Do you enjoy singing and performing? Then this is perfect for you! A morning filled with singing and movement to children's favourite musicals!

A short performance will be presented to parents at the end of the workshop.

Children should come dressed suitably, wearing dance shoes or trainers.

OK! Who likes making lots of noise?
Really loud noise!
Learn how to play Brazilian percussion known as Samba! The workshop is a brief introduction to the world of rhythm, developing a sense of the beat and playing as an ensemble (in a group).
You will be able to play all the instruments used in Samba as the session will regularly swap turns so each instrument group can be played such as: Surdos, the largest drum in the band; Caixa, smaller, like a snare drum; Tambourim which is a drum you can hold in your hand and shakers.
By the end of the workshop you would learn at least three different rhythms and various 'breaks' to go with them, as well as the infectious playing of rhythm!

(Samba has a £5 supplement, payable on the day.)

Discover prehistoric treasures made from gold and bronze in our Museum galleries. Use these designs and patterns to make your own embossed and twisted metal pieces. You can make jewellery or use the embossed metal to decorate pictures frames or other shapes.

More than just Hula Hoops!
Hoop Dancing is an ancient art form first developed by Native American tribes; they would dance with multiple wooden hoops, telling tribal stories through their dance. Today, Hoop Dance is best known as a Circus Art, seen is shows such as Cirque du SoleiI. In this session, we are going to learn some hoop tricks and develop our own hoop routine.

This is not classical ballet but how to move gracefully with feeling.
The Limon technique was invented by Jose Limon in the 1930s. A student of Doris Humphrey (the mother of contemporary dance), Jose Limon created a technique that fought against the pristine of classical ballet. This movement is all about feeling; as Jose Limon said, "A gesture, be it a leap, turn, run, fall, or walk, is only as beautiful, as powerful, as eloquent as its inner source ..... Purify, magnify, and make noble that source". This movement focuses on the elements of fall and recovery, rebound, weight, suspension, succession, and isolation. lt is truly freeing. lt is about how dance feels within the body, rather than how it looks for performance.

You will find out how Street Dance originated in New York in the 1970s. Evolving on the streets of Manhattan and the Bronx, it was developed as an improvised, social dance form, reacting against traditional, high-art dance styles. Popular with African-Americans and Puerto-Ricans, street dance was used as "an expression of resistance and cultural identity outside of the mainstream" (Kerry Maxwell, 2018).
Through this session we will be exploring the history of Street Dance and how this affects Street Dance today.
You will learn how to put together your own street dance routine and show it off to the rest of the group.

Cheerleading is not just about shouting in time with others!

It began during the late 18th century. Students at this time rebelled against lecturers' harsh teaching methods by organising their own extracurricular activities. In the 1860s, students from Great Britain began to cheer and chant in unison for their favourite athletes at sporting events. Soon, that gesture of support crossed overseas to the United States. American Cheer learning was originally an all-male activity that started at Princeton University in 1877. lt was not until 1923, at the University of Minnesota, that women were permitted to participate in cheerleading.
In this workshop, you will learn about the history of Cheerleading, learn a routine and develop your own cheer choreography to perform to one another.

Learn how to knit a garter stitch square and find out about all the possible uses for it. You will leave the workshop armed with a starter kit, your first square and a great idea for your first knitting project.

Learn how to crochet using double crochet stitches in the round to make bird bunting. 

You will leave the workshop armed with a starter kit and your first bird with the knowledge to complete your project at home.