The final stamping ground: This Sunday 5 September at Gedling Show

Hi its Ben here in Dance4 getting ready for the last Stamping Ground of this summer! The Gedling Show looks like its going to be great and our line up is packed full of some of the best Youth Companies in the area; Culcha, The Force, Hang Up Dance Company, Flying High, Spritzer, Fusion Dance Troupe and Clout Youth Dance. All these groups will be performing thoughout the day. So make sure you come along between 12.00 and 5.00 for performances and also workshops with The Force, Spritzer and Clout.

I am now just finishing the final programme and making sure that everything will run smoothly. Hope to see you all there at Richard Herrod Playing Fields. And bring your dancing shoes!

Update

Hello!

So I haven't blogged in a while - it seems that there is lots happening with Youth Dance at the moment! I've been getting stuck into lots of the programmes and meeting lots of young people who are taking part, which is great. I was lucky enough to get a trip to Berlin to see the exchange between Flying High Youth Dance Company from Nottingham, and TanzZeit Youth Dance Company from Berlin. It was so fantastic to see everyone learning from each other, not only being creative in the studio, but also learning about other cultures. Florian and the group were very welcoming and provided a brilliant learning experience for all.

So what's been happening in the office....

We've had more interns to give us a hand, including Lewis who provided a fantastic evening at Quake. We have had some of our YDE Stride! participants co-ordinating stamping ground and programming the days as part of their Gold Arts Award. Both Miriam and Emma provided two very successful days. They pulled lots of people in their tents and created a lively and vibrant atmosphere for all. Well done you guys!!

The youth team are working hard with the next part of the international exchange, signature pathfinder programmes, regional and national programmes(check out the Young Creatives!), and we also very excited to have new students starting on the CAT programme in September!

The producing team are busily underway planning nottdance, sharings, tours, CPD events, and the autumn programme at Lakeside - check it out - www.lakeside.org.uk. Sarah is currently working on an exciting improvisation afternoon at the Fringe festival in Edinburgh -how exciting! She is currently occupied by Zoo animals....

I leave you pondering on that one!

Oh and if you hadn't already noticed we have new branding, swit swoo!

Kirsten x

stamping ground @ Riverside Festival this week!

It’s the week of Riverside Festival and I’m busy in the office getting ready for a fun-filled weekend. On Saturday 7 August we have the Stamping Ground dance tent running between 12.30 and 5.30, jam packed with a range of dance performances, it’ll be an exciting day for our budding young audience! On Sunday we have another tent as part of Yaya’s section of the festival, this too promises to be engaging and thrilling with its wide range in dance performances and workshops.

I’m just writing up the final programme and it’s looking brilliant, with artists and youth groups from all over the East Midlands, it really is un-missable!!

With Audiofeat from Derby, Nottingham’s Spritzer, Independent St Carnival Troupe, Dance4’s CAT, Kesha Raithatha from Leicester and many more East Midlands acts making our programme burst with talent!