WORKSHOPS

Dance Styles for Workshops
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  Street Dance

  Influenced by R&B, Hip-Hop, Music video, a high energy class where you can learn choreographed sequences and add your own personal style.

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  Bollywood

  Modern Indian dance styles influenced by the Bollywood Movies, Bhangra and a melting pot of other dance styles and musical influences.

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  Contemporary Dance

  Modern dance style influenced by Limon and Cunningham techniques focusing on good alignment and encouraging fluidity of movement. Learn dynamic routines and travelling sequences.

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  Creative Movement & Dance

  An introduction to dance for younger children using music and the imagination. Exploring the space around us and discovering how the body moves. The workshop uses movement games and action songs with an emphasis on enjoyment!

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  Samba

  Music and dance developed in Brazil from a melting pot of African and European musical traditions. From its roots in Bahia, Samba developed in Rio in the 1900s and today has evolved into many styles such as Axé, Pagode and Batucada. Samba is famous throughout the world as the dance of Carnival.

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  Brasileiros – 1 day workshop

  An introduction to music, dance and culture in Brazil including Samba and martial art form Capoeira. Learn about the history of Brazil, its people, the different regions and learn some Portuguese! Compare and contrast with life in your own town. An ideal compliment for Geography:

  • KS2 Unit 22 – A contrasting locality overseas (Geography)
  • KS3 Unit 11 – Investigating Brazil (Geography)
  • KS3 Unit 12 – Images of a country (Geography)
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  Dance Residency 10 x 2hour workshops

  A residency can be tailored to suit the requirements of the groups taking part. The workshops can include learning a new dance technique and creating an original piece of choreography around a particular theme, for example WW2.

  • QCA Unit 22 Dance activities for Years 5 and 6
  • QCA Unit 2 Dance activities for Years 7 and 8

WORKSHOPS – Based on Sardines Production
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  POSTERS COME TO LIFE

  Looking at footage from the RPM show ‘Sardines’ and using fantastic posters from the 1920s and 1930s as a starting point, pupils create their own choreography to bring the poster characters to life, in addition to learning some dances from the show.

  • KS2 6a 6b (Dance) 3b 5b (Music)
  • QCA Unit 22 Dance activities for Year 6
  • QCA Unit 2 Dance activities for Years 7 and 8
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  CHOREOGRAPHY

  Students learn dances adapted from the ‘Sardines’ show and create their own choreography using the same devising techniques and starting points as RPM. The workshop culminates in a sharing of work where students are encouraged to give feedback on each others performances.

  • AQA GCSE Dance specification 8.2 8.3 8.4
  • QCA Unit 2 Dance activities for Years 7 and 8

FEEDBACK FROM TEACHERS

“The workshops cover a range of curriculum areas such as History and Physical Education. The children express their ideas through Dance and Drama which they thoroughly enjoy. Many children have been spotted rehearsing in the playground at Lunchtimes…”

Melanie Thompson – Year 6 teacher East Acton Primary School

“This has been a wonderful opportunity for pupils to gain experience of dance on a professional level. RPM have shown great ability in engaging pupils at this age and ability of dance…”

Mary Watkins – Head of Dance at Twyford CE High School, Ealing

“Brilliant, really good, surpassed my expectations. Michael handled a difficult, hard to please, multicultural group with ease. I shall definitely be booking him again”.

Andrea Lane – Brentside High School, West London

“We have just had the most fantastic day of dance with Michael. He’s inspired the students and staff alike. He had a lovely personable nature and the students enjoyed every minute of the day. We would have him back without a doubt”.

Helena Millard – Highworth Grammer School for Girls, Kent

“The school groups really came alive on stage and the choreography was imaginative and well rehearsed…”

Jim Brown – Education Officer, Swindon Dance

WORKSHOPS FOR BUSINESSES

Many companies are now working with artists, applying performing arts concepts to help meet the learning and development needs of employees, stimulate creative thinking, introduce new ideas and improve communications. Dance has the power to create community, reinforce shared values and affirm the human spirit. Unlike many other team-building workshops there are no winners or losers.

WE PUT DANCE TO WORK

RPM brings the unique experience of dance into a business context to help inspire your people and stimulate imaginative thinking. Our workshops can be applied to boost creativity, collaboration and success in a number of contexts including:

• Enhancing teamwork and leadership skills
• Recognising and rewarding performance
• Bringing people together after reorganisations
• Feeling more positive about yourself and your colleagues
• Trust – a team that has a high level of trust will learn actions quicker and be more willing to be creative and think outside the box.

Participants will surprise themselves with the quality of dance that we can make, even with a limited skill set and they will get the opportunity to identify and experience first hand the key elements of a high performance team: Leadership, Communication, Feedback, Specialization, Trust and Passion! For more information about Team building workshops, please email us at: info@rpmdancetheatre.co.uk