Young People's Dance: a Ten Year Vision
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YOUNG PEOPLE’S DANCE: A TEN YEAR VISION A Ten Year Vision 2010 – 2020 For THE developMent OF dance For CHildren and young people IN England The Ten Year Vision shows where children and young people’s dance is now and EveryBody where we want it to be by 2020. Can Dance It has been produced by different sectors coming together from dance, education, But not physical education and school sport to realise the full potential of dance to everyone develop young peoples’ well-being gets THE and life opportunities. CHance 3 WHat’S What’s so good about dance? Dance Inspires, SO GOOD Challenges And Excites “I want dance to be known for Young people dance for fun, to learn Dance represents great value: unique what it does – it brings together and improve their skills in dance and among all other school activities, sometimes train for a career. They value it contributes to both the art / culture the whole body with the mind dance for what it is: an accessible, and physical activity offers. ABOUT and personality to express adaptable and enjoyable form of ideas & increase fitness. physical activity, cultural and artistic No matter how the economic climate It is musical, physical, diverse, expression; as well as for what it can may change, investing in dance for our social and competitive. do: it improves fitness, educational young people remains vital because attainment, opens up new career it plays an essential role in the making dance? It does everything!” opportunities and widens their artistic of our future citizens, workforce, and cultural horizons. entrepreneurs and artists. Chris, 19, National Young Dance Ambassador Dance makes the body the instrument of expression, dance removes barriers between an individual and what they want to communicate. Its contribution to education is unique because it combines bodily movement with creativity and imagination. As a body of knowledge it illustrates the development of human culture and society. The UK education system is a world leader in defining dance as a subject for study: its history, genres, choreography, aesthetics, politics and its relationship to the other art forms. 4 5 DANCE Dance In 2010 IN 2010 Young people’s appetite for dance Because it plays a vital role in helping “Dance is built into the very fabric of is keener than ever and continues to young people achieve and sustain the school and helps to drive up our grow. Wherever young people look physical well-being, dance can help examination results and value added and listen, dance is there – it’s an tackle issues of obesity and other health scores, particularly among students essential part of their culture. problems. It has particular appeal to with low self-esteem. Dance has a people who may not readily engage with huge impact on students’ sense of From ballet to bhangra, tap to traditional sports, such as young women connectivity to the school and their tango, salsa to street, dance in and some cultural / ethnic groups. general fitness, as well as enhancing the UK is astonishingly diverse and learning in other curriculum areas as phenomenally popular. Almost a result of marked improvements in everybody can find a genre that powers of concentration and overall prompts them to have a go. confidence.” Dance breaks down social and Mr Elliott Furneaux, Headteacher cultural barriers and improves Heathfield Community School, communications between individuals Taunton, Somerset and groups. It is an effective medium to promote community cohesion, expressing people’s common purpose “Dance is important to me through dancing and performance. because it brings people together to spark ideas that are difficult to touch on.” Felicity, 17, Somerset 6 7 SO WHY DO So why do we need a Ten Year Vision? We Still Have A WE NEED A Long Way To Go This country has already achieved a Although we can boast pockets of great deal in offering dance to some excellent practice, in many parts of the children and young people – in fact country access to dance is uneven. we’re among the world leaders. Young people’s demand for dance TEN YEAR teaching and activities is not being met The development of dance in in schools and communities. schools, through the curriculum and examinations, as well as the range of The first investment to address this was dance opportunities offered in the youth for Youth Dance England to deliver a VISION? and community dance sectors are an National Brief to develop young people’s inspiration to many other countries. dance. This has had a major impact by improving the coordination beyond school between different parts of the dance sector and partners in arts, health, physical education, sport, and youth services. “I was very lucky in attending a school that taught dance. What we now need is a clear approach If I had gone to another to the future of dance: a Ten Year Vision school I would not have to build a coherent country-wide offer. had the chance.” David, 15, Hampshire 8 9 WHO will Who Will Do It? do it? A number of key organisations are The collaborating organisations include: working in partnership to ensure that this Vision for dance will be realised by • Youth Dance England (YDE) and • Specialist Schools & Academies 2020. Each of the organisations brings National Network: YDE is the national Trust: is an independent, expertise, programmes and networks organisation that champions dance membership organisation dedicated that can increase children and for children and young people in to raising levels of achievement in young people’s access to dance. Our and beyond school. It has created a secondary education. Vision will form the basis of a five-year network in each of the nine regions • Youth Sport Trust: is a charity strategy to be produced by these key with sub-regional hubs to support which works with a variety of school organisations and the wider local delivery. networks to build a brighter future dance sector. • Association for Physical Education through PE & sport. (afPE): is the UK representative In addition: many dance organisation for people and organisations and individuals were agencies delivering, or supporting consulted, including a large number the delivery of, physical education in of young people through regional schools and in the wider community. forums and national consultations • National Dance Teachers whose views and opinions have Association (NDTA): is the leading formed the bedrock of the Vision. subject association for dance “Our School Dance in schools. It is a membership Coordinator has made a organisation led by teachers for tremendous impact in such a teachers who work to ensure that all short period of time - all schools young people in the UK have access need to have access to one.” to dance in schools. Lisa Lort, Host of South Gloucestershire SDC 10 11 WHat WILL What Will It Do? IT DO? “We need to create an The Vision aims to provide a cohesive The lasting legacy will be for young unbroken thread of experience dance offer for all children and young people to become life-long dance people up to 19 years (24 years for enthusiasts and participants - and for a which links first steps to disabled young people) across England. few, our dancers, choreographers and a professional career.” It will include schools (including teachers of the future. alternative educational establishments Kenneth Tharp, Chief Executive, such as short-stay schools, young To achieve this, the Vision will bring The Place, London offender institutions and hospital schools) together schools, community, dance as well as arts, dance, sports and organisations and professional dance youth organisations. artists to support young people’s dance “Cornwall Youth Dance to provide a cohesive experience. We want to create a rich dance Company (CYDC) inspired and experience that allows young people encouraged me to go into full to not only participate in a range of time vocational dance training. dance genres, but also to give them the When I finish my degree, I want experience of dancing, creating dance, to give back to people what performing, viewing and taking on leadership roles. CYDC gave me.” The key objective is to provide a James, 20, dance student seamless dance experience that takes an individual from first steps in dance, deepening engagement through participating in dance in and beyond schools, to progression onto training for a dance career. 12 13 WHERE Where Is Dance Currently Offered? IS dance In School and Colleges Beyond School • As part of the curriculum in primary • Classes, workshops, residencies, and secondary schools projects, performance groups offered by dance and arts organisations • As an examination subject at GCSE, A/S and A2, BTEC and Diplomas • Activities offered through youth clubs, currently community projects • As part of extended school activities such as clubs, groups and • Activities offered through health performance companies service providers and, General Practitioner (GP) referrals • Dance companies and artists OFFERED? delivering performances, residencies • Centres for Advanced Training (part- Some - but by no means and workshops to enrich and extend time non-residential training) and all - young people can the curriculum residential vocational dance schools experience dance in (funded by the DfE’s Music and the following settings: Dance Scheme) • Classes offered by the private “Dance needs to take place dance sector in various genres with in spaces that not only meet the opportunity to take graded health and safety standards, examinations, participate in but actually inspire young performances and competitions people in their artistic and • Activities offered through sport physical explorations.” centres, community centres Professor Anthony Bowne, Principle, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance 14 15 THIS IS THE This Is The Current Situation CURRENT Beyond School There is an array of different providers of In many areas of the country young dance beyond school.