About Us
Dance and percussion workshops from the African Diaspora.
The Border Moves Youth Project is a long-term music/dance project for young people in Greater Manchester. The two stages of the project are:
Workshops in Schools
A whole-day workshop will be presented at your school. Two artists - one dancer and one percussionist - will attend your school to teach 6 one-hour sessions. Pupils will have the opportunity to try out both disciplines. Different dance and musical fusions will be explored, e.g. Street dance-capoeira, samba-reffae, African hip-hop... We will focus on developing performance skills, building bridges between traditional and contemporary music and dance forms and encouraging children to explore their own ideas. Each day culminates in a performance of the dances and rhythms learned. After the workshops a discussion forum will take place (time permitting) where children will have the opportunity to feedback and suggest their own ideas for the project.
Contact us now to find out more or book a workshop at your school.
School holiday workshops
These include a series of workshops presented during the school holidays in local community centres. During these workshops there is a greater emphasis on developing performance skills and children have the opportunity to develop their own ideas.
Contact us to find out about a school holiday workshop near you.
