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Safeguarding: Out Of School
Department for Education releases guidance on Keeping Children Safe in Out Of School Settings in England
Date posted: 21 October 2020
New guidance from Department for Education in England
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Open Space
Online conversation
Date posted: 16 October 2020
On Friday 25 Sep 2020 an online Open Space conversation with around 170 people in response to the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic took place:
Is this actually a great time to make some changes in Dance?
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People Dancing's statement
Date posted: 26 June 2020
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Animated magazine
Latest edition out now!
Date posted: 26 June 2020
“What is this elusive thing we call our ‘practice’, our ‘voice’? Do you find it, or does it find you?” Summer 2020
Read latest edition
Online dance delivery
Creative engagement during online dance class delivery
Date posted: 29 April 2020
Iona Waite
, Education Programme Manager at ACE Dance and Music and Board member of People Dancing talks with independent dance artist and practitioner,
Lucy Haighton
about how to enable creative engagement during online dance class delivery.
Iona & Lucy chat
Disabled dance artists
Five disabled dance artists on issues being faced amid COVID-19
Date posted: 29 April 2020
Professional disabled dance artists and practitioners:
Kimberley Harvey, Joseph Issac Powell, Kate Stanforth, Kitty Fedorec
and
Laura Dajao
talk about some of the issues being faced amid COVID-19
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In conversation
Translation, adaption and inclusion online
Date posted: 29 April 2020
A short film of dance artist
Kimberly Harvey
and People Dancing’s Director of Engagement
Louise Wildish
in conversation.
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Facing the challenges
Delivering dance classes online
Date posted: 16 April 2020
Join our
Director of Learning, Anna Leatherdale
in discussion with
Dylan Quinn
and
Catherine Young
about the challenges they have faced over the last few weeks of converting their regular classes as independent practitioners into online provision.
Access the discussion
New Chair of the Board
A continuous flow of change
Date posted: 06 February 2020
As
Scilla Dyke MBE
takes up the position as People Dancing’s new Chair, Scilla shares some reflections on a continuing life-long journey in and through dance
Read Scilla's blog
New to teaching?
Just graduated? Changing career?
Date posted: 18 September 2019
Join People Dancing’s
Associate Artist, Louise Katerega,
for her top 10 signposts to People Dancing's resources to get you started on a happy, healthy teaching journey.
Top 10 tips!
Doing things differently
Pepperland and beyond
Date posted: 01 May 2019
Dance artist and writer Kate Swindlehurst reflects upon her experience of the opening night of Mark Morris Dance Group’s UK Pepperland tour and the next day
Dance for people living with Parkinson's - Looking ahead: a one-day interactive symposium
at Sadler’s Wells, London in March 2019
Read Kate's blog
Online learning
Devised in partnership with Diane Amans
Date posted: 19 October 2018
The
Introduction to Leading Dance with Older People online learning programme
consists of seven units which learners can work through in their own time.
Find out more
Beyond the 'usual suspects'
How 'Great Art' showed the way to 'think beyond, reimagine and challenge'
Date posted: 02 October 2018
In the first of a blog series featuring People Dancing partners from its 11 Million Reasons to Dance Strategic Touring Programme,
Martin Wilson
of TIN Arts explains how the project went beyond those ‘usual suspects’
Read Martin's blog
People Dancing Music
Curated playlists for dance practitioners
Date posted: 23 March 2018
Playlists include; Dance with Older People, Contemporary Dance, Dance for Early Years, South Asian Dance Styles, Lindy Hop, Dance for Parkinson's, Argentine Tango, Creative dance and Bollywood.
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People Dancing Podcasts
Diverse presentations and debate
Date posted: 22 March 2018
The People Dancing podcasts are available for you to listen to online. Don't forget to follow us on Soundcloud and iTunes for future content!
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Inclusive images go digital!
Stunning photographs reinvented
Date posted: 16 March 2018
People Dancing, with funding from digital commissioning body The Space, has developed the online presence of 11 Million Reasons to Dance with a series of short films and enhanced images
Watch films
Latest jobs
Browse jobs and opportunities in community and participatory dance
Date posted: 15 March 2018
Got a vacancy you want to fill? You can also post your vacancy online
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Our 30 names for 30 years
People Dancing marks 30 years with 30 Honorary Life Memberships
Date posted: 14 December 2016
Prestigious awards made at special celebration event hosted by the English Folk Dance and Song Society...
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Date posted: 24 November 2016
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