Expand your knowledge of folk dances to enhance your toolbox of dance stimuli, build a shared sense of place, and discover the joys of moving together in sociable dancing!
De Montford University PACE Building, Richmond Street, Liecester LE2 7GZ
Led by folk dance artist Kerry Fletcher with musician, Oli Matthews, this one-day workshop, presented in partnership with People Dancing at their Summer Intensive at De Montford University, is based on social folk dancing (known as ceilidh*, country, or barn dancing), for practitioners who want to incorporate this joyful and highly adaptable form into their teaching and facilitation with people of varied ages, abilities, backgrounds and settings.
Topics include:
- Structure and creativity
- Figures, formations and conventions
- Gender-free calling and terminology
- Adapting dances for disabled dancers
- Adapting dances for odd numbers
- Approaching folk dance as part of the school curriculum
- Working with music, both live and recorded - phrasing, rhythm and tempo
- Exploring connections with diverse folk dance traditions.
Leave the day feeling energised and inspired, and with a list of online resources.
* Ceilidh (pronounced ‘kay-lee’) is one form of social folk dance. It has a common repertoire across England, Scotland and Ireland, and in Wales is called ‘Twmpath’.
By attending this workshop, you will gain:
- Practical knowledge of a common repertoire of social folk dances
- Good practice in teaching social folk dance in schools and community settings
- Skills to create and adapt dances for varied ages, abilities, and settings
- Understanding about the intrinsic partnership between folk dance and folk music.
