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Y Dance Newsletter – free dance courses and opportunities for learners

YDance is coming to Orkney to deliver a FREE week-long dance course at Kirkwall Grammar School for 12 to 18 year olds.

Auditions for the 2016/2017 National Youth Dance Company of Scotland will take place on Saturday 10 September and applications will open on Monday 25 July.

Applications are now open for the annual YDance Routes Connections weekend.  This three day event welcomes youth dance groups from across Scotland to come together to expand their dance knowledge and skills. 

New integrated youth dance company Horizons has been working with a YDance choreographer since March 2016.  The Company is part of the overarching European Let’s Dance project YDance is delivering with partners from Netherlands, Germany and Spain and has been creating a new dance piece based on the theme of migration.

View the full details and more news in the latest Y-Dance newsletter here:

http://dmtrk.net/7KA-3SLYZ-9C850S8XA0/cr.aspx

 

FREE DANCE COURSE FOR AGES 12 – 18

YDance has a really exciting and completely FREE opportunity for young people aged 12 to 18.

 

From Monday 4 – Saturday 9 July a YDance tutor will spend a week in the dance studio with participants.  Everyone will get the chance to work on lot’s of different styles of dance, research and review a dance or arts activity and take part in a small performance at the end of the week.

 

The best part about this course, is participants gain a Level 1 Bronze Arts Award just for taking part.

 

Glasgow Information

Monday 4 July – Saturday 9 July 2016

9.30am – 4.30pm

Deaf Connections, 100 Norfolk Street, Glasgow, G5 9EJ

 

 

Interested?  It only takes 5 minutes to sign-up online and a member of the YDance team will be in touch to confirm.  The deadline is Friday 17 June 2016.

 

Questions?  Email Katrina@ydance.org or call the YDance office on 0141 552 7712 if you would like more information.

 

YDance Newsletter

Opportunities for young people aged 12 to 18

Arts Award in Glasgow & Orkney

YDance is running two FREE opportunities for young people aged 12 to 18 to achieve a Level 1 Bronze Arts Award.

This FREE week-long course will allow participants to gain new skills to add to their CV.  Everyone will have the chance to take part in dance activity, research and review an arts activity and share their findings with one another to build and complete their arts portfolio to achieve the Award.

Glasgow Information

Monday 4 July – Saturday 9 July 2016

9.30am – 4.30pm

Deaf Connections, 100 Norfolk Street, Glasgow, G5 9EJ

Orkney Information

Dates and venue TBC

Sign-up >>

Project Y Foundation Course – Aberdeen

YDance has an excellent week-long dance training and performance opportunity in Aberdeen this summer for young people aged 12 to 18.

In this dance course participants get the chance to develop their choreographic ideas, work with a YDance choreographer and perform as part of the annual national tour – Project Y – when it visits Aberdeen in August 2016.

Participants are provided a costume and gain excellent experience of what it is like to work together to create a dance piece and perform on a professional stage.

Foundation Course Information

Monday 25 – Friday 29 July 2016

10am – 4pm

Citymoves Dance Agency, 1JR, Schoolhill, Aberdeen, AB10

Performance Date

Friday 5 August

7.00pm

The Lemon Tree, 5 N W St, Aberdeen, AB24 5AT

Book your place now>>

Dance CLPL for Secondary Teachers from Ydance

All of this information can be found on our website here http://www.ydance.org/training/ along with our online booking forms.

 

Dance for Core PE for Secondary Teachers

Wednesday 27 April 2016

9.30am – 4pm

£75 (+ VAT)

Reidvale Neighbourhood Centre, 13 Whitevale Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, G31 1QW.

With a focus on contemporary and street dance styles learn how to warm up your pupils, play creative dance games, teach a simple sequence, develop a sequence, use stimulus to create dance material and encourage your pupils to develop their confidence, creativity and co-operation skills. These sessions for secondary teachers also address some of the CfE Health and Well-being outcomes.

 

 

 

Nat 5 Dance

This SQA qualification requires students to study 2 different dance styles and choreography to achieve this national qualification. Choose from the options listed below to build your own National 5 Dance course.

(Please note the National 5 Choreography & Contemporary days are fully booked however we are happy to take your details and add you to a reserve list)

  • Contemporary, Monday 9 May 2016 – Fully Booked
  • Jazz, Tuesday 10 May 2016
  • Choreography (SQA Mandatory Unit), Wednesday 11 May 2016 – Fully Booked
  • Hip hop, Thursday 12 May 2016

All courses will run from 9.30am – 4pm.

Mad Studios, 13 Main St, Coatbridge ML5 3AJ

Costs

National 5 single day costs – £85 (+ VAT)

Choreographic DVD – £95 (+ VAT)

OR

YDance National 5 Package costs £300 (+ VAT).  This includes 2 dance style days, the Choreography day and a copy of the Choreographic DVD resource.

 

 

 

Higher Dance

This SQA qualification requires students to study 2 contrasting dance styles and choreography to achieve this national qualification. Choose from the options listed below to build your own Higher Dance course.

Two days are allocated to each style to allow time for technique class, exploration of sequences and support to develop a centre set performance solo, meeting the outcomes set out in the Higher Dance Performance unit. Two days are allocated for Choreography to cover the Higher Dance Practice Activity Assessment requirements and to demonstrate the progression through the learning outcomes.

Training Courses Available

  • Contemporary Technique, Monday 16 and Tuesday 17 May 2016
  • Jazz Technique, Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 May 2016
  • Choreography Unit (SQA Mandatory Unit), Monday 23 and Tuesday 24 May 2016
  • Hip hopWednesday 25 and Thursday 26 May 2016

All courses run from 9.30am – 4pm.

Mad Studios, 13 Main St, Coatbridge ML5 3AJ

Costs

Higher Dance single unit costs – £150 (+ VAT) per 2 day course

Choreographic DVD – £95 (+ VAT)

OR

YDance Higher Dance Package costs £500 (+VAT).  This includes 2 dance style courses (2 days each), the 2 day Choreography course and a copy of the Choreographic DVD resource.

Venue

To be confirmed

Gifting Every Child

What songs, stories, dance steps and seasonal customs should every child in Scotland know? What belongs to them regardless of origin, culture or language? Presented in a simple online format incorporating text, audio, video and helpful guidelines, Gifting Every Child provides a manageable and accessible introduction to the traditional arts that can easily be put to use in the classroom, club, community hall or family sitting room.

View or download the resources for free at: http://www.tracscotland.org/resources/gifting-every-child

CLPL Opportunities from YDance – early learning, primary, secondary and highers

Dance for Primary Children

Tuesday 26 April 2016

9.30am – 4pm

£75 (+ VAT)

Reidvale Neighbourhood Centre, 13 Whitevale Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, G31 1 QW.

Come and explore what dance could be in your classroom.  Using simple games, tasks and sequences your YDance tutor will help you achieve the Curriculum for Excellece experiences and outcomes required for planning your dance session for early – upper primary.

 

Dance for Early Years

Monday 25 April 2016

9.30am – 4pm

£75 (+ VAT)

Reidvale Neighbourhood Centre, 13 Whitevale Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, G31 1QW

Develop your teaching skills for delivering dance for early years children in this one day course covering creative ideas for dance classes inspired by stories and topics, planning and structuring a lesson plan or creative workshop and using props and music.

 

Inclusive Dance Practice for Teachers Working in ASN Settings

Thursday 28 April 2016

9.30am – 4pm

£75 (+ VAT)

Reidvale Neighbourhood Centre, 13 Whitevale Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, G31 1QW.

Develop your teaching skills for delivering dance effectively with children and young people with additional support needs.  In this one day course you will explore –

  • Methods of Inclusive Dance
  • Creative ideas for pupils with and without additional support needs
  • Planning and structuring a lesson plan/creative workshop

 

Dance for Core PE for Secondary Teachers

Wednesday 27 April 2016

9.30am – 4pm

£75 (+ VAT)

Reidvale Neighbourhood Centre, 13 Whitevale Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, G31 1QW.

With a focus on contemporary and street dance styles learn how to warm up your pupils, play creative dance games, teach a simple sequence, develop a sequence, use stimulus to create dance material and encourage your pupils to develop their confidence, creativity and co-operation skills. These sessions for secondary teachers also address some of the CfE Health and Well-being outcomes.

 

Nat 5 Dance

This SQA qualification requires students to study 2 different dance styles and choreography to achieve this national qualification. Choose from the options listed below to build your own National 5 Dance course.

(Please note the National 5 Choreography & Contemporary days are fully booked however we are happy to take your details and add you to a reserve list)

  • Contemporary, Monday 9 May 2016 – Fully Booked
  • Jazz, Tuesday 10 May 2016
  • Choreography (SQA Mandatory Unit), Wednesday 11 May 2016 – Fully Booked
  • Hip hop, Thursday 12 May 2016

All courses will run from 9.30am – 4pm.

Mad Studios, 13 Main St, Coatbridge ML5 3AJ

Costs

National 5 single day costs – £85 (+ VAT)

Choreographic DVD – £95 (+ VAT)

OR

YDance National 5 Package costs £300 (+ VAT).  This includes 2 dance style days, the Choreography day and a copy of the Choreographic DVD resource.

 

Higher Dance

This SQA qualification requires students to study 2 contrasting dance styles and choreography to achieve this national qualification. Choose from the options listed below to build your own Higher Dance course.

Two days are allocated to each style to allow time for technique class, exploration of sequences and support to develop a centre set performance solo, meeting the outcomes set out in the Higher Dance Performance unit. Two days are allocated for Choreography to cover the Higher Dance Practice Activity Assessment requirements and to demonstrate the progression through the learning outcomes.

Training Courses Available

  • Contemporary Technique, Monday 16 and Tuesday 17 May 2016
  • Jazz Technique, Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 May 2016
  • Choreography Unit (SQA Mandatory Unit), Monday 23 and Tuesday 24 May 2016
  • Hip hopWednesday 25 and Thursday 26 May 2016

All courses run from 9.30am – 4pm.

Mad Studios, 13 Main St, Coatbridge ML5 3AJ

Costs

Higher Dance single unit costs – £150 (+ VAT) per 2 day course

Choreographic DVD – £95 (+ VAT)

OR

YDance Higher Dance Package costs £500 (+VAT).  This includes 2 dance style courses (2 days each), the 2 day Choreography course and a copy of the Choreographic DVD resource.

 

 

Y Dance CLPL

WEDNESDAY 16 MARCH – OLYMPICS FOR PRIMARY

Discovering the Olympics

Wednesday 16 March 2016

9.30am – 4pm

£75 (+ VAT)

Reidvale Neighbourhood Centre, 13 Whitevale Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, G31 1 QW.

This session will be for primary school teachers and will cover the Olympic Motto, Olympic Sports, Olympic Rings and Exploring Cultures such as Rio and Japan.

 

 

WEDNESDAY 23 MARCH – OLYMPICS FOR ELC

Discovering the Olympics

Wednesday 23 March 2016

10am – 1pm

£45 (+ VAT)

Reidvale Neighbourhood Centre, 13 Whitevale Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, G31 1QW

Sessions are aimed at teachers working in nurseries or early years settings and will cover sport themed dance, Japanese inspired cultural dance using fans and parasols and carnival inspired session.

 

 

MONDAY 25 APRIL – DANCE FOR EARLY YEARS

Dance for Early Years

Monday 25 April 2016

9.30am – 4pm

£75 (+ VAT)

Reidvale Neighbourhood Centre, 13 Whitevale Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, G31 1QW

Develop your teaching skills for delivering dance for early years children in this one day course covering creative ideas for dance classes inspired by stories and topics, planning and structuring a lesson plan or creative workshop and using props and music.

 

 

TUESDAY 26 APRIL – DANCE FOR PRIMARY

Dance for Primary Children

Tuesday 26 April 2016

9.30am – 4pm

£75 (+ VAT)

Reidvale Neighbourhood Centre, 13 Whitevale Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, G31 1 QW.

Come and explore what dance could be in your classroom.  Using simple games, tasks and sequences your YDance tutor will help you achieve the Curriculum for Excellece experiences and outcomes required for planning your dance session for early – upper primary.

 

 

THURSDAY 28 APRIL – INCLUSIVE DANCE PRACTICE

Inclusive Dance Practice for Teachers Working in ASN Settings

Thursday 28 April 2016

9.30am – 4pm

£75 (+ VAT)

Reidvale Neighbourhood Centre, 13 Whitevale Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, G31 1QW.

Develop your teaching skills for delivering dance effectively with children and young people with additional support needs.  In this one day course you will explore –

  • Methods of Inclusive Dance
  • Creative ideas for pupils with and without additional support needs
  • Planning and structuring a lesson plan/creative workshop

 

Career-long Professional Learning Opportunities for Secondary School Teachers

Dance for Core PE for Secondary Teachers

 

Wednesday 27 April 2016

9.30am – 4pm

£75 (+ VAT)

Reidvale Neighbourhood Centre, 13 Whitevale Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, G31 1QW.

 

With a focus on contemporary and street dance styles learn how to warm up your pupils, play creative dance games, teach a simple sequence, develop a sequence, use stimulus to create dance material and encourage your pupils to develop their confidence, creativity and co-operation skills. These sessions for secondary teachers also address some of the CfE Health and Well-being outcomes.

 

Refresher Courses

 

Aimed at secondary teachers these courses provide a refresher of the basic technical skills required for the National Qualifcations in dance (NPA Dance, Nat 5 Dance and Higher Dance).   It is advisable you have completed one of our courses before attending a refresher however this is not mandatory.

 

Refresher Courses at St Andrews High School, 9 Old Monland Road, Coatbridge, ML5 5EA

Jazz, Tuesday 17 November 2015

Choreography, Tuesday 8 December 2015

Contemporary, Tuesday 19 January 2016

Courses run from 4.30pm – 7pm

 

Refresher Courses at Dance Base, 14 – 16 Grassmarket, Edinburgh, EH1 2JU

Contemporary, Friday 11 December 2015

Jazz, Friday 15 January 2016

Choreography, Friday 22 January 2016

Courses run from 1.30pm – 4pm

 

Refresher Courses in Glasgow (Venue TBC)

Hip hop, Tuesday 24 November 2015

Course runs from 4.30pm – 7pm

 

Costs

£35 per course (+ VAT)

 

National 5 Dance

 

This SQA qualification requires students to study 2 different dance styles and choreography to achieve this national qualification. Choose from the options listed below to build your own National 5 Dance course.

Contemporary, Monday 9 May 2016

Jazz, Tuesday 10 May 2016

Choreography (SQA Mandatory Unit), Wednesday 11 May 2016

Hip hop, Thursday 12 May 2016

All courses will run from 9.30am – 4pm.

 

Costs

National 5 single day costs – £85 (+ VAT)

Choreographic DVD – £95 (+ VAT)

OR

YDance National 5 Package costs £300 (+ VAT).  This includes 2 dance style days, the Choreography day and a copy of the Choreographic DVD resource.

 

Higher Dance

 

This SQA qualification requires students to study 2 contrasting dance styles and choreography to achieve this national qualification. Choose from the options listed below to build your own Higher Dance course.

Two days are allocated to each style to allow time for technique class, exploration of sequences and support to develop a centre set performance solo, meeting the outcomes set out in the Higher Dance Performance unit. Two days are allocated for Choreography to cover the Higher Dance Practice Activity Assessment requirements and to demonstrate the progression through the learning outcomes.

 

Training Courses Available

Contemporary Technique, Monday 16 and Tuesday 17 May 2016

Jazz Technique, Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 May 2016

Choreography Unit (SQA Mandatory Unit), Monday 23 and Tuesday 24 May 2016

Hip hop, Wednesday 25 and Thursday 26 May 2016

All courses run from 9.30am – 4pm.

 

Costs

Higher Dance single unit costs – £150 (+ VAT) per 2 day course

Choreographic DVD – £95 (+ VAT)

OR

YDance Higher Dance Package costs £500 (+VAT).  This includes 2 dance style courses (2 days each), the 2 day Choreography course and a copy of the Choreographic DVD resource.

Venue

To be confirmed

 

 

All courses can be booked via our website www.ydance.org or by contacting Lauren@ydance.org for more information.

 

 

 

Career-long Professional Learning Opportunities for Primary School teachers

Dance for Primary Children

 

Tuesday 26 April 2016

9.30am – 4pm

£75 (+ VAT)

Reidvale Neighbourhood Centre, 13 Whitevale Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, G31 1 QW.

 

Come and explore what dance could be in your classroom.  Using simple games, tasks and sequences your YDance tutor will help you achieve the Curriculum for Excellece experiences and outcomes required for planning your dance session for early – upper primary.

 

World War 1

 

Friday 3 February 2016

9.30am – 4pm

£75 (+ VAT)

Reidvale Neighbourhood Centre, 13 Whitevale Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, G31 1 QW.

 

This session is for primary school teachers and will cover What it Was Like in the Trenches, Training to be a Soldier, Life at Home and Armistice Day.

 

Discovering the Olympics

 

Thursday 16 March 2016

9.30am – 4pm

£75 (+ VAT)

Reidvale Neighbourhood Centre, 13 Whitevale Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, G31 1 QW.

 

This session will be for primary school teachers and will cover the Olympic Motto, Olympic Sports, Olympic Rings and Exploring Cultures such as Rio and Japan.

 

All courses can be booked via our website www.ydance.org or by contacting Lauren@ydance.org for more information.

 

 

Refresher Courses for Teachers – Dance

 

Refresher sessions in Contemporary Dance Technical Skills

This training session will consist of a new warm-up including some of the technical skills required at National 4, 5 and 6 levels such as roll downs, spirals, footwork and contractions.  New travelling and centre sequences will be taught using triplets, leaps, changes of levels, facings and pathways. These can all be adapted and changed to fit in with the technique classes teachers will be delivering as part of the National Qualification courses.

Participants will also be taught a short contemporary dance towards the end of the session which will include various dynamics and gestures and will focus on the development of performance skills. This could be adapted and used by teachers to help with the creation of their Centre Set Performance solo required for National 5 and Higher Dance.

YDance dance staff will ensure that participants are using the correct posture and alignment and correct technical mistakes along the way.  Participants will have the opportunity to film during the sessions as long as all other participants grant permission.

Course details

Two training days are available for the Contemporary Dance Technical Skills Refresher Course.

1.30pm – 4pm

Friday 11 December 2015

Dance Base, 14 – 16 Grassmarket, Edinburgh, EH1 2JU

£35 per person (+VAT)

 

 

Refresher sessions in Choreography

This training session will consist of a creative warm-up including some improvised tasks.  New creative tasks and games will be used to help explore choreographic devices such as retrograde, embellishment, mirroring and cannon. Participants will also have opportunity to use different structures when joining sections of creative work together.

Work will be devised around one creative theme through the whole session and we will piece all the sections together at the end to demonstrate how to create a 2 minute piece of choreography.

Course details

Two training days are available for the Choreography Refresher Course.

4.30pm – 7pm

Tuesday 8 December 2015

Andrews High School, 9 Old Monland Road, Coatbridge, ML5 5EA

£35 per person (+VAT)

 

For more details and to book your place contact: 

YDance

The Briggait, 141 Bridgegate, Glasgow, G1 5HZ

Tel: 0141 552 7712

Mob: 07590758664

Website: www.ydance.org