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Kids Birthday Parties @ Chisenhale Dance Space
NEW! Adult Dance classes starting back at Chisenhale this week
One day Intensive with Athina Vahla
Spring Term Children's Creative Dance Classes 2-11yrs - Start back this week! Call us to Enroll on 02089816617
Job Opportunity: Education Projects Assistant/Trainee at CDS (Unpaid)
School & Community Projects
Shoot Your Moves- Case Study
Kids Birthday Parties @ Chisenhale Dance Space

 

Chisenhale Dance Space is a great space to inspire your children on their birthday.  This package includes a dance workshop/party tailored specially for you.  Children will have fun, dance and play games in an energetic workshop with one of our fantastic teachers.  You can use the lounge to provide food or refreshments and book as many hours as you like in the main studio.

 

Suggested Birthday Party Offer £125:

  • 2 hours of space hire in our large studio
  • A professional dance tutor for 1 hour
  • Themed or un-themed workshops
  • FREE wi-fi
  • Use of Lounge and kitchen facilities (fridge, cutlery, plates, cups, tea & coffee).

 

 

This costing is based on 2 hours of space hire and self-catering.
To discuss your requirements, please call 020 8981 6617

The space should be left in the condition it was found in. Any damage to CDS resulting in costs of repair or renewal will be charged to users.

 
NEW! Adult Dance classes starting back at Chisenhale this week

 

CLASSSES
Advanced Contemporary Jazz Dance

Contemporary Jazz Class imageChallenging weekly drop-in classes for advanced/ professional level dancers. These classes will increase core stability, strength and flexibility and combine energetic American jazz with expressive contemporary/ lyrical dance.

"Melody Squire’s passion is contagious and she continues to inspire performers and students alike teaching workshops in Spain, Italy, UK and USA"

Click here to view Melody's professional class show reel!

Teacher:Melody Squire
Day:Tuesday
Dates:Every Tuesday from 17th January 2012
Time:6.45pm until 8pm
Level:Intermediate/ Advanced
Cost:£55 per term (10 week dance card) or £7 per drop-in session
Booking:Please contact us by phone or email
Beginners Contemporary Dance

Beginners Contemporary Class imageJoin Maddy Wynne-Jones of Tempered Body Dance in a lively introductory Beginners Contemporary Dance Class. This fun class will give you the fundamentals of Contemporary Dance with an overall emphasis on musicality and improved body awareness. This energetic class is a great way to enjoy dance and get fit in an encouraging environment. Suitable for complete beginners or people returning to dance after a break.

Teacher:Maddy Wynne-Jones
Day:Thursday
Dates:12 Jan - 29 Mar 2012
(no class on 16 Feb)
Time:6pm until 7pm
Level:Absolute beginners to intermediate
Cost:£55 per term or £5.50 per taster class
Booking:Please contact us by phone or email

 

Dance and Stretch for Complete Beginners

Chisenhale Dance Space are delighted to offer a Brand New exciting weekly dance class for complete beginners which explores Contemporary, Ballet and Jazz, dance with floor work, stomach strengthening and stretching exercises. Participants will learn fun simple dance routines and exercises; improving their dance awareness/skills, expression, posture, alignment and flexibility.  Join us and learn the difference between these dance styles whilst enjoying dancing and moving.
All ages and abilities welcome!  Why not join us for a one off introductory taster or to secure a place and feel progressive benefits sign up for the whole term

Teacher:Ana Carlsen
Day:Monday 6pm-7pm
Dates:

16th January - 19th March 2012  (every week - no half term)                                                                       

Level:Beginners
Cost:£45 (£5 drop in)
 

Please contact us by phone or email

                                                                                    

 

 

 

One day Intensive with Athina Vahla

Gesture -The unfamiliar often lies next to the familiar
Sunday 22nd January 2012, 10am-5pm
£50 full price / £46 concession

One day Intensive with Athina VahlaOne day Intensive with Athina Vahla

Join Athina in this one day intensive workshop exploring physicality through creative choreographic tasks and improvised themes.

The workshop focuses on the importance  of  ‘gesture’ as the initial meaningful body expression preceding  movement composition. It explores different  ways of approaching and looking at the creation of  gestural motifs  and poses questions regarding our intention as makers and our perception of meaning in performance.

During the day you will work on different  ways of instilling choreographic intention in the minutiae of  simple movement gestures as well as exploring how this effects larger  compositional  structures. Thus, developing a Tool Box for artists to enhance  their creative and technical practice as performers and makers.

A rigorous physical  approach will require  participants to be physically active, take risks, be open to  experimentation and work  collaboratively with peers.

‘Athina Vahla is an interdisciplinary artist and teacher specialising in choreography. Underpinning her process is a concern with humanism and contemporary society’.

For further information or to register a place please contact:
Ana Carlsen, Education & Community Development Manager at Chisenhale Dance Space.
Email: ana@chisenhaledancespace.co.uk

One day Intensive with Athina Vahla

Spring Term Children's Creative Dance Classes 2-11yrs - Start back this week! Call us to Enroll on 02089816617

 

Creative Dance Classes for 2 to 8 years

Chisenhale’s popular dance classes are a fun introduction to creative movement. The classes concentrate on developing imagination, co-ordination and expression through dance, movement, music and play.

Dates & Times:

Tuesdays10th Jan – 27th Mar 2012Half Term:  14th Feb
Tutor:Amy Robinson 
2½ - 4½ years old4.00 – 4.30pm 
4 - 6 years old4.30 – 5.10pm 
   
Saturdays14th Jan - 31st Mar 2012Half Term:  18th Feb
Tutor:Amy Robinson 
2 - 3 years old9.30 – 10.00am(with parents/carers)
2 - 3 years old10.10 – 10.40am(with parents/carers)
3 - 4 years old10.50 – 11.20am 
3 - 4 years old11.30 – 12.00pm 
5 - 8 years old12.00 – 12.40pm 

Cost: £36 per term (£24 concession)
Taster sessions available for all classes on Tuesdays and Saturdays! Cost: £3.50 per class.

To secure a place please contact us to register and make payment in person or by phone.

Street Dance Classes for 7 to 11 years

Chisenhale now offer a regular, dynamic street dance class for 7-11 year olds. This weekly session will combine Street Dance with elements of Hip Hop and Creativity in a fun, lively and energetic after school class.

Dates & Times:

Tuesday10th Jan – 27th Mar 2012Half term:  14th Feb
Tutor:Eleanor Thompson 
Level 15.15 – 6.00pm 
Level 26.00 - 6.45 pm 

Cost:   £36 per term (£24 concession)

To secure a place please contact us to register and make payment in person or by phone.

Job Opportunity: Education Projects Assistant/Trainee at CDS (Unpaid)

Chisenhale Dance Space is seeking an Education Projects Assistant/Trainee for 4 months for approximately 2.5 days a week.

The main areas of this post covers:

  1. General office and administrative work.
  2. Education projects planning, co-ordination and administration.
  3. Education project marketing, programming and support.
  4. Teacher development experience through assisting our professional dance artists.

Chisenhale Dance Space is based in Bow, East London. It has provided a home for experimentation in dance and performance for the past 27 years. We are looking for someone friendly, organised and proactive with a strong interest in dance education, keen to shadow and learn the ropes of a fast paced and cutting edge arts organisation.

There will be a heavy emphasis on professional development attached to this role. The opportunity would be suitable for a graduate with a degree in dance or performance with a keen interest in education. There would be some weekend and evening work involved.

Chisenhale Dance Space is a professional, homely environment with plenty of hands-on training and experience on offer.

Please apply through submitting your CV with a letter of interest outlining why you are interested in the post and explaining what inspires you about education. Please specify if you have a current Enhanced CRB less than 2 years old.

Send your completed applications to:

Ana Carlsen, Education & Community Development Manager.
email: ana@chisenhaledancespace.co.uk.
Chisenhale Dance Space,
64-84 Chisenhale Road,
Bow E3 5QZ

Deadline for applications 2pm Friday 2nd December 2011.

School & Community Projects

Chisenhale Dance Space runs many dance projects within schools and in partnership with community groups. As well as INSET sessions and after school clubs across our local area CDS is currently working on:

Dance Connections 2011
Chisenhale Dance Space in partnership with Dance Art Foundation are offering an innovative national dance and health training and development initiative which aims to support children living with health conditions, giving them the opportunity to work with highly experienced dance artists. This project is free to hospitals, hospices, children's services, learning/community centres and schools in Hackney and Tower Hamlets.

Transformers 2011-2012
A 2-year ELBA funded project working with 8 Primary Schools which aims to engage young people in the Olympic and Paralympic games working with approx 150+ participants weekly exploring ideas around community regeneration, sports, dance and aspiring to achieve the best you can. Each year culminates in an awards ceremony and performance at our theatre.

Thames 2011
Lots of dance activity across the borough in and out of school making young people ... nurture their dance talents! This term we have been working with Old Ford Primary School yr 2 and yr 3 children using cross curriculum development to increase their creativity through dance.  As well as sharing good practice and ideas with teachers at the school.

Healthy Borough Programme
A project that teaches 2-8 year olds about healthy lifestyles, through creative dance and fun nutritional workshops!

Contact us if you are looking for dance teachers, want to talk about a healthy living or dance project or want to disseminate information about our classes within your school!

Shoot Your Moves- Case Study

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