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Get up and dance!
Adult Dance Programme Summer 2008

Mondays - Contemporary & Creative Dance
With Cheryl McChesney
7 - 9pm
Circus 3
28 Apr – 14 Jul 2008 (no class 5 May & 26 May)
£30 / £5 for those on benefits
This course will develop your dance technique, choreographic skills, coordination and fitness. You’ll be using a variety of contemporary dance styles and will develop choreographic skills through a wide range of dynamic movement sequences. Participants must have at least one year’s previous experience of contemporary dance. Please wear layers of clothing and expect to work in bare feet.

Tuesdays – Samba
With Patricia Da Cruz
8 - 9.30pm
Circus 3
29 Apr – 8 Jul 2008 (no class 27 May)
£25 / £5 for those on benefits
Get ready for the carnival season! This popular Brazilian dance style is coming to East London! Come and try out the fast samba played and danced in the Rio Carnival, and the funkier samba reggae from North Eastern Brazil. Please wear loose fitting clothing that is easy to move in. No experience necessary.

Wednesdays - Street Dance
With Carla Trim-Vamben
Circus 3
30 Apr – 9 Jul 2008 (no class 28 May)

Beginners
6.30 - 7.30pm
£15 / £5 for those on benefits
This fresh and funky class will teach you all the latest street moves and will have you dancing a full routine by the end of the 10-week course. Please wear loose fitting clothing that is easy to move in and trainers. No experience necessary.

Improvers
7.30 - 9pm
£25 / £5 for those on benefits
For those with a minimum of one-years experience of street dance, this class will enable you to develop and improve your dance skills and have you dancing a full routine by the end of the
10-week course. Please wear loose fitting clothing that is easy to move in and trainers.

Fridays - Leap of Faith
With Chrissie Adesina
11am – 1pm
Circus 3
2 May – 11 Jul (no class 30 May)
£30 / £5 for those on benefits
For anyone over 50 years of age who would like to dance and perform. Keep fit, have fun and meet new people in this relaxed environment. This term you will also have the exciting opportunity to get involved in the Big Chair Dance! Please wear loose fitting, comfortable clothing and expect to work in bare feet. New faces always welcome!

How to Enrol
Come to Stratford Circus on
Sunday 27 April 2008 between 10am-4pm
Places are strictly limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis.
Please bring full payment and proof of benefit, where necessary.
Concessions: Over 65’s, unwaged, disabled, full time students.
Access: Stratford Circus is fully accessible.
Please contact us prior to your visit if you have specific access requirements.

All information is correct at time of going to print
East London Dance reserves the right to change the programme
Photo Credit: Nick Gurney

Small Dances '08 - Call for Submissions

Kenrick H20 Sandy in Mad World as part of Small Dances 2007

Small Dances is an evening of professional work inspired by the theme of a ‘small dance’. We held our first event as part of Big Dance 2006 and a second event to celebrate our 20th anniversary in March 2007. We are pleased to announce the third Small Dances event will take place as part of Big Dance 2008 on Saturday 12 July. We are opening out the event to invite submissions from artists

The Work

The event will feature work that responds to the idea of a ‘small dance’. You can submit a new idea that hasn’t yet been created, or pitch an existing piece of work that you feel responds to the theme.

The Artists

Small Dances offers a showcase opportunity for experienced dancers and choreographers as well as emerging artists that are ready to take the next step.

The Practicalities

The event will take place on Saturday 12 July 08 at 8pm at Stratford Circus. You must be available all day on this date. Some technical rehearsals will also take place on Friday 11 July.
If successful East London Dance will negotiate the time limit for your work, however we anticipate that work will be no longer than 10 minutes.
If successful East London Dance will negotiate a fee or expense payment based on your level of experience.

The Application Process

Please complete an application form and return it to East London Dance by
Friday 16 May 08. East London Dance will be in touch following this date to either:
• Offer you a place in Small Dances
• Invite you to a meeting to discuss your idea further and arrange to see your work before a final decision is made
• Inform you that you have been unsuccessful

Things to be aware of

• East London Dance does not have access to free rehearsal space
• The event is part of Big Dance 08 and will be marketed London wide

To discuss this further and request an application form please contact East London Dance on 020 8279 1050 or email office@eastlondondance.org