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Art Form Inclusivity in the Midlands
As part of Dance Leaders Group’s Strength 2 Strength project, focused on capacity building and sector development for the Midlands region, we are working with art-form specific organisations to address inclusive teaching methodologies across technique, approach and culture.
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We have focused on 3 areas of dance:
Ballet, South Asian styles & Hip Hop
Inclusive Hip Hop
DLG have now confirmed a date for our 3rd and final Art Form Inclusivity session, which is taking place as part of the DLG Strength 2 Strength project.
Eloquent Dance will be delivering the training on Wednesday 24th September, looking at how we address inclusive teaching methodologies in Hip Hop and Commercial Dance.
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More information will be available soon, but if you would like to book in advance, please register your place below:
Ballet For All!
On Monday 7th July, DLG, Birmingham Royal Ballet, and National Youth Ballet hosted Ballet For All: a day of sharing, learning, and practical activity for those working with, or interested in working with, disabled dancers in ballet.
The day explored how ballet can be taught, choreographed, or facilitated in an accessible way, with a focus on practical information and tools for use in studio settings. Attendees engaged with case studies and performances from Freefall Dance Company (Birmingham Royal Ballet) and NYB All In!
(National Youth Ballet), viewed examples of work, and took part in physical workshops to try out inclusive approaches firsthand.
The day was facilitated by Suzie birchwood, with guest contributions from Grace Thompson (NYB) and Lee Fisher (BRB).​
Disability Awareness and Inclusion training for South Asian dancers
On Wednesday 25th June, Sampad led a session designed to equip trained dancers and dance tutors with the knowledge and practical tools needed to develop their skills for working in mixed-ability and disability-inclusive settings.​
​The session was led by Rashmi Becker (Step Change Studios). Rashmi has been dancing since a young age, and is the founder of Step Change Studios, an organisation which provides dance that is fun, accessible and inclusive for all ages, abilities, and backgrounds.​
Guest contributors included Reena Tailer (Bollywood Dreams Dance), and visually impaired dancers Marsha and Mina