Dancefest employs a number of dance artists who are available to lead work in a variety of settings in Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
We offer creative, contemporary, choreographic and street workshops. These can be anything from one-off sessions to residencies and are designed to meet the needs of the group.
For more information and to discuss a potential project in more detail, contact Rose Beeston, rose@dancefest.co.uk
In the summer term we'll be launching a new performance group, DFA, for experienced dancers and their first project is Passeggiata, an outdoor performance that will pop up on a street near you on Saturdays 27 July and 10 August.
We offer a wide range of work for all Key Stages, and in Further and Higher Education, from one off sessions to longer projects and performances, throughout Herefordshire and Worcestershire. We also run INSET training and Continuing Professional Development sessions for teachers.
Visit the Education section for information on work we can offer schools and colleges in the region and our work with Worcestershire Dance Teachers.
In the summer term we are producing the Jigsaw project in Worcestershire, for children and young people in special education. Contact Elizabeth Crosswell, elizabeth@dancefest.co.uk, to find out more or if your school or college would like to get involved.
After school projects with school clusters resulting in a sharing of work.
Jigsaw, an integrated dance project initiated in Herefordshire with The Music Pool, culminating in a performance at The Courtyard, Hereford. It is a biennial event and 2009 saw an exciting development into Worcestershire and a sharing of work was produced at No 8 in Pershore. The project will continue to develop across the two counties.
The Youth Dance Tour in Herefordshire, where 120 young people from youth groups, school groups and local youth dance companies come together to tour a performance to three local high schools.
Site specific performances involving intergenerational dance groups, including Ashes to Ashes at St Swithun's Church in Worcester and Hellens Manor in Herefordshire.