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Northern Ballet & Phoenix Dance Theatre Summer School
It’s the start of the school holidays, but pupils at Cockburn College of Arts and the surrounding primary schools don’t get a rest as they are taking part in our summer school, in partnership with Phoenix Dance Theatre.
Submitted by Northern Ballet on Wed 28 July
Dance helps transition from primary to secondary school
NBT and Phoenix Dance Theatre are in Middleton this week with their summer school for young people. The course is being held at the Cockburn College of Arts and will introduce primary and secondary school students to ballet and contemporary dance. As well as honing their dance skills the project aims to ease the transition from primary to secondary school: the younger members are being introduced to their new school and the older members will mentor and help them.
Submitted by Northern Ballet on Tue 27 July
Don't Just Sit There - Opening Weekend
To celebrate the Opening weekend of the 2012 London Olympics, imove’s Don’t Just Sit There project will be performing at Headingley Carnegie Cricket ground on Friday, 23rd July, 2010 (15:10 – 15:30 tea break) during the Australia vs Pakistan test match.
Submitted by Northern Ballet on Thu 22 July
Dancer Promotions
We are delighted to announce the following promotions which take effect from September 2010:
Submitted by Northern Ballet on Thu 22 July
'Don't Just Sit There' at the Great Yorkshire Show
The Learning team has certainly been out and about over the last couple of weeks. Whilst Jo and Caroline have been carrying out a project during the company’s tour to Hong Kong, Pippa (Learning Coordinator) and Selina (Director of Learning) were busy at the Great Yorkshire Show.
Submitted by Northern Ballet on Fri 16 July
A Dancer in Hong Kong
So off to Hong Kong we go!
We’ve never finished a touring season abroad, when we have done overseas tours before they have been at the beginning of a season. So after a touring stretch from February till now with a total of six ballets within that time, we were all feeling the end of season blues but the excitement of a trip abroad filled us with some much needed energy.
Submitted by Northern Ballet on Mon 12 July
