Selection of community and interactive work created by SE19DanceProject
Dance Conversations - Community Dance Group
Since 2019 we meet weekly to explore contemporary dance and work collaboratively to devise a performance. Our current cohort is a group of Crystal Palace, Penge, Croydon and Sydenham residents with various dance experience, including complete beginners. With our sessions taking place in Upper Norwood Library Hub we are easily accessible from the boroughs of Lambeth, Lewisham, Bromley and Croydon. The group is drives by a shared interests of our participants and always filled with notion of cohesion. .
This project has received funding from Power of Change and Upper Norwood Library Hub. The group has so far devised 2 live and 2 digital performances.
The work created was performed in RichMix, Upper Norwood Library Hub, Stanley Arts and our digital work was shared via live streams on social media.
Participants feedback:
Just really enjoyed being part of this local, community project and also have an outlet during this difficult year.
It made me realise that I needed to come out of my shell and that it is good to share through dancing and/or moving.
Audience Feedback about work:
"moving, relatable, genuine"
Up The Hill
The Future has no colours, only children of the presence can fix it.
Interactive, adventurous dance performance for families. Commissioned by Crystal Palace Festival and Crystal Palace Festival and warmly welcomed by Crystal Palace/ Penge community in summer 2022.
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Workshops and Classes
We have an extensive experience in leading workshops and classes in the community: outdoor, in libraries, community halls and dance studios. We work with children as young as 2 and people in any age to ensure they all have an opportunity to try dance. Since 2018 we have partnered with organisations such as Upper Norwood Library Hub, Great Northwood Collective, Crystal Palace Festival, Crystal Palace Park Trust, South London Cares and work tiredly to expand our offer and answer the community needs.
Feedback from partcipants
Creativity, understanding, passion, challenge, community, people, conversation - that's how I would describe dance classes with Se19DanceProject. They are full of great ideas and creates positive vibe which is contagious! It doesn't matter if you have no/some/much experience with dance - you would find the classes enjoyable and inspiring.
A lovely dance class that my daughter looks forward to. The teachers make the children feel welcome and confident. There seems to be a nice creative element to the lessons and an added plus is that our class takes place above the library so I and my other child have something to do while we wait.
