Rachel Liggitt and I spent two days teaching in Glasgow. Indepen-Dance are an inclusive dance company based there. One day was a workshop held for company members. This session had an exciting beginning due to the fire alarm going off and everyone needing to evacuate...in the rain... Unfortunately, or fortunately depending how you want to look at it, I was asked to stay upstairs, outside near an assembly point at the top of the stairs!!!! luckily it was a false alarm...Phew!
Indepen-Dance are a lively group of experienced adults who have a range of physical and learning disabilities. I had a wonderful day seeing the dancers really working hard and having fun. We gave them quite a lot of tasks to do and they produced some beautiful work.
Our second day was to deliver a '50 ways' professional training course. This was fully booked which clearly demonstrates the demand for such training. Dance artists and teachers from all over Scotland attended the day including one teacher from Ireland. There was a great sense of willingness to share experiences, ask questions and create debate around inclusive practise. Rachel and I had a wonderful day and I hope we can work with Indepen-Dance again in the near future.
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