New apprenticeship roles at 2Faced Dance Company

Apprentice Dance Development Artist
£8,000 Bursary; Contract – 1 year, 30 hours per week

Apprentice Dance Performance Artist
£1,000 Fee; Contract – 4 - 5 weeks over 10 months

2Faced Dance Company seeks two Apprentice Dance Artists to work with our Dance Development Team on our hr1 performance and learning programme for communities and schools in 2011/12. hr1 is a large scale, innovative dance project being delivered across Herefordshire as part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad by 2Faced Dance Company. Both Apprentice roles involve working alongside two emerging choreographers to create and perform two danceworks for a small schools tour and the final torch lit performance in June 2012.

For full details click here

Email emma@2faceddance.co.uk or telephone 01432 276807 for an application pack.Deadline for Applications; 5pm, Thursday 14 July 2011

Auditions and interviews will take place on Friday 22 July.

hr1 is part of Dancing for the Games, which is part of the Cultural Olympiad in the West Midlands, and is funded by Legacy Trust UK, Arts Council England and Advantage West Midlands.

Community Engagement Manager at DanceXchange

DanceXchange
A Power House of Dance

Post: Community Engagement Manager
Salary: £23k - £25k pro rata (subject to experience)
Duration: Approx. 15 months, full time, from July 2011 to September 2012

DanceXchange is seeking an energetic and motivated individual to develop links with community groups, agencies and networks in Birmingham and the West Midlands, with a view to generating high levels of public engagement and participation in two major dance programmes, connecting people with the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games through dance.

Successful candidates will have outstanding communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills; excellent presentation skills; sound organisational skills; substantial experience of engaging communities in cultural activity and meeting participation targets; and an enthusiasm for the arts.

Closing date for applications is: 12noon, Monday 20th June 2011
Interviews will take place on: 7th July 2011

For an application pack, please visit www.dancexchange.org.uk and click on ‘jobs’, or call 0121 689 3170.

If you have not been contacted by 1st July 2011, please assume your application has not been shortlisted. Applications made through recruitment agencies will not be accepted.

dx is an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community. Registered charity no. 1045364.

Dancers needed for Keneish Dance

Keneish Dance is a thriving African Contemporary & Contemporary Dance Company, founded in 2009 by Choreographer, Dancer and Practitioner Keisha Grant. To date the Company has performed at many high profile events at Theatres including Stratford Circus, Sadler’s Wells, Patrick Centre, National Exhibition Centre (NEC), Robin Howard Theatre, The Drum and The Repertory Theatre.

Keneish Dance are looking for dancers to join the company to take part in a research and development period for a collaborative Dance installation project. This will take place in Birmingham, and will tour in 2012.

Dancers must have strong Contemporary technique, the ability to embody African or Street Dance techniques, as well as strong performance skills.

Closing date for applications is 4th July. Audition to take place mid July in Birmingham. R&D in August.

Research and Development fee: £375 per week

If you are interested please send :

· CV & Images
· Internet links (if any)
· Whether or not you have accommodation in or near Birmingham.

To: keneishdance@mail.com / info@keneishdance.com

www.keneishdance.com

This project is supported by Arts Council England, Lottery Fund and Midlands Art Centre (The MAC)

Professional Development: Dance Leadership and your Creative Practice

Dance Leadership and Your Creative Practice
Wednesday 29 June 2011, 11am-4pm
Cheshire Dance, CW7 2AS

Update your knowledge about National Occupational Standards (NOS) in Dance Leadership - find out how they are relevant to you and how they can help your community dance practice.
Foundation for Community Dance's National College and Cheshire Dance present a seminar and creative workshop led by Lisa Craddock and Jacqueline McCormick. Learn about the new NOS and take part in a practical dance session focusing on one aspect of them; ‘Engaging participants in your sessions whilst meeting their learning needs'.

The course costs just £25 for FCD members, £35 for non members. To book, call us on 0116 253 3453, email lindsay@communitydance.org.uk or visit the website: http://www.communitydance.org.uk/metadot/index.pl?id=35320&isa=DBRow&op=show&dbview_id=17857#top

Call for Dance Artists: Staffordshire

The Dance Development Group for Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent (DDG) is looking for exceptional dance artists to join the team of artists involved in Get Dancing! a Staffordshire wide project for the Cultural Olympiad.

The DDG is offering choreographic commissions to produce a range of performance based dance projects in various locations across Staffordshire under the artistic direction of Filip Van Huffell, Artistic Director, Retina Dance Company through an artistic mentorship programme.

Working in one specified location in Staffordshire, Dance artists will devise and produce a series of workshops over 12 weeks which will develop into 5 performance based projects starting in either September 2011 (Phase 1) or January 2012 (Phase 2).

The production of live dance will culminate in a series of district dance events (Jan – July 2012) as well as the county showcase in July/August 2012.

The performance based projects will be supported by a range of outreach workshops which will engage with communities across Staffordshire and provide appropriate participation events which will recruit dancers for the project.

Period of Commission: September 2011 – July/ August 2012
Artist Fee: £5,000 (fee to include all expenses)
Deadline for applications: 20th June 2011
Interview Date: W/C 27th June

How to Apply:
For full details about the commission and how to apply, download the Dance Artist Brief from our website: www.staffordshire.gov.uk/dance
Or contact Dance Development Officer Alison Lord:
Telephone: 01785278647 Email: alison.lord@staffordshire.gov.uk

Get Dancing is a partnership project produced by Staffordshire County Council’s Heritage and Arts Service and strategically led, supported and delivered by the Dance Development Group (DDG) for Staffordshire and Stoke-On-Trent

Dance Artist needed for Carnival project

'Carnival' is an Awards for All Lottery Funded project in Bedworth. The project started in April 2011 and will run through until April 2012. 'Carnival' will create a performance inspired by aspects of the carnival, using drama, dance, circus skills & music.

An opportunity has arisen on the project for a dance artist who might be interested in working with a community group of adults with learning difficulties. This is a paid opportunity.

Aims of the project:
· enable members to acquire new skills
· provide a safe environment for members to build confidence & self esteem
· extend performances to reach the wider community
· enable members to pass on newly acquired skills to other groups or general public
· enhance the profile of adults with learning difficulties

If you are interested in getting involved in 'Carnival', please contact the Project Co-ordinator: Rowen Wilde on 07817 189948 or 02476 267350

Summer School for Funky 5 to 8 year olds!

ACE dance and music are now booking places for a Funky Fusion Summer School.

Monday 25th – Friday 29th July
10am – 3.30pm
For 5-8 year olds
£35 for the week (only £7 per day)
The Link Dance Space – Digbeth

A fun dance course in the first week of the holidays at the Link Dance Space.
Friday afternoon sharing performance, parents and friends welcome!

Pick up a form during an ACE class or call 0121 3145830
http://acedanceandmusic.wordpress.com/2011/06/01/summer-school-for-funky-five-to-eight-year-olds/

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