Choreography Workshop

In our next lesson we will be doing a choreographic workshop and looking at the six components of dance, which are: -
 
1. Turn/Spin
2. Jump
3. Fall
4. Locomotion/Travelling
5. Gesture
6. Stillness
 
Please become familiar with these as you will be working on making up your own movement phrases.
If you have any questions, please email us or comment.

Summer Dance Activities for Teens

The idea of the long stretch of sun-filled days with nothing to do, may seem welcoming at first, but boredom can set in quickly, especially when you are not seeing your friends regularly. Dance can provide a release from the boring nothingness of summer holidays as well as help you meet new people and learn new skills. There are a variety [...]

Drop It Weekender

On 5th and 6th of July, London Youth Dance and Impact Dance will be running a massive weekender to kickstart the Big Dance celebrations.
Over the two days there will be performances from Youth Dance companies, demonstrations from professionals and semi-professionals, taster classes, and performances from some of the top street dance companies.  

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Learning to learn

It is important to remember that everyone learns different things in different ways. The same applies to learning choreography. So if you feel that you are last one in the class to pick up the routine, or are having problems with a certain section that no one else seems to worry about, don’t despair!
Some people learn [...]

Big Dance is coming! Get involved.

Big Dance has nearly arrived and with it comes the flurry and excitement that surrounds an event of this scale and size.
For those of you that don’t know, Big Dance is a bi-annual, nationwide celebration of dance that encourages everyone all over England to participate dance, with many organisations running Big Dance events during the dedicated time slot 5 [...]

So… You want to be a dancer? (Pt 1)

Dancing is a very physical diverse activity that is performed naturally from a young age. It can be considered as a hobby, a sport or a profession but almost everyone takes part in some sort of dance; whether it be rigerous training, a once a week or within a nightclub. In order to be a [...]

Dance Is…

Freedom
Emotive
Precious
Exercise
Expression
Hard work
Inclusive
Visable music
A language
An artform