"SpinDrift offer each school a bespoke and professional service putting creativity and sustainability at the heart of every project."
Current Partnership Education Projects
Inside Out encourages young dancers to respond to the historical outdoor sides of Plymouth and work within the public eye. in Plymouth has been a collaboration between SpinDrift, 25 dancers from Eggbuckland Community College and 17 dancers from PSCA to create vintage jazz performances inspired by 1930's landmarks in Plymouth "Summer time' and 'It Aint Necessarily So' are being performed (complete with deckchairs) as part of The Plymouth Fringe Festival at Tinside Lido, The Hoe and Royal William Yard. Both pieces will also be accompanied by a live chamber choir and jazz quintet on 24th June for the Picnic Proms in the grande Plymouth Guildhall.
The Soul Birds is a community dance performance piece building on a new Enterprise between Cornwall College and SpinDrift. We celebrate co-authorship and empowering the local community. There is a cast of over 100 in this fully inclusive production and we have worked closely with The Roseland Academy, Looe School, St Mewan Primary, HfCYDC and 4FS Youth Dance so that the gardens of Pinetum are filled with energy, vibrancy and passion. The work is a stunning and stirring exploration of a universal theme: wellbeing, and self expression which we are proud to be delving into with our young dancers.
Midsummer is a touring performance project that gets young dancers out of the studio and into amazing spaces and Midsummer beauty. Students from Liskeard School, Altarnun Primary and Callington Community College are working with SpinDrift dancers and apprentices to co- construct a Dance Theatre perofmance inspired by the summer. They will have a chance to create, direct, design and perform in three different spaces: Cotehele, Sterts and Plymouth Guildhall and get hooked on site specific performance.
The Soul Birds is a community dance performance piece building on a new Enterprise between Cornwall College and SpinDrift. We celebrate co-authorship and empowering the local community. There is a cast of over 100 in this fully inclusive production and we have worked closely with The Roseland Academy, Looe School, St Mewan Primary, HfCYDC and 4FS Youth Dance so that the gardens of Pinetum are filled with energy, vibrancy and passion. The work is a stunning and stirring exploration of a universal theme: wellbeing, and self expression which we are proud to be delving into with our young dancers.
Midsummer is a touring performance project that gets young dancers out of the studio and into amazing spaces and Midsummer beauty. Students from Liskeard School, Altarnun Primary and Callington Community College are working with SpinDrift dancers and apprentices to co- construct a Dance Theatre perofmance inspired by the summer. They will have a chance to create, direct, design and perform in three different spaces: Cotehele, Sterts and Plymouth Guildhall and get hooked on site specific performance.
Primary School CPD Packages
There are three levels of engagement, with each package being flexibly designed to suit the school's curriculum needs - Cascade package One full term residency with a highly experienced dance teacher - Intensive package 5 days of CPD and workshops spread out or as a block - One 2 One One day dance workshops or meetings and planning time with one teacher. For more information, open the document below. 
"The work that SpinDrift Dance Company have done in one term is tremendous. The quality and the confidence that was apparent in the final sharing was very exciting for the schools future."
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Secondary Schools SpinDrift believe that every dance teacher and their classes should get the chance to be creative, current and challenged. - Performance Coursework days for GCSE , BTEC and A-level Dance - Bespoke workshops in Contemporary, site specific Asian Dance, contact work, cross curricular topics, Ballet, break dancing, boys dance and physical theatre. - Dance Specialist Supply - Dance Photography or film projects - Residencies in schools for regular classes, companies or monthly commitment to the schools dance projects. Please contact Suzie West if you would like to discuss your project or idea. We can make it happen!
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Teacher Training and Apprenticeships The collective of practitioners hold over 45 years of experience working in educational settings, teaching and training teachers. The collective was set up to serve the needs and wants of dance teachers and local artists in the South West. - Get dancing again!! We regularly invite teachers and enthusiasts to take part in large scale community dance and choreographic residencies. Don't be shy!!! Sign up - Teach meets Technique classes Coffee catch up Workshops Coursework inset The next teach meet will be in October 2015 to discuss changes to the curriculum and opportunities to work together. Watch this space. |
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