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Lantern Dance Theatre Company School
Training together as one group is at the centre of the company’s activity. It creates an environment that is safe and stimulating at the same time: fun, hard work, supportive & challenging for everyone.
All our members sign up to our Code of Practice, which is about health, safety, professionalism and mutual respect. Our training methods have been developed especially for integrated groups. We endorse and use Dance UK’s Healthier Dancer and Healthier Dance Company guidelines. The company is a corporate member of Dance UK.
Our company class takes place in Ely on Wednesday evenings. With the support of The Junction, we’re delighted to be able to offer two new weekly classes in Cambridge, starting in the autumn of 2006. Carers are welcome to attend and join in.
Company Class in Ely
Wednesdays at 18.00 at The Paradise Centre, Ely.
Leader: Helen Pettit, Artistic Director.
Company Class in Cambridge
From September 23rd 2006
Saturdays 15.00 – 16.15 at The Junction Theatre, Cambridge.
Leader: Diccon Hogger, Artistic Director, Base Dance Company and Positive Action Dance Company.
Newcomers’ Class in Cambridge
From November 18th 2006
Saturdays 16.30 – 18.00 at The Junction Theatre, Cambridge. Cost: £2.50 p.p.
This class is for newcomers to integrated dance. It is suitable for people of all ages from 14+ including those with disabilities. Participants will do warm-up exercises and learn contemporary dance technique safely guided by a professional. No experience necessary, just enthusiasm and commitment. Carers are welcome to join in. Regular participants in this class may be invited to train and perform with the company.
Leader: Helen Pettit, Artistic Director, Lantern Dance Theatre Company
Helen Pettit at Chequer Studio
Helen runs open classes in Ballet, Contemporary and Jazz, based at Chequer Studio, Ely. Private 1:1 dance development sessions are also available and are suitable for people with learning difficulties. For those not yet ready to join the company, this is an excellent alternative way in to regular training and performance.
Special School Dance Training
Lantern Dance Theatre Company runs five weekly dance classes for Highfield School, Ely. The classes comprise thirty-minute sessions of body conditioning and dance motifs specially tailored for SEN students and their carers.
COLOUR, MUSIC AND MOVEMENT Integrated Art & Performance Projects
for Special and Mainstream Schools.
The company’s Artistic Director Helen Pettit, Rehearsal Assistant Alessandra Wellen and Video Artist Arvon Wellen are the creative force behind the extremely successful SEN school project Colour Music and Movement, originally devised by them for Highfield School, Ely, in 2004 and funded in part by an Arts in Schools Bursary from Cambridgeshire County Council. The company has all the resources needed to create and run arts projects involving dance, music and visual arts. Enquiries to jonathan@ldtc.org.uk
From Cambridgeshire County Council’s website:
“This arts project was designed to integrate the experience of painting, movement and music.
60 pupils worked in small groups to create a ‘wall of colour’ which provided the backdrop for a performance to the school assembly.
The project enabled SEN pupils to produce a new sensory experience, and a video diary was made to record their discoveries. The student achievement record shows increased levels of skills levels in colour use, movement, imagination, group working and, particularly, in self-discipline.”
photographs © copyright arvon wellen 2006
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