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Latest News Dates for your diary... 20^th March 2010- Spiral Dance Showcase 2010 Middleton Arena 19^th April 2010- Inside Out INSET DAY 7^th July 2010- INSIDE OUT Please visit the 'Events' pages of the website for more information. What's On in March 2010 Spiral_Dance_Whats_on_in_March_2010.pdf RECRUITMENT... Spiral Dance is currently recruiting for Board Members. Spiral Dance has grown and developed over the last five years inspiring people to dance across the Borough of Rochdale and into Greater Manchester. The support of local people is vital to this growth contributing new ideas, forming new partnerships and supporting the continued good practice of the company. Spiral Dance would like to hear from you if you feel you have something to offer the development of the company. This could include knowledge of community development, business skills, financial skills or knowledge of the arts. We have a number of positions available on the Board, thee positions are voluntary and require a commitment to five meetings a year, which are usually in the evening. If you are interested in talking to us more about how you can be involved please contact Catherine Wilks at the Spiral Dance office or email catherine@spiraldance.co.uk. FOLKWAYS Folkways is a programme of work that has developed from all the projects that Spiral Dance delivers, particularly with Older People, Young People and within the communities of the Rochdale Borough. The project explores habits, customs, behaviours, beliefs and values, most importantly it has got everyone involved sharing, learning and understanding more about people we meet, live and work with. The project has combined a variety of art forms, and Spiral Dance has enjoyed collaborating with a number of freelance artists, Just Poets, M6 Youth Theatre and LEF Arts. On December the 10^th the Spiral Dance team were joined by 170 people between 3.00-5.00pm for circle dances, live music, poetry and performance. In the evening another 180 people came for a Lancashire Fayre Supper and to watch all the creative Folkways performances that had been created throughout 2009. The whole event was a joy to be part of, and has received many positive comments. The project is now in a new phase of development with a series of school workshops being planned between May-July 2010. For more information about these workshops and how you can be involved please contact Catherine Wilks at catherine@spiraldance.co.uk. The Folkways final report will be available from mid January 2010. Spiral_Dance_Folkways_Phase_One_Report.pdf STRIDE- Boys Dance Spiral Dance is currently working in partnership with DIGM (Dance Initiative Greater Manchester) to develop a boys dance project in Rochdale. The project will also involve East Manchester and Tameside. The project will involve taster workshop, Company Try Out’s, and the formation of a Boys Youth Dance Company. The group will work with professional dance artists and have the opportunity to work with Company Chameleon and create work for Urban Moves, Manchester’s outdoor dance event, in July 2010. Watch this space for more dates and details. Company Chameleon are two professional dance artists, Anthony Missen and Kevin Turner, who are establishing a new professional dance company in the area. Both Anthony & Kevin started their dance careers, as members of Trafford Youth Dance and have since gone on to work with a range of professional touring companies from Scottish Dance Theatre, Fin Walker Dance amongst many others. They have now returned to Manchester to establish their new company. Simultaneously to the first phase of STRIDE, DiGM commissioned a new performance work from the company and co-promoted performances by Company Chameleon at the Lowry. They now have presented two sell out performances at the Lowry, a successful season in Edinburgh and have been invited to perform at British Dance Edition, the biennial platform for British professional dance performances. Inside Out July 8th 2009 'this was a fantastic event, that was amazing to be part of' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiJ2Pw4-fZY (Follow this link to watch the seven minute wonder!) On the 8th of July 2009 Spiral Dance arrived at 10.00am to start a day where we would fill Rochdale Town Centre with dance, laughter and performance. Eleven schools created work and their performances started at 12.45pm. The teachers and the pupils from the schools had worked over ten weeks to choreograph some fantastic original pieces Ashfield Valley Primary School, Caldershaw Primary School, Falinge Park High School, Hollingworth Business and Enterprise College, Lowerplace Primary School, Norden Community Primary School, Oulder Hill Community School, Redwood School, St Edwards Primary School, St Margaret’s Primary School, and Wardle High School. Watched by the Mayor and Mayoress, local Councillors, parents, the general public and staff from local businesses, RMBC and Link4Life, they were impressed by the high standard of choreography in this unique performance opportunity. The highlight of the day was the performance where everyone including the schools and the audience joined together to share in a seven minute wonder. 'it was great, the kids and staff are buzzing'. 250 people shared in an experience which left everyone smiling and laughing. The Spiral Dance over 50's groups from Heywood and Kirkholt also joined in the performance 'we never thought we'd be doing something like this at our age'. Want to know more about Community Dance? Spiral Dance works very closely with Diane Amans. Diane is the founder of Freedom in Dance and one of the leading practitioners in community dance. She is a dance artist whose career has included working in education, managing dance projects in diverse community settings and training staff in arts, health and social care. Diane is the Editor of *An Introduction to Community Dance Practice,* 2008, which is an introductory text book and practical guide to community dance practice today. Spiral Dance is also very excited to have been included in this publication. Please go to www.palgrave.com for more information.


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