Dance Leaders Wanted

Rosie Kay

Dancing on the Severn Valley Railway

Dance Leaders required

Rosie Kay Dance Company is looking for Dance Leaders to work on an exciting new site-specific project, Dancing on the Severn Valley Railway.

We are looking for a total of 18 Dance Leaders based in Worcestershire, Telford or Shropshire.

Each dance leader will work with an existing or newly formed group of up to 30 young people between June and July 2011 to create an element of the site-specific performance with their group, prior to the performance on 23rd July 2011.

In advance of the creation period, each Dance Leader will get the opportunity to take part in Choreographic training with Rosie Kay, Artistic Director of Rosie Kay Dance Company.

Requirements:

• Dance training to higher education level or 3 years experience working in the community with young people aged 11 – 25.
• Have choreographic experience (although some training will be provided)
• Have an existing dance group of young people aged between 11 and 25 years,
or be willing to work with a group of that age range, selected for you by the project coordinator.
• Access to free rehearsal space within your area for dance sessions
• Be willing to create work for outdoor spaces.

All applicants must be interested and committed to the project and meet all the requirements needed for it to take place.

Delivery fee: £600
Expenses: up to £65 paid for each training day

Commitments:

Training: 1 day in October half term (Birmingham)
1 day in February half term (Birmingham)
1 day during Easter break (Birmingham)

Delivery: Up to 12 sessions with your group to create a 5 mins performance

For more information: Please contact Rosie Kay on 07961 434256
How to apply: Please send a written application detailing how you meet the requirements above, with an up-to-date CV. Please indicate whether you are willing to work with a new group or you wish to work with your own group, and give details.
To: Rosie Kay Dance Company, info@rosiekay.co.uk
101 Ludgate Lofts, 17 Ludgate Hill, Birmingham, B3 1DW
Deadline: 10th September 2010

Dancing on the Severn Valley Railway - About the event
An incredible one-day event on the Severn Valley railway, involving a large number of participants and the company in a thrilling journey of steam adventure and romance.

Following the line from Kidderminster to Bridgnorth, the audience will be taken to world of surreal adventure and romance in which they too must participate to solve the puzzle at the end of the journey.

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