Today I went down to Sheffield with Hannah for the first 'The Dance Network, Sheffield' meeting. Sheffield as a city has pockets of dance happening in different areas and sectors but none of them link up regularly at the moment. 'The Dance Network, Sheffield' has come out of a professional dancer moving to the area and struggling to establish what dance is happening in the city and is passionate to connect all the dance practitioners. It was so great to see people coming together all wanting this to work and recognising the need for a dance network in their city. There were people from all different sectors represented, including people from theatres and the council. Coming from an area myself that has very little dance outside of the private sector and the theatre, I am really pleased to see people taking active steps in their community to solve this issue. It was inspiring to see.
After the meeting we went back to the office to continue work for Fresh. Only 3 days to go!
This week is the last week of term for Yorkshire Dance classes, which means all the classes have a 'sharing' where friends and family can come and watch to see what they have been doing that term. Tonight was the sharing of the 'Mind the Step' group, which is a weekly creative session for independent adults with learning disabilities. It was quite different to the classes I watched last Friday and they had learnt a dance for their sharing which was a collaboration of their creative work and the practitioners setting. It was a such a good class and the atmosphere was great, all the participants clearly love the class and it was such a lovely way to end the term.
After the meeting we went back to the office to continue work for Fresh. Only 3 days to go!
This week is the last week of term for Yorkshire Dance classes, which means all the classes have a 'sharing' where friends and family can come and watch to see what they have been doing that term. Tonight was the sharing of the 'Mind the Step' group, which is a weekly creative session for independent adults with learning disabilities. It was quite different to the classes I watched last Friday and they had learnt a dance for their sharing which was a collaboration of their creative work and the practitioners setting. It was a such a good class and the atmosphere was great, all the participants clearly love the class and it was such a lovely way to end the term.
