Velcro Dance Company's work is rooted in Education. Education Associate Ollie Ellis has extensive experience of dance-in-education and of integrated dance.
The company have created a range of education packages and resources based on their latest commissioned piece Feast, a fun dance which explores the Olympic themes of Friendship, Equality and Respect around the dinner table!
FEAST - make your selection from an Olympic buffet!
Benefits of booking FEAST include:
- a framework through which to explore Olympic themes, linking to 2012
- supporting awareness of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
- supporting the PSHE curriculum based on Every Child Matters outcomes: developing confidence and responsibility, making the most of abilities, developing good relationships, respecting differences between people
- supporting the Healthy School Plus agenda: increasing physical activity, healthy weight, emotional health and wellbeing
- reinforces Change4Life behaviour tips: up and about, 60 active minutes, sugar swaps
Education Packages:
Full FEAST (1 day): £500 (£250 to Glos schools)
- 20 minute performance (min. space 8 x 8 and wooden floor required)
- post-show talk / discussion
- 2 workshops (can run simultaneously)
Side dishes: £150-200 (£75-£100 Glos schools)
- 1.5 hour workshop
- demonstration (short sample of live piece) + talk / discussion
- 2 hour demonstration + workshop
- teacher INSET and introduction to resource pack
3 course meal: £900 (£450 to Glos schools)
- performance, talk + 5 x 1.5 hour workshops at cluster schools
- 3 day residency (run over timescale / in locations to suit needs of school / cluster of schools)
To book education packages: contact Helen Crocker, Programme Manager - helen@gloucestershiredance.org.uk / 01452 550 431
General Education Information:
- alternative packages / fees can be negotiated to suit your needs / budget
- if booking the full performance (with 6 dancers), a minimum 8 x 8m space and wooden (preferably sprung) floor is required, as well as dressing rooms / space
- ACCESS: Velcro includes 2 wheelchair users. Spaces must be fully accessible and, for longer bookings, disabled facilities are required)
- each workshop is for up to 30 students and usually lasts 1.5 hours
- all workshops will be led by at least 2 members of the company
- all packages can be tailored to primary, secondary or tertiary students
- ALL WORK IS FULLY INCLUSIVE: please speak to us about any special needs
"The dancers were good role models" Siddington Primary School, Cirencester
"Velcro are developing the awareness that all people are different but we are all special people" Teacher
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