Cheshire Dance In Partnership
Cheshire Dance works in partnership with a range of statutory, non-statutory and umbrella organisations. Our work is often highlighted in regional and national publications on arts & health, participation, rural arts, arts and criminal justice and professional development.
Examples
of partnership working include :-
confiDance
An exemplar partnership project in education now operational in 4 schools sport partnership areas. The partnerships formed around the project consist of the Schools Sports Partnership, led by the Partnership Development
Manager (PDM), Cheshire Dance, independent artists from More Dance:
Jan Halloran and Ruth Spencer, Local Authorities Cheshire West & Chester, Cheshire East and Warrington Borough Councils and Arts Council England. potentially the programme involved all schools working in clusters with each secondary school, their
feeder primary and special schools. Highly experienced artists work
with each school through INSET, demonstration workshops, after school clubs and sign-posting performance opportunities. Teachers site a significant increase in confidence
in taking on the dance curriculum within their school with a clear sense
of how to go about delivering long term goals in dance with their pupils.
Young People
Cheshire Dance works in partnership with organisations like Cheshire East Council and Cheshire West & Chester Council, Connexions Cheshire and Warrington, Youth Dance England
and other Voluntary or Participatory Arts organisations. We promote
a range of classes for young people that are accessible to all. We also
develop bespoke projects with groups of young people. These might include
groups of disabled young people, gay/lesbian/bi/tg groups or young people
at risk or who are part of alternative curriculum projects.
“Was a fantastic process to be involved with, couldn't have done it without the support offered. The children had a fantastic time preparing and performing and it helped me to develop dance as an aspect of my teaching! Thanks!”
Abi Beddow, Winnington Park Primary School
Consortium for Participatory Arts Learning
A learning network for participatory arts in the north west CPAL, the Consortium for Participatory Arts Learning was established in 2005. It is a group of senior managers representing participatory arts organisations across the North West of England. CPAL's main remit is skills development for people who are currently working in or want to work in the participatory arts sector. It is also a network to share learning, unearth key issues and explore the development of the sector.
“My congratulations and thanks go to everyone at Cheshire Dance
for their continuing first class work in Winsford and communities across
the county. I shall stay close to Cheshire Dance and do what I can to
secure and build support to sustain its future.”
Stephen O'Brien, MP for Eddisbury
Local Authorities
Cheshire East Council
www.cheshireeast.gov.uk
0300 123 5500
Cheshire West and Chester Council
www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk
0300 123 8123
North West
Merseyside Dance Initiative
www.merseysidedance.co.uk
0151 708 881 :: Liverpool
Dance Initiative Greater Manchester
www.digm.org
0161 232 7179 :: Manchester
Ludus Dance
www.ludusdance.org
01524 35936 :: Lancaster
Dance in Cumbria
www.cumbria-artefacts.org.uk
01931 715546 :: Penrith
Consortium for Participatory Arts Learning (North West)
www.cpal.info
National
Arts Council England
www.artscouncil.org.uk
0300 123 8123
Foundation for Community Dance
www.communitydance.org.uk
0116 253 3453 :: Leicester
Youth Dance England
www.yde.org.uk
0207 924 7167 :: London
Dance UK
www.danceuk.org
0207 713 0730 :: London
