Hampshire Dance offers a range of training and networking opportunities for youth dance professionals across the south east region and signposts practitioners to high quality training offered by other organisations.

Dance Links is an initiative which aims to improve links between schools and dance providers funded through the PE, School Sport for Young People Strategy (PESSYP). Youth Dance England has commissioned the National Dance Teachers Association (NDTA) to deliver the training element of Dance Links 2010-11.

Dance Links training is being delivered as a two day residential course.

Dates and venues:

3 & 4 September 2010 - Birmingham
10 & 11 September 2010 - Winchester
10 & 11 September 2010 - Manchester

The training gives participants working in any dance style the chance to develop their skills and experiences in delivering dance in schools, both within and beyond the curriculum. Dance Links is designed for dance artists, practitioners and out-of-school dance providers who wish to develop their skills in teaching dance.

The programme will cover:
• Principles of best practice in dance both in and out of schools
• High quality learning and teaching
• Identification of your strengths and professional development needs
• Contexts, practicalities and essentials of working in and out of schools
• Management of resources, time and behaviour

Cost: £75 including meals and accommodation

To apply please email dancelinks@ndta.org.uk or telephone 01543 308618.

Dance Links Bursaries

Hampshire Dance is offering a limited number of bursaries to attend the Dance Links training. If you are interested in applying for a bursary, please contact Sophie Amstell.

The bursaries are only available to active SEYDN Hub members.

 

Dance Training & Accreditation Partnership (DTAP) is a major, dance sector-led strategic initiative, and brings together a consortium of national organisations.

DTAP began in 2006 as a response to concern about the lack of recognised professional standards and qualifications at an appropriate level that equip dance professionals / artists for the nature and range of work that they are undertaking with children and young people.

DTAP has recently developed a new qualification, The Diploma in Dance Teaching and Learning (Children and Young People). The new qualification has successfully gained accreditation from the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority and is now available to the dance sector through the international examinations board Trinity College London.

The diploma is the first of its kind: 

• Designed for practitioners working outside of formal education with children and young people
• Developed at the request of the major national dance organisations and led by Youth Dance England on behalf of DTAP
• Providing evidence to employers and parents / carers that a dance practitioner has the expertise to teach children and young people
• Relevant and accessible as part of continuing professional development
• Providing  90 credits at Level 6 of the national Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF)
• Available through independent study, professional guidance or taught courses.

You can find out more by visiting the DTAP website: www.dtap.org.uk