Thurrock Trailblazer Cultural Catalogue 2019-20

ROYAL OPERA
HOUSE
CREATE & DANCE
KS1 KS2 KS3
EVERYBODY DANCE
“It like the opening ceremony of the Olympics! What an awesome
thing to see everyone come together to do something so special”
to developing core learning and teaching.
• explore fresh approaches to suit different
learning styles.
• explore current topics in school, using
dance as a springboard for cross-curricular
work.
• gain an understanding of ballet and insights
into a specific work in the Royal Ballet’s
current repertoire.
Students will:
• develop their imagination and creativity.
• gain confidence, independence, resilience
and many more transferable skills.
• develop flexibility, strength, technique,
control and balance in line with the PE
Curriculum.
• perform dances using a range of movement
patterns.
Platform, which allows teachers to complete a
five-lesson (Explorer) scheme of work based
on mass-choreography and spatial awareness.
Teachers also gain access to the ROH:
Classroom - a platform to share full-length
ballet recordings with students.
• The opportunity to send videos of your
work to the Royal Opera House for
feedback.
• Congratulations videos and certificates on
completion of the project.
• Supporting videos on the ROH YouTube
channel.
• Access to the ROH Classroom.
Schools can use the programmes to support
their ArtsMark journey. Arts Award Explore or
Discover resources are also available.
The Royal Opera House aims to enrich people’s lives through opera and ballet. Home to two of
the world’s great artistic companies – The Royal Opera and The Royal Ballet, performing with the
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House – we seek to be always accessible and engaging, to develop
audiences across the UK and to break new ground in the presentation of lyric theatre
ABOUT THE PROJECT
The Royal Opera House’s Create and Dance
programme offers creative learning for primary
and secondary schools across England.
The programme has been designed with
teachers, maintaining strong curriculum links
to develop children’s understanding of dance;
unlocking their imagination and creativity.
With dedicated teacher training, classroom
films and lesson plans, these resources suit the
needs of teachers and their students.
Everybody Dance! is a fun and inclusive way to
creatively engage with ballet and get moving.
No matter what your age, experience or ability,
teachers and students are invited to become
honorary members of The Royal Ballet’s corps
de ballet.
This Create and Dance scheme of work is
designed to support the creation and
performance of a mass-movement
choreography – exploring ways of working
with large groups of students and maintaining
engagement through-out.
During this CPD, teachers will revisit the
‘Building Blocks’ of dance to inspire crosscurricular
learning. Teachers will then engage
with different creative explorations to generate
movement and learn some simple
choreography that has been created for a large
group of participants.
Using themes from Royal Ballet repertoire, this
practical training provides teachers with the
skills and confidence to lead a mass-movement
dance that your whole school could participate
in. The activity is interspersed with moments of
discussion, lesson planning and an online tour
of the ROH Learning Platform.
SUITABILITY
KS1, KS2 and KS3.
Teachers who engage with this project must
complete an Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
or Romeo & Juliet training prior to attending
the Everybody Dance CPD – This could be
during previous academic years or 2019/20.
Schools can deliver this project with as many
classes as they wish.
DATES, LOCATION & FORMAT
Thursday 09 January 2020, 09:00-16:00, High
House Production Park, Purfleet.
Followed by a teacher-led 5-week scheme of
work aligned to the National Curriculum.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Teachers will:
• gain confidence in the planning and delivery
of creative dance workshops with a large
group of students (and possibly the whole
school).
• gain ideas for increasing the impact
of their work in and through the arts,
ranging from enjoyment and enrichment,
CROSS-CURRICULAR LINKS
There are many cross curricular links, which will
be discussed in the INSET:
• LITERACY: creative writing, character
writing and storytelling, using Lewis
Carroll’s text.
• MATHS: symmetry, patterns, angles.
• SCIENCE: ballet technique – momentum
and balance.
• MUSIC: motif development
• PSHE: critical evaluation of each-others
work.
TEACHER COMMITMENT & TRAINING
Attendance at the CPD. Teachers are
encouraged to take the learning from any
activity back into the classroom, using the
scheme of work and films provided. The
training will also help teachers to find their own
links to the wider curriculum and use dance as
a useful tool for creative learning.
WHAT HAPPENS AT THE END?
We encourage teachers to find opportunities
to perform their finished dance to a live
audience; in assembly, as part of a school show,
or end of year festival.
Teachers are encouraged to continue delivering
dance in the classroom and engaging with
ballet as an art form. We also encourage
teachers to share their new skills with
colleagues and to take part in the project the
following year, to deepen their learning and
experience.
OTHER RESOURCES & SUPPORT
The CPD is supported by free-to-access digital
resources hosted on the ROH Learning
This programme can improve PE provision,
covering four of the five key indicators of the
schools sports premium.
COSTS
FREE
Schools can deliver this project with as many
classes as they wish. Schools are invited to
send multiple teachers to the CPD or a representative
who will disseminate resources.
RECOMMENDED
This offer could complement the following:
• Challenge 59: Dance & Film Project
• ROH Create & Dance: Alice’s adventures in
wonderland
• ROH Create & Dance: Romeo & Juliet
• ROHTCC: Everybody Sing!
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