If you would like to make your classes and group more accessible, wish you would feel more confident about delivering dance with disabled people or simply update your knowledge of best practice, this your chance to train with Candoco, the renowned Contemporary Dance Company of disabled and non-disabled dancers.

Candoco Dance Company is coming back to Lighthouse Poole’s Centre for the Arts with their new show ‘Renditions’- a triple bill performed by seven disabled and non-disabled dancers and choreographed by three internationally established dance-makers, Wendy Houstoun, Emanuel Gat and Sarah Michelson.

During October half term, Candoco will deliver their teacher training Intensive from Monday 25th to Wednesday 27th October 2010 at Poole High School.

This a great opportunity not be missed!

The 3-day Intensive, delivered by 2 artists from Candoco Dance Company, will introduce teachers and practitioners to the principles of Candoco’s inclusive work. It will focus on the fundamentals of your own teaching practice, adaptation and technique, use of language, inclusive environments and the social model of disability.

The sessions will:

• QUESTION perceptions and ideas of what best practice and inclusive teaching is really about
• DEVELOP skills, communication and confidence in working with a diverse and varied class
• INSPIRE each other to ask new questions and explore new ways of working
• NURTURE talent so that your students and colleagues have the best chance of achieving their creative potential.

They will include:

• Inclusive warm-ups
• The use of language
• Shape of class
• Team teaching and dance support specialists
• Introduction to the Social Model of Disability
• Awareness and identifying diverse needs
• Strategies for adaptation
• Open discussion, questions and answers.

The course will be held at Poole High School, Wimborne Road, Poole, Dorset, BH15 2BW and the full costs are £125. Each Day will start at 10.30 am and finish at 5pm. Participants must be able to commit to attending all three days. This course is usually oversubscribed so please make sure you book early as places are limited. Please email Louise Coleman : louise@candoco.co.uk to request a booking for or for further information.

Participants who wish so will also have the opportunity to observe Candoco delivering a workshop with young people that will take place at Poole High on Thursday 28th October. If you are interested in booking a place to observe the workshop please contact Rosalind@activateperformingarts.org.uk or aurore@activateperforingarts.org.uk.

We would like to encourage participants in the workshop to book a ticket for Candoco’s latest show Renditions at Lighthouse.

To book a ticket please contact Lighthouse on 0844 406 8666 or visit their website www.lighthousepoole.co.uk.  Finally, please note that there will be a free post show talk on Wednesday 27th October to give you an insight on the creation of their latest work.  

Venue:

Locality: United Kingdom

Contact Details

Liz, liz [at] dtcworks.co.uk | 01872 261770