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Special Focus on Education Interview Mentoring Together for Dance Gala • The EBacc Debate We speak to Carlos Acosta with One Dance UK and The dance event of the season • GCSE Dance Update about his new ventures English National Ballet Your chance to win tickets • Connecting Dance Practitioners with Schools • Pullout teacher resources The One Dance UK Magazine Issue 1 One – The One Dance UK Magazine Staff Trustees Funders and Contents Supporters Welcome 3 Welcome Andrew Hurst Sue Wyatt With thanks A warm welcome to One, the new Our next major event is the Together Chief Executive Chair to our Funders One Dance UK magazine. for Dance Gala in London’s West End In the Spotlight Cameron Ball Irving David Reaffirming our commitment to on 9 October. See page 8 for more 5 Calendar, News Project Support Manager Partner DWFM Beckman Solicitors people working in dance education, information about the Gala, One 8 Together for Dance Gala Heather Benson 10 Crossing Borders and Politics – the Unifying Dance of the African Julian Flitter this ‘new-look’ magazine is a special Dance UK’s first major fundraising Diaspora (DAD) London Partner Education Edition, complete with event, the opportunity for us to raise Power of Dance by Hanna Madalska-Gayer Programmer Goodman Jones LLP fascinating articles and useful the much-needed funds to enable us Jessica Choi Anu Giri Special Focus on Education Development Manager Executive Director, Dance resources for teachers. to deliver our work. Umbrella 11 Introduction by Andrew Hurst Stephanie De’Ath In these changing times, it is really We will keep you properly informed 13 Subject Association for Dance National Institute of Dance Vicki Igbokwe important that everyone in the dance about further exciting changes ahead: 14 Primed for Dance: A Headteacher’s View with Tracey Medicine & Science Manager Choreographer and Director Sue Wyatt Uchenna Dance sector realises that One Dance UK including our office moving to the Whittington Claire Farmer Chair, One Dance UK 16 Bacc from the Brink by Claire Somerville National Institute of Dance Tamara Rojo CBE is holding strong under the inspired dance hub of Birmingham in 2017, Medicine & Science Manager Artistic Director new leadership of Andrew Hurst and but more on that in a future issue of One. 19 Making Links with Schools by Claire Somerville English National Ballet Jim Fletcher 20 Interview: Carlos Acosta talks with Andrew Hurst a re-energised and committed team. I hope you enjoy the magazine, and Marketing & Susannah Simons 22 The New GCSE Dance Specification by Liz Dale Communications Manager Arts Strategist One Dance UK is your pillar of we all look forward to hearing your 24 Cre8ting Change by Fern Potter and Linda Jasper Miriam Garnett stability and we are working harder views and suggestions for features in With thanks to our 25 Pullout Teacher Resources Patrons Gala Assistant Principal Sponsor than ever to ensure that your voice is future editions. Rachel Gibson Carlos Acosta CBE heard, and that dance remains high In the meantime, I look forward Features Organisational Children and Young on the political agenda and continues to seeing many of you at the Novello 31 U.Dance 2016 – the Nation’s Annual Youth Dance Change Manager People Patron to enrich the lives of as many people Theatre on 9 October at Together Festival by Rachel Nash Tomorr Kokona Bob Lockyer Project Delivery Manager as possible, across all communities for Dance. 34 Membership Dame Gillian Lynne DBE With thanks to our Elodie Lafosse 36 She’s Sayin – Mentoring with English National Ballet Arlene Phillips CBE project funders and throughout the UK. by Julia K. Gleich Marketing and supporters Save the date Communications Officer Since the merger in April, there have 38 Keeping the Ball Rolling – Dancer’s Career Richard Alston CBE ACE Dance and Music One Dance UK’s Helen Laws Champion of U.Dance already been some pretty impressive by Jennifer Curry Arts Funding Development Head of Industry and Artist and Young Creatives things happening. Highlights have Annual General Meeting & Philanthropy 39 Cultivating Leadership for Dance of the African Support / Head of National included the incredibly moving New Diaspora by Heather Benson Institute of Dance Medicine Editorial and Boparan Charitable Trust 5 December 2016 40 Re:generations 4 – Diasporic Dance: Legacies of & Science Advertising Canada Council Shoots/Trailblazers programme at Royal Society of Medicine Imagination by Mercy Nabirye Hanna Madalska-Gayer City of London Corp The Place in May, highlighting our Advocacy Manager Cameron Ball 1 Wimpole Street, London W1G 0AE dance Immerson, Toronto 42 Navadisha 2016 by Arunima Kumar Editor ongoing commitment to Dance of Hollie McGill 44 Dance floor installation as art by Janet Karin OAM Dancing Times Members will receive an agenda Administrator Elodie Lafosse the African Diaspora, and U.Dance 45 Dancer health and safety: Applying knowledge early Assistant Editor Dark Day Productions 2016, the nation’s annual youth dance and invitation in due course. Mercy Nabirye DeMontfort University to help forge a long-lasting career by Maggie Morris Dance of the African Jim Fletcher festival. This year’s event took place Copy Editor We look forward to seeing as 46 How Much Dance Medicine Coverage is Enough? Diaspora (DAD) Consultant The D’Oyly Carte in Salford, with the impressive sight Advertising Enquiries Charitable Trust by Alison Deleget Rachel Nash many members there as possible. Contact Cameron Ball at Equity of more than 500 young people 48 Maintaining Healthier, Longer Careers in Dance CYP Projects and [email protected] Administration Officer Ferguson Creative dancing on The Lowry stage and 50 Healthier Dancer Programme Conference 2016 020 7713 0730 Sarah Needham-Beck Garfield Weston around the quays. Healthier Dancer Programme One Dance UK Foundation Ensign House Manager Gordon & Co. Insurance Battersea Reach Brokers Katy Noakes Juniper Drive Dance of the African London SW18 1TA Government of Quebec Diaspora (DAD) South West www.onedanceuk.org Granada Foundation Programmer Registered Charity number Idlewild Trust Oluwatoyin Odunsi 801552 As part of U.Dance 2016, IRIE! dance theatre Dance of the African VAT Registered students from the North West Diaspora (DAD) North 451 0858 58 The Linbury Trust Centre for Advanced Training Programmer Please contact One Dance The Mackintosh took part in Jevan Chowdhury’s Fern Potter UK if you would like to Foundation Moving Cities photographic project, capturing international Development Director receive this magazine in a The Marina Kleinwort dancers in real settings. With different format. Trust Mariana Rocha thanks to The Lowry and Jevan General Manager The Rayne Foundation Chowdhury. Opinions, views and Christopher Rodriguez policies expressed in this The Robert Gavron Director of Finance magazine are those of Charitable Trust www.moving-cities.com the contributors and not Erin Sanchez Sun-Vit D3 necessarily those of the Instagram: Healthier Dancer Programme publisher, editor, One Wayne Sleep Foundation @movingcitiesproject Manager/Rudolf Nureyev Dance UK employees Zurich Insurance Group Foundation Medical Website 2016 or board of trustees. No Resource Administrator responsibility is accepted Cover photo: Amy Swalwell for advertising, content, nor North West Centre for Dance in Education Manage any harm, however caused, Advanced Training which results from editorial students performing Claire Somerville One Dance UK or advertising content. Axon by Sandrine Monin Head of Children and Young and Vanessa Pang at People’s Dance Design The Lowry, Salford as Alan Tuvey TM part of U.Dance 2016. Credit: Top: Brian Slater; Bottom: Jevan Chowdhury Top: Credit: ® Copyright Finance Manager tm-studio.co.uk Photo: Brian Slater The One Dance UK Magazine | Autumn 2016 3 In the Spotlight An exciting roundup of some of News the latest industry news. Find more at www.onedanceuk.org/news One Dance UK One Dance UK’s One Dance UK and Equity join Healthier Dancer office move: forces to create new Programme A new location for dance studio charter Managers to a new organisation for dancer health attend international conference One Dance UK has recently Students at the Royal Conservatoire The 26th annual International In June the One Dance UK launched a Fit to Dance Space of Scotland, an early adopter of the Association for Dance office moved to a brand new Fit to Dance Space Charter NUMBER 1 Charter initiative with Equity, Medicine and Science home at Battersea Reach. the arts and entertainment (IADMS) conference is to be This riverside location allows union. The charter has been nationwide signing up to the held in Hong Kong, between for improved office and devised to encourage a charter, showing a commitment to 20-23 October. meeting facilities, and heralds for minimum standard for dance the long-term health and safety of This is the leading summit a ‘fresh start’ for the industry audition and rehearsal spaces the dancers who use them.” in dance medicine and science, body for dance. across the UK, and give Dozens of large and small and will provide our team The new offices are located dancers, rehearsal directors, dance spaces have signed with the most up-to-date at Ensign House, within teachers and choreographers up across the UK, as it is knowledge and skills. bbodance’s new headquarters confidence when booking voluntary, completely free, following its major rebrand and enables them to be part For more information contact studios. [email protected] and relocation. Overlooking PRICE of the growing network of Fit or go to www.iadms.org for conference One Dance UK champion the River Thames, it provides Sir Matthew Bourne welcomes to Dance Space organisations. information. a bustling, interesting the initiative, saying, "I am A list of these is publicly environment for staff and always on the lookout for venues available on the Equity and visitors alike. This is an SERVICE One Dance UK websites.