The Place

Dance
Written By Anthony Peters

Located in the heart of London, The Place is a creative powerhouse for dance development that is leading the way in dance training, creation and performance. One of Europe’s most exciting, innovative dance spaces, where artists from all over the world come to push creative boundaries, to experiment and to perform outstanding new work for audiences who expect to be surprised, inspired and delighted. The Place is home to London Contemporary Dance School, a 288 seat theatre, an extensive range of classes, courses and participatory opportunities for adults and young people, and professional development programmes for artists.

Our Learning Offer

The Place has a long history of working with schools to develop their dance provision and supporting teachers to embrace a creative curriculum. Our sessions are inclusive, imaginative and challenge the perception of what dance is and who it is for. We have a range of activities for learners of all ages to develop their skills and confidence in dance and can work with teachers to design projects to meet the specific needs of your school. Including creative dance workshops, residencies, CPD for teachers, school performances. https://www.theplace.org.uk/schools

Example Project

Partner Schools Programme - a partnership with schools that spans an academic year and includes, 10 weeks of creative dance for two classes, a visit to The Place to watch classes and do a workshop, in-schools performances & Q&A with dancers, free digital resources, up to 3 hours of CPD for teachers, 50% of tickets to shows in our theatre.

 

Offer Includes

  • Visits to our building

  • Delivering lessons in classrooms

  • Delivering online lessons

  • Virtual visits

  • Digital resources

  • CPD for teachers

  • In school performances

Curriculum Areas

  • English

  • Mathematics

  • Science

  • Citizenship

  • Geography

  • History

  • Physical Education

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