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Dance Base Summer 2015 REACH FOR T HE SUN SUMME R15 Courses, drop-in classes & workshops for eve ryone 18 April – 26 June Dance Base 14 –16 Grassmarket, Edinburgh EH1 2JU 0131 225 5525 dance @dancebase.co.uk dancebase.co.uk Dance Base is a registered charity that encourages and celebrates the potential for dance in everyone. Scottish Charity SC022 512 BOARD Patron: HRH Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay KT KG Chairman Ed Crozier Artistic Patron: Mark Morris Members Paul Blair, Cllr Catherine Fullerton, Annie Griffin, Simon Guest, Christopher Hampson, Fiona Hendry, Donna Malone, Alix Meekison, Elizabeth Mitchell Dance Base gratefully acknowledges support from: Corporate Sponsors: If you or your company would like to support Dance Base please contact Matt Roe, Head of Operations & Business Development on 0131 225 5525 Studio 1 development generously supported by: Front cover models: Judy Adams, Lauren Porter-Worth Front cover photographer: Eden Hawkins Photography: Maria Falconer, Francesca Dymond, Rozee Colton, Bryn Dunbar, Chloe Gillespie, Eden Hawkins, Philippa Large, Joseph Wilson Design: Emma Quinn Print: Streamline WE LCOME Contents Summer is almost upon us and to celebrate the return of the sunshine, we have another term packed to the gunnels with fun Welcome 3 and inspiring classes. Community 4 / 5 We’re changing up our approach to yoga this time around and it’s going to be all about bringing Dynamic Flow (p30) to your mind and Professional 6 body. We’ve also brought Bollywood (p33) back to invigorate your week with all the glamour and drama of Indian cinematic dance. How we do it 7 It’s a dance form that’s forever evolving, taking in influences from How to book 8 / 9 styles like hip hop and belly dance and we want you to see where it’s at in the here and now. Hires 10 We have a blockbuster line-up of workshops coming your way Special Events 10 / 11 this summer, including the return of last year’s megahit: Summer Sessions (p11). Designed specifically to ensure continuity and Workshops 12 / 13 progression in your dance skills in the gap between the summer and autumn terms, they’re back this July to keep you brushed up Ballet 14 / 15 on your ballet, contemporary, Pilates, jazz and hip hop moves. Celtic 16 / 17 In fact, hip hop’s a bit of a running theme this summer, as we’re hosting workshops with international superstars to go along with Contemporary 18 / 19 Jam Piece (p12), a day of b-boy and b-girl battles on Sunday 2 May. Naturally, we’ll also be offering our usual Hip Hop Open Hip Hop 20 / 21 Sessions (p12) as well, so you’re spoiled for choice. Jazz 22 / 23 Don’t forget, there’s still time to book on for Save the First Dance (p10), Just for Fun 24 / 25 as well. If you’re planning your wedding, this series of workshops is the perfect way to master the first dance of your dreams. Partner Dances 26 / 27 Our Summer School (p37) is back in July, too, with dance, circus Tap 28 / 29 and animation fusing together to form the perfect summer entertainment. This year, we’re also offering a Summer Dance Wellbeing Intensive for 1 3–18 year-olds (p36), ideal for any young people & Workout 30 / 31 looking to start taking dance more seriously. World Dances 32 / 33 As you can see we have loads going on – we hope you can be a part of it! Young Dancers 34 / 35 / 36 / 37 Day Planner 38 / 3 9 Allan Irvine Morag Deyes MBE Sarah Quinn Participation Manager Artistic Director Programmes Assistant I page 3 COMM UNITY At Dance Base, we believe that dance is for everyone, and that’s why we strive to provide high quality, positive dance experiences in both our wonderful building and in the community. Our summer term is full of great opportunities – we have our summer school and summer intensive for children and young people to kick start their summer holiday, where they can learn new skills and have loads of fun. In communities across South Edinburgh we have our Seated Swing work in care home and day centres and our ongoing Everybody Dance Now! project working in in special schools with children and young people. We have the passion and commitment to make a positive contribution to the lives of everyone, by creating a happy, healthy and safe environment, while encouraging people to fulfil their potential through dance. Every day, we continue to contribute towards the sustained development of dance across Edinburgh. We are always looking at creating new and exciting projects and partnerships. If you would like any more information or would like to get involved, please get in touch. Allan Irvine, Participation Manager allan @dancebase.co.uk I page 4 CURR ENT P ROJE CTS Seated Swing The Unusual Suspects Dance keeps older people active and Dance Base’s very own ‘boys only’ alert, both physically and mentally, dance crew! This group is free and and enhances their emotional and open to keen, young male dancers social wellbeing. For those older who want to take their dancing adults who can’t make it to us, experience to a new level and get out we can take dance to them. Our there and perform. The group meets 1920s-style Seated Swing classes at Dance Base on Wednesday are fun and energising and are afternoons to work on varying styles specially designed to get toes tapping of choreography from breakdance and hands clapping regardless of age Raising the aspirations of at-risk to contemporary. The group recently or ability. We are currently working young people through an intensive performed as part of YDance in three centres around Edinburgh programme of dance and education. Destinations at the Macrobert but would love to get more people This includes weekly classes, in Stirling. involved. sessions with a variety of guest choreographers, performances, Supported by The Nancie Massey attending professional rehearsals, Charitable Trust attending theatre performances Dance Quest and learning about a healthy Following on from our hugely lifestyle. So in the next few months successful schools’ performance in the group will be working with January at the Festival Theatre, we Edinburgh Community Food. have worked with our dance artists to produce eight Continuing Everybody Dance Now! Professional Development (CPD) postcards as a resource for school We are excited to be continuing teachers and we are passing on our work with special schools in dance and leadership skills to school Edinburgh, running a series of dance pupils from 10 high schools. So and movement classes for disabled Dance Quest hasn’t ended – it’s still children. Each term we work with going strong, out in our communities. four different school groups, delivering a bespoke programme of dance, movement and music tailored to the needs of the school and the participants. I page 5 PROFESSIONAL PROG RAMME Welcome to the page that tells you about a whole other world at Dance Base. In this building on a weekly basis, the professional community of Scotland (and increasingly our European and international friends), enter the studios to try new choreographic ideas or develop productions to the next crucial stage. It’s always an exciting time and we are very proud to continue to host these valuable residencies. Generally there are FREE company showings at the end of each residency and those are open to the public. That means you! Once a term, we also stage a larger-scale showcase on a Saturday evening. There’s a bar and our lovely theatre and it’s never been less than a fascinating night out. This term’s delights include Prime, Scotland’s first semi-professional elder dancers company, which was launched in February; Robbie Synge, who is one of our new dance makers creating a real stir throughout the UK and who is based in the Highlands; and Dance Ihayami, who are Scotland’s only Indian classical dance company. Plus, come and say hello to Beverley Grant, the fantastic recipient of the BBC Performing Arts Fellowship. We are also very lucky to also have Jo Fong from Wales who will be here with local dancer Skye Reynolds. These are only a selection of our residencies. Come and see what goes on and how rich and diverse our professional programme is from week to week. Pick up the professional programme for dates of open studio times and our summer showcase. Morag Deyes MBE Artistic Director THE LIFE OF PRIME Our new company of elder dancers has been launched and is now fully in action with great energy and enthusiasm. We are so delighted to have such a wonderful collection of mature dancers who are ready to work with professional choreographers. More news will emerge online as it happens, on the work being made and where you can see it. I page 6 HOW WE DO IT We’re flexible! Look out for: C Courses New for Summer Know what you want? Book in advance for the full Save the First Dance p 10 term and save money Summer Sessions p 11 Jam Piece: Hip Hop p 12 D Drop-in classes Jam Piece: Breaking p 12 Not sure what to try or need to be flexible? Drop-in That’s Entertainment p 13 is for you. Bookings open 24 hours in advance Dynamic Flow Yoga p 30 CD Some classes are available as both course Bollywood p 33 and drop-in Young Dancers p 34 – 37 G Gentler classes Aerial p 36 Look out for this symbol if you’re returning to dance after Summer Dance Intensive p 36 a long break or injury, or if you’d like a gentler session Summer School p 37 S Get Sweaty Look out for this symbol if you want to sweat, get fit and Older Dancers fired up through dance Ballet Vintage p 15 Platinum p 19 For more on levels and types of class, call us on All That Jazz p 23 0131 225 5525 or visit dancebase.co.uk Golden (FREE to new members) p 25 It’s for everyone! Tap for Mature Movers p 29 Mature Latin Movers p 33 Dance Base is for everyone and age is no barrier.
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