Thurrock Trailblazer Cultural Catalogue 2019-20

BREAKIN’
CONVENTION
EYFS
KS1 KS2 KS3 KS4 KS5
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BC WORKSHOPS
Breakin’ Convention specialises in creating, presenting and touring Hip Hop Dance
Theatre on main stages and festivals incorporating disciplines from rap, spoken word and dance.
Our workshop facilitators are all active artists in the Hip Hop scene. They use their skills to enrich
the curriculum as well as develop young people’s skills in a genre they are connected to.
“Breakin’ Convention absolutely love being part of Thurrock
Trailblazer... The mentors always enjoy connecting with the young
people through Hip Hop and watching the confidence of the students
grow is hugely important to us.”
ABOUT THE PROJECT
Breakin’ Convention offer workshops in:
RAP / SPOKEN WORD
Working on literacy; building confidence in
sharing in front of others individually, working
on rhyme, rhythm and having fun, working as a
group
DANCE
Our Breakin Convention festival premiered
Kenrick Sandys piece which is now part of the
GCSE dance syllabus so we can specifically
cover this module
GRAFFITI
History of aerosol art, stencilling, colouring and
style, creating a personalized piece of art. This
can be on canvas, a mural or tee shirts
TINY TOTS
Tiny tots is a workshop especially designed
for primary school children to learn the foundations
of hip-hop dance. It takes the basic
techniques used in the art form and taught by
our dance artist mentors in a fun and engaging
way.
Our workshops can be tailor made to your
desired outcome depending on your subjects/
themes, if you let us know what you would like
beforehand.
SUITABILITY
Workshops can be suitable for KS1-5 & PRU.
TINY TOTS is a specific EYFS offer
30 students maximum
Our practitioners have worked with SEN
students both through movement & sound
DATES, LOCATION & FORMAT
Dates and times are flexible across the
academic year and take place in school
Half day (3.5 hours) Full day (5/6 hours)
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Participants will learn transferable skills
including:
• Building confidence in public speaking
• Team work and networking
• Creativity and self-expression
CROSS-CURRICULAR LINKS
• LITERACY: rhyme, multi syllabic patterns,
and poetry techniques
• NUMERACY: choreography & beat counting
Specific skills can be acquired if a workshop
is focused on a section of the curriculum (i.e.
Music, Dance).
The GCSE Dance syllabus contains the Boy
Blue piece that Breakin’ Convention premiered;
this can be used to enrich the module through
working with our practitioners who are familiar
with, or have participated in, the piece
themselves.
TEACHER COMMITMENT & TRAINING
Teachers will be required to correspond with
Breakin’ Convention directly. Teachers will be
asked to provide a range of dates in order for
appropriate artists to be contracted.
Teachers should select the participants for the
workshop in advance and be an active
presence in all workshops to encourage
teacher CPD
WHAT HAPPENS AT THE END?
Young people will share or present what they
have learnt or created during the workshop.
This can also be part of a bigger showcase in
the school.
If there are any students who would like to
pursue their pieces further, Breakin’ Convention
run events and festivals throughout the year
which can be a platform for a performance
should they want to participate.
OTHER RESOURCES & SUPPORT
• Lesson plans available on request
• Breakin’ Convention TV (BCTV) Hip hop
Theatre performance footage for analysis.
• Supporting texts or images for workshops
can be sent in advance
COSTS
£320 for a half day
£440 for a full day.
Graffiti Workshop additional material cost:
£100 for General Graffiti Workshop
£200 for T-Shirt Graffiti Workshop.
RECOMMENDED
This offer could complement the following:
• Challenge 59: Dance & Film CPD
• Firstsite: Learning to Look
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