Dance Ahead offer a range of workshops, community projects and can design initiatives to suit specific community needs.
Collaborations with a range of partners ensure reach across a broad range of communities both nationally and internationally.
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RECENT COMMUNITY PROJECTS
Recently Zoë delivered a range of workshops in dance and creative arts as part of ‘At the Helm: A Summer Celebration of all things creative’. The workshops were delivered alongside TEAM, with support from Kirkby Stephen Community Arts and Kirkby Stephen Community Support.
Zoë also ran a 5-day dance course as part of Big Burn Supper’s Amazing Summer – a series of intensive summer sessions in a range of performing arts subjects such as comedy, drama, dance and costume. Zoë also choreographed the opening number for Scotland’s first ever drag school; a 5 day course that provided a safe space to explore the art and role of drag in modern society.
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CURRENT COMMUNITY PROJECTS
MULTICULTUR
AL ACTIVITY WEEK
MAY 2017
Working in close collaboration with a wealth of community providers in Carlisle Zoë Leigh and Sophie delivered a fun-filled cultural week alongside Carlisle Youth Zone’s HITZ Holiday Club.
Funded by the Big Lottery Fund (secured by community group M-Unit) Zoë and Sophie are working to assist the sustainable return of community group ‘MultiCultural Carlisle’ with original founder of the group Saj Ghafoor.
This project marked the first in two 2017 events in the run up for the return of Carlisle’s famed ‘Culture Bazaar’ in 2018.
If you are keen to get involved email info@danceahead.co.uk in the first instance.
The week resulted in children and adults from a broad variety of cultures sharing creative insight into traditions, arts, crafts, dance, skills etc. The week included Nepalese cooking, World Doodling, Shadow Puppetry, Greek Mosaic Making, Chinese Calligraphy and tea, Indian dance, Salsa, World Food Buffet with samples donated from around the city, Football, Rhythm and instrument making, storytelling, wondering what if…, faceprinting and much more.
Our next culturally focussed event will take place in October focusing on language, folklore, storytelling and communication.
‘Worldwide Words’ is an opportunity for all cultures in Carlisle to come together and mingle, chat and learn together. Most of all – we want people of all ages to have fun!
Stay posted for future updates.
Zoë Leigh Gadd /
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DANCE AROUND THE WORLD
Residents in Carlisle, from all around the world enjoyed a 10 week pilot scheme of FREE basic dance classes that explored world styles, rhythms and movement. There was a chance to share traditional dances, to learn others, to explore the way the body moves and to meet new friends! Members came from Nepal, China, Romania, Poland, Japan, UK, Egypt, Italy etc. and used to come along to the session following an early morning English class.
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Community enhancement and integration lie at the centre of our work. Our team hold a wealth of experience in delivering high quality interdisciplinary workshops, classes and projects to a broad range of people in a variety of contexts.
We have worked with non-dancers to professional dancers; 6 year olds to 80 year olds, undergraduates and graduates and have gained something new from each and every session.
Dance Ahead offer workshops to suit
all budgets and work with educational institutions to design bespoke sessions/projects that work to enhance curriculum-based learning through creative and interdisciplinary approaches.
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Zoe has been an invaluable help to me becoming a more rounded performer…I would spend classes in the corner and try to make myself as unnoticeable as possible. Zoe refused to take that for an answer and by the end of the term had cast me as a pivotal role in our dance assessment…which would not have been achievable without Zoe’s refusal to let me give up. Can’t thank her enough.
Rahman Telliam / BA (Hons) Performing Arts student
Zoe has guided many in creative ways and has been the foundation in helping students reach greater success. The process was challenging mentally and physically which is what makes her even more thrilling to work with. It is a perfect example of her passion and devotion to every project she works on.
Beth Law / Recent graduate
Zoe is an extremely kind hearted and patient mentor. Although the subject she taught me was not my strongest she always made time to draw and see the best within me. Her commitment and passion for each student to succeed only adds to her gentle and caring personality. Her mentoring and guidance has helped me to be where I am today.
Joe Roper / Former student & photographer