Passionate about dance education. Mother. Based in Leicester but network everywhere! Hot yoga addict.
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Chameleon on tour!
Last week our Company Dancers, Alice and Dave, and Apprentice Company Dancer, Kadafi performed #Umbra at #Schaubudensommer, Dresden and at @TaliesinSwansea for #DanceDays2023
Big thank you to both events for inviting us!
Choreography: Anthony Missen
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@NYDCompany will perform Guest Artistic Director @WayneMcGregor CBE's "Novacene" with costumes designed by Grace @walesbonner as part of their 10th anniversary celebrations on a UK tour -The Venue @dmuleicester 18/7 & @northernstage 23/7 #dance spotlightonkulture.uk/nation…
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🚨We've raised 15% of our target in our first week! 🚨
Please help us SPREAD THE WORD and safeguard our free, accessible community work and continue to provide creative ways for us all to connect and express ourselves.
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ALT A black woman in a pink polo shirt dances with a smile on her face and her arms outstretched. She looks back slightly over her shoulder as if to encourage the blurred people in the background to join her.
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Exceptional local youth dance talent with Mass Movement showcase performances. One of five East Midlands U.Dance events.
📅 Sun 12 Mar - 4:30pm & 7:45pm
🎟️👉 curveonline.co.uk/whats-on/s…
#CurveNWF23
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Fantastic to see one of our @DMUDance graduates doing so well! Congratulations Jessica! @dmuleicester
Stomping Ground, a commissioning group of leading UK arts organisations Creative Crawley, @fabricdance, FESTIVAL.ORG, @ThePlaceLondon & Tramway, announced that Jessica Walker has been awarded the Stomping Ground commission 2023!🥳
Read more: onedanceuk.org/the-place-ann…
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Representing leading dance bodies @onedanceuk and @BRB is giving DMU students and graduates valuable exposure and a say in the future of the sector 💃🕺🩰👯
@DMUDance | #MadeFromMore
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Fabulous work from our 3rd year dance company in creation this week. Watch this space for the future performances of this work by @_Extended_Play_
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💥Applications are NOW OPEN for Young Creatives!💥
If you enjoy creating movement in any dance style and want to develop your choreographic skills by learning from amazing industry professionals 🤩 APPLY NOW 👉 onedanceuk.org/programme/chi…
Young Creatives is aimed at ages 16-20.
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Massive bouncy balls = joy! Working with third year students today @DMUleicester @DMUdance exploring @TurnedOnItsHead prototype props for our next participatory performance for under 4's. @mel_knott I only wish we could've taken the work straight outside for local families....
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Fantastic Four! Yes 4 of our @dmuleicester dance students & alumni selected as @onedanceuk ambassadors for this year. Well done, we’re proud!
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We want to gather a large-scale picture of dance in Higher Education in the UK, including the many current challenges, to strengthen our advocacy for the value of dance in HE.
If you teach dance/dance-related subjects in HE settings, please take part✍️⬇️
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Graduate Lucy Mulford just performed her solo at the #ucascreateyourfuture main stage! @dmuleicester @ucas_online
ALT Two women stood in front of a music stage, with one talking into a microphone.
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It’s been a busy day here! Masterclass this evening with @AakashOdedra and Leicester ProDance ahead of Samsara @CurveLeicester this weekend. So brilliant to also work with volunteers from our @DMU_CI who were there to translating for Hu Shenyuan
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I’ll say it again… what a line up! Don’t miss out! Be a part of our Global family #makinglocallyimpactingglobally #lovebelgrave
Want to develop your dance practice with internationally renowned artists and experts from a range of specialisms? #AOGlobal returns for a second series of holistic online workshops
Become part of a global family: the 4-week programme starts on 19 Feb bit.ly/AOglobal22
Yes THIS!
Every year millions of us watch dance impact and change the lives of a group of celebrities. We know this is what it does for our children & young people too - which is why it is so important that we all advocate for the place of dance in education.
#danceineducation
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Online now chaps! What a beautiful bunch of souls I had the privilege of working with on this new piece! ALL the company @CSSDLondon ON THE MT MA! @joannelessner and Joshua Rosenblum Thank you for the gift of Garbo. @mel_knott BFF thank you! @Weird_Lighting no words! ENJOY ❤️
Watch the film versions of Garbo & Me online Wed 24 Nov - Wed 8 Dec. Book & lyrics by Joanne Sydney Lessner, music & lyrics by Joshua Rosenblum. Performed by MA Music Theatre (2 casts), with BA (Hons) Theatre Practice students in production team. Register:
cssd.ac.uk/events/garbo-and-…
Yes Kadafi! @DMUDance @dmuleicester
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Fabulous evening celebrating our dance graduates of 2021! 👏🎉 @CurveLeicester looked wonderful. What a venue! @dmuleicester
