Dancing Like The Stars
Dancing Like the Stars is a nine week school dance and performance programme commencing in Term Two of the primary school year which aims to bring dance into low to mid decile primary schools. The programme was piloted by the Dance and Physical Theatre Trust in 2007 in colloboration with the Christchurch City Council.
Once of the main objectives of the programme is to promote an active lifestyle through the provision of dance to children who might not normally be able to participate in dance as a recreational medium.
During the first half of the programme each school learns a range of dance moves associated with a particular dance style, while over the second half of the programme, each school is taught a choreographed dance routine based on the moves learned in the previous weeks. During the final week (the ninth week) the routine is performed to an audience of family members in a professional theatre context.
Bamford School students dancing a Vienesse Waltz (2010)
Bishopdale School students perform a contemporary dance routine (2010)
Sockburn School students performing a Swing dance (2010)
Dancing Like The Stars is produly supported by the following organisations:
