordinator, introduces an inventive fundraising project designed to encourage young people to improve their musical and dancing skills whilst raising money for children with cancer.
Find out more about Practice-a-thon Dance
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