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. Dance artists from both companies are leading the project and Phoenix's Artistic Director, Sharon Watson, will choreograph a piece which will be performed at the end of the week for the parents.

But that is not all ... The group will come back together over 4 weekends in December and January to prepare for a second performance, this time at the official launch of NBT and Phoenix's new dance centre in Leeds. This will give them the unique opportunity to perform in a professional dance space alongside professional and community groups. The project will open up additional opportunities to work with NBT and Phoenix, through theatre trips, dance projects, after school classes and future dance activities in school.