Education Group currently provide nationwide after school and breakfast dance clubs during term time. However from the October half term we will be delivering holiday dance clubs!
Zoons Dance Camp will be open to all schools and their students; regardless of age and even if they do not currently have a term time club with us.
The camp will include cool freebies that are not available in the term time clubs and will provide a great opportunity for school children from their local town to socialise and make new friends that perhaps don’t come from their own school.
Further details on Zoons Holiday Camp will follow shortly, so watch this space or click here to visit the zoons website
Friday 28 August 2009
Monday 24 August 2009
Celebrate the 500th anniversary of Henry VIII accession to the throne
2009 marks the 500th anniversary of the accession of Henry VIII to the English throne. Why not mark this occasion with a Tudor music workshop?
King Henry himself famously known as a keen musician & composer, and avid follower of the arts. During his reign he wrote many pieces of music and was an ardent collector of musical instruments, notably flutes and recorders.
While our musicians are not exactly royalty, they are professionals and are trained to deliver our workshops to all primary school children, regardless of age or ability. Many of them have appeared in West End shows or belong to one of the London orchestras.
A typical music workshop can start with a school assembly to discuss the instruments in a little detail and outline the day’s proceedings.
Next follows between four to eight sessions of music composition, where the children are allowed to express themselves creatively through music and get hands on with the instruments. The number of sessions required varies on your school’s size and particular requirements. All instruments are provided and we culminate the day with a class performance at the end to showcase the children’s work.
If your students are really hungry to learn more on Tudor music, the British Museum is holding an exhibition dedicated to Henry VIII and the curator of this show is leading historian and Tudor specialist Dr. David Starkey. For further information please visit their website: http://www.britishmuseum.org
Of course we do have over 60 topics to choose from, and each session group can study a different topic if necessary.
King Henry himself famously known as a keen musician & composer, and avid follower of the arts. During his reign he wrote many pieces of music and was an ardent collector of musical instruments, notably flutes and recorders.
While our musicians are not exactly royalty, they are professionals and are trained to deliver our workshops to all primary school children, regardless of age or ability. Many of them have appeared in West End shows or belong to one of the London orchestras.
A typical music workshop can start with a school assembly to discuss the instruments in a little detail and outline the day’s proceedings.
Next follows between four to eight sessions of music composition, where the children are allowed to express themselves creatively through music and get hands on with the instruments. The number of sessions required varies on your school’s size and particular requirements. All instruments are provided and we culminate the day with a class performance at the end to showcase the children’s work.
If your students are really hungry to learn more on Tudor music, the British Museum is holding an exhibition dedicated to Henry VIII and the curator of this show is leading historian and Tudor specialist Dr. David Starkey. For further information please visit their website: http://www.britishmuseum.org
Of course we do have over 60 topics to choose from, and each session group can study a different topic if necessary.
Street Dance - It has the WOW factor!
I am certain many of us have seen the footage of this years X Factor dance troupe winners, Diversity, ‘body popping and locking’, not least your students, who if are not familiar with Diversity then have certainly seen Justin Timberlake or numerous boy bands dancing in this energetic and expressive form.
Street dance started life in the back streets of New York in the 1970’s and much like the dance trends that came before it, quickly took the underground clubs by storm. But what makes this dance as popular today as it was nearly thirty years ago?
Street dance or Hip Hop dance origins are varied and incorporate other cultures dance moves, including, Salsa, traditional African dance, the Lindy Hop and many other influences that were prevalent at the time.
The key to Street dance remaining popular is its ability to evolve, adapt and move with the times. This is why we have seen a real increase in schools requesting a Street dance workshop, particularly around the month of October when many schools are studying it as a part of their Black History month studies, alongside African and Indian dance.
Children of all ages continue to enjoy to Street dance, from key stage one through to A-Level and Education Group can provide up to six sessions and a final performance throughout the day during a workshop. For more information on this increasingly popular and vigorous dance style or any other dance workshops we might be able to offer, please feel free to contact us.
Street dance started life in the back streets of New York in the 1970’s and much like the dance trends that came before it, quickly took the underground clubs by storm. But what makes this dance as popular today as it was nearly thirty years ago?
Street dance or Hip Hop dance origins are varied and incorporate other cultures dance moves, including, Salsa, traditional African dance, the Lindy Hop and many other influences that were prevalent at the time.
The key to Street dance remaining popular is its ability to evolve, adapt and move with the times. This is why we have seen a real increase in schools requesting a Street dance workshop, particularly around the month of October when many schools are studying it as a part of their Black History month studies, alongside African and Indian dance.
Children of all ages continue to enjoy to Street dance, from key stage one through to A-Level and Education Group can provide up to six sessions and a final performance throughout the day during a workshop. For more information on this increasingly popular and vigorous dance style or any other dance workshops we might be able to offer, please feel free to contact us.
Black History Month
With October fast approaching, Black History Month is just around the corner, and we ask schools how they will be commemorating this years growing celebration. Many have week long festivities in place; however for those who are unsure, we offer an insight and some food for thought!
Black History Month began in 1926 in America when Carter G. Woodson, the editor of the Journal of Negro History, established African Caribbean celebrations to honour the role that Black people have played throughout history and their influence on society. It’s wide spread success soon meant that it travelled the Atlantic ocean to London where now over 60’000 music, cultural and political events take place each October.
Education Group is able to offer children a slice of African culture with our dance and drumming workshops.
Children will learn traditional African folk dance, which includes a variety of energetic bounces, clamps and jumps that circle and interweave, and are typically performed during African celebrations.
African drumming workshops also prove an animated and lively day with students each being given a percussive instrument, typically a Djembe drum and invited to learn traditional Diansa (drum rhythms) to perform in a group scenario. The Djembe drum is widely regarded as the most popular Western African drum and is a hand carved instrument that dates back to the 12th Century. The Djembe drum and diansa rhythms accompany the traditional folk dance at many joyous occasions such as weddings, baptisms, harvest time and full moon.
Many schools experience both workshops and half the school perform the Diansa, while the other half accompany the drummers with a dance performance.
We can accommodate up to six sessions in a day, for each type of workshop, depending on your requirements and number of students. Should you wish your facilitator for the day to arrive in costume, we are also able to provide that with sufficient notice.
Black History Month began in 1926 in America when Carter G. Woodson, the editor of the Journal of Negro History, established African Caribbean celebrations to honour the role that Black people have played throughout history and their influence on society. It’s wide spread success soon meant that it travelled the Atlantic ocean to London where now over 60’000 music, cultural and political events take place each October.
Education Group is able to offer children a slice of African culture with our dance and drumming workshops.
Children will learn traditional African folk dance, which includes a variety of energetic bounces, clamps and jumps that circle and interweave, and are typically performed during African celebrations.
African drumming workshops also prove an animated and lively day with students each being given a percussive instrument, typically a Djembe drum and invited to learn traditional Diansa (drum rhythms) to perform in a group scenario. The Djembe drum is widely regarded as the most popular Western African drum and is a hand carved instrument that dates back to the 12th Century. The Djembe drum and diansa rhythms accompany the traditional folk dance at many joyous occasions such as weddings, baptisms, harvest time and full moon.
Many schools experience both workshops and half the school perform the Diansa, while the other half accompany the drummers with a dance performance.
We can accommodate up to six sessions in a day, for each type of workshop, depending on your requirements and number of students. Should you wish your facilitator for the day to arrive in costume, we are also able to provide that with sufficient notice.
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