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This routine was for Aintree Davenhill School in Liverpool. They wanted a dance for their year 6 leaver’s assembly. They asked for us to choose a song that the children would enjoy dancing to, as it was to be a celebration of the children’s time at the school. However, they also wanted it to reflect the themes of “moving on” and “ambition”. This was filmed during one of the final rehearsals.

This performance took place at Maghull High School, during their dance showcase for sixth formers. The dance coordinator had very kindly invited local primary schools to attend and perform, if they wished. This routine was choreographed in 8 weeks, during weekly club sessions. It was great for the children to have their hard work seen by their parents and older dancers. For many of these students it was their first time on stage, ever! They behaved like true professionals throughout the dress rehearsals and tech run and battled their nerves, giving a great performance.

After performing the children stayed to watch the rest of the show, which was absolutely fantastic and very aspirational. We are very grateful to Maghull High for the opportunity.

This was our first music video project, originally born out of the constraints of the pandemic. However, it gave us a great opportunity to flex our creative vision and develop something very different to a leaver’s assembly performance. The children absolutely LOVED this project, even if they weren’t the most confident dancer, as it gave every child a chance to demonstrate their myriad talents. (Football skills, parkour, acting, rapping, gymnastic and contortion, sport etc.)

It made a great keepsake for them to look back on in the years to come and the group’s parents were bowled over. It was also a great piece of promotion for the school, demonstrating their commitment to a well rounded school experience.

This one was a little different! The Heard Teacher at Thomas Arnold Primary School in Dagenham, London, decided that at the school’s annual awards evening, the children should get a surprise! The awards evening itself was a celebration of excellence across the school, with select children receiving awards for their outstanding work, with the opportunity for parents to attend.

Little did they know that they would also be treated to a one-time-only performance by the entire faculty! The performance was practiced in complete secrecy for around 6 weeks, one hour after school each week, once we knew every child had left the building. The staff had a great time on the project and the children couldn’t believe their eyes when the curtain went up! The song was chosen for two reasons. One, for a slightly comedic setup; a teacher’s exercise class reflecting the absurdity of the original music video. Secondly as a subtle reminder to parents and children “We are always here, supporting you, whatever that takes.”

Staff remarked throughout how they enjoyed working together as a whole team. They often had to take their lunch breaks at separate times or were mostly working in year groups etc. It was lovely to get the whole team together, providing a fun and social outlet after school, whilst creating something enjoyable for the benefit of the children.

The school sports coordinator at Lydiate Primary School approached us about a “whole school” dance project. The vision was that the children in every class, from Nursery to Year 6, would all learn the same dance for a “unified performance”. Preparation started during the tail end of the pandemic, when social distancing was still in place and schools were working in bubbles. The brief was to celebrate the unity of the school, even though children had been separated for such a long period, and to share a “joyful and hopeful” performance with parents. What better way than with a celebration through dance? The catchy music reflects this, dancing all night as the music takes over!

Originally the performance was supposed to be filmed entirely outdoors, in the round. We had intended for the parents to stand around the outside of the performance area, socially distanced, which is why the routine repeats on all sides. Unfortunately, during our performance week, restrictions tightened again and we decided it wasn’t responsible to invite parents in to school. This edit is a mixture of indoor performance, class by class, and some footage we already had from a quick dress rehearsal outdoors a week previous.

This piece was for the St. John Bosco Dance festival in 2019. Children at Monksdown Primary School completed this work in their club sessions. The theme was Negative Thoughts and Negative Thinking” and how friendship can help support us through hard times. We were extremely proud of these students as it was a first time performing for many of them, and owing to student absence, there were many last minute changes. The children worked exceptionally hard and contributed many of the choreographic ideas themselves, after discussing the lyrics and themes of the song.

This number was for the Thomas Arnold Governor’s Awards in 2014. The premise of the number was to give children that hadn’t had a chance to take to the stage before, to have their first chance at performing in front of a live audience. They chose the songs themselves. Choreography by Glenn Stavers.

Choreography by Claire Potter for St. Edward’s Primary School in Upton Park, London. This piece was for a performance for parents in 2014.

Children at Thomas Arnold Primary School had been learning about Cymatic Frequencies in class. We found a music video based on this principle and used it as a stimulus for all the movement in the piece, which was then performed at Barking Theatre during a performance evening.

Choreography by Danny Baker for St. Edward’s Primary School in Upton Park, London. This piece was for a performance for parents in 2014.