Cheshire Dance For Practitioners

Cheshire Dance for Practitioners

Cheshire Dance runs a CPD programme for dance artists and professionals working in the community and education. Led by the Dance Director, with the Project Co-ordinator, the involvement of the whole Cheshire Dance team and a range of specialist freelance practitioners, the CPD programme focuses on practitioners and their field of practice. The CPD is suited to creative development, career progression and to meeting work challenges.
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Continuing Professional Development

Dosage (Cheshire Dance's version of the MEND programme)
has been launched.

The pilot involved CPD for a group of 15 dance practitioners as well as the start of a long term partnership with a gropup of families. ...More.

Stir
Cheshire Dance is inviting dance artists interested in exploring a through line from intensive training into performance, deepening the process of engagement with site and other dancers. Beginning in June 2009 with a free 5 day residential cpd opportunity and lead by Jacqueline McCormick and Ruth Spencer, this is a unique opportunity for performers to journey and collaborate with other dance artists both regionally and nationally. Further involving 2 or 3 community groups, Stir will culminate in Chester city centre in 4 daytime performances, 29th and 30th August 2009. ...More

"It's lovely that this residential was about being an artist and there's a good range for different stages of career"

creative leadership research
So what makes a great community dance practitioner? A group of highly experienced practitioners have been working to answer this question and the results continue to influence our ongoing programme of work, as well as the work of our partners Foundation for Community Dance and Ludus Dance.

confiDance
A programme of whole school training for all primary and special schools in the Borough of Vale Royal delivered as part of the School Sports Partnership. Dance artists deliver training for all the teachers in the school, follow-up sessions, bespoke recommendations for each school and ongoing support though Cheshire Dance and the Local Education Authority.

train the trainers
Growing out of the Creative Leadership research, this is aimed at practitioners who wish to become trainers, and also for those who wish to affirm and develop their leadership skills.

winter lab, is a six day non-residential course that can be attended in its entirety or in part. Time for creative dance and making work alongside taking a look at our duty of care to participants.

dance leaders in the community
A sixty hour Open College Network course (Level 3). This is an opportunity for professionals working in community settings, interested in integrating dance into the workplace.

"I felt challenged mentally, physically and emotionally, comfortable, free and inspired."

Bespoke Projects
Cheshire Dance works with partners to devise bespoke projects with your specific needs in mind. Please contact Adam Holloway on 01606 861770 to discuss a project you'd be interesting in developing with us.