So February has been and gone and March is fully underway, and it has been quite an exciting month for South Devon Dance!
We officially launched on the 15th March with a day of dance kindly hosted at Townstall community hall. Many turned up to show their support and took part in the free dance classes going on throughout the day. We were really lucky to have Erik from Urbanation Dance School come to teach some street and Break Dance then Emma Mannings lead the group through some energetic African dance. Sarah Farrow-Jones who teaches a adult stretch class in Blackawton Village hall every friday morning came along to take the next session before Sarah Buckingham finished off the day with a dance fit class!
Then strait from the Launch day I headed over to Dartington to get a sneak peek at Freddie Opoku-Addaie's new work! Freddie will be creating and performing a Bespoke piece in South Devon later this year which is very exciting!! Then I was lucky enough to get to spend all of the next day along with the other dance ambassadors working in the studio with Freddie and his dancers :). It was great to get to know him better and his work and I'm very excited about the next few months leading up to his residency in South Devon.
Other than that I have been very busy meeting with lots of different people and making lots of connections in the community, really trying to map out what fantastic work is already happening out there and how I can help to support that.
A few key things that have happened this month and that I will be working on throughout March are getting ready for Big Dance and World Dance Day...so keep you eyes and ears peeled for more information coming very soon! I'm also hopping to work with Townstall youth group to set up a collaborative dance and music project (and hopefully get the TR14rs to come and visit them!).
Oh and I must not forget a huge well done to Suzie West and the dancers of Kingsbridge School for a great show last Friday night! It was fantastic to see so many wonderful dancers and I hope I get to work with more of you over the next 10 months.
ps I have attached a few pictures from the launch and freddie's residency at Dartmouth, hope yo like them :)
We officially launched on the 15th March with a day of dance kindly hosted at Townstall community hall. Many turned up to show their support and took part in the free dance classes going on throughout the day. We were really lucky to have Erik from Urbanation Dance School come to teach some street and Break Dance then Emma Mannings lead the group through some energetic African dance. Sarah Farrow-Jones who teaches a adult stretch class in Blackawton Village hall every friday morning came along to take the next session before Sarah Buckingham finished off the day with a dance fit class!
Then strait from the Launch day I headed over to Dartington to get a sneak peek at Freddie Opoku-Addaie's new work! Freddie will be creating and performing a Bespoke piece in South Devon later this year which is very exciting!! Then I was lucky enough to get to spend all of the next day along with the other dance ambassadors working in the studio with Freddie and his dancers :). It was great to get to know him better and his work and I'm very excited about the next few months leading up to his residency in South Devon.
Other than that I have been very busy meeting with lots of different people and making lots of connections in the community, really trying to map out what fantastic work is already happening out there and how I can help to support that.
A few key things that have happened this month and that I will be working on throughout March are getting ready for Big Dance and World Dance Day...so keep you eyes and ears peeled for more information coming very soon! I'm also hopping to work with Townstall youth group to set up a collaborative dance and music project (and hopefully get the TR14rs to come and visit them!).
Oh and I must not forget a huge well done to Suzie West and the dancers of Kingsbridge School for a great show last Friday night! It was fantastic to see so many wonderful dancers and I hope I get to work with more of you over the next 10 months.
ps I have attached a few pictures from the launch and freddie's residency at Dartmouth, hope yo like them :)
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