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City Contemporary Dance Company - "Know yourself through your body" Modern Dance in Practice Project

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City Contemporary Dance Company - "Know yourself through your body" Modern Dance in Practice Project (Completed)

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Highlights and Objectives

  • A school-year-long modern dance training programme
  • Suitable for participation by primary & secondary schools with a variety of dance experience
  • Through a series of training and activities, this modern dance programme aims at enabling students to take a fresh look on themselves, to consider their innate infectious appeal, to cultivate team spirit and empathy, and to learn about respecting, accepting and embracing themselves and others.  It also envisions to broaden students' horizons for the art of dance, and to nurture their interest in art appreciation
  • Project includes an introductory dance performance, dance workshop, professional dance appreciation activity, dance appreciation/critique activity, large-scale dance workshop/talk, teachers' dance workshop and the finale performance Dancing In The Sun 2022
  • Participating students will have public performances at a professional performing venue

Content

This year, we will focus on the topic of "Know yourself through your body".  Through dance training workshop and a series of extension activities, the student can rediscover from their own bodies their habits, abilities and emotions through extemporary and basic dance techniques in, exploring their potential and appreciate and affirm their uniqueness.

Implementation

  • From September 2021 to July 2022
  • The Project will run for 11 months in three phases

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Phase 1:
Introductory Dance Performance

September to October 2021

This interactive introductory dance performance will allow students and teachers to learn more about the programme content and how to appreciate the art of dance through modern dance performance with stage lighting and visual effects, video appreciation and interactive sessions.  Participating schools should reserve the school hall for the performance.

Phase 2:
Dance Training Workshop (Primary Schools: 30 sessions, Secondary Schools: 29 sessions)

October 2021 to July 2022

In addition to covering basic dance techniques and modern dance combinations, the instructor will also guide the students to consider the key elements of dance, such as space, form, rhythm and emotion, through impromptu games and creative exercises.  This will help to nurture their interest in dance, creative thinking, physical coordination and musical sense, while cultivating and building team spirit and cooperation.  In addition, the instructor will introduce a variety of creative approaches and choreography, guiding the students to find inspiration in daily life and try their own choreographic creations.  After the creative session, there will be a discussion to reinforce the creativity training, and help the students to prepare for their final performance.  Based on the requirements of the dance, the instructor will also share some information of other art forms and their relationship with dance, e.g. music, theatre and video, etc.

Phase 3:
Finale Performance (1 performance)

July 2022

The finale performance, Dancing in the Sun 2022, will be held at a professional performance venue outside school.  Instructors will integrate the creative work of each participating student and choreograph the finale performance.  They are also encouraged to take an active part in the making of props and sets to enhance the stage effect.  Instructors will also coordinate arrangements for costumes, music and artistic direction of the performance.

Fringe Activities

December 2021 to April 2022

Secondary Schools Professional Dance Appreciation Activity (1 session)
(For both Elementary Class and Advanced Class of Secondary Schools)
December 2021 or April 2022

Students will attend a performance by the City Contemporary Dance Company.  There will be an introductory session before the show to brief the students on stage production such as programme content, creative background and sets and props.

Dance Appreciation/Critique Activity (1 session)
(For Advanced Class of Secondary Schools)
February to June 2022

To broaden the artistic vista of the participants, the "Dance Appreciation/Critique Activity" encourages students from the Advanced Class to attend a live performance by a local dance company and write their own critique or review.  The instructors will discuss this written work with them during the dance class.

Large-scale Dance Workshop/Talk (1 session)
(For Advanced Class of Secondary Schools)

Schools may choose to join the "Large-scale Dance Workshop" or "Dance Video Appreciation and Guided Talk" to enhance their students’ interest in dance.  Participating schools are required to provide their school hall or large activity room for the activity.

Teachers' dance workshop
(For Teachers and staff of the participating schools)

Teachers and staff of the participating schools can participate in the teachers’ dance workshop free of charge.  School teachers and staff can experience the fun of learning modern dance and understand the benefits of dance education for students, so as to master the appropriate dance courses and teaching methods.

Project Details
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Primary SchoolsElementary Class of Secondary SchoolsAdvanced Class of Secondary Schools %
No. of Participating Schools2 Primary Schools6 Secondary Schools4 Secondary Schools
Target StudentsPrimary 4 to 6Secondary 1 to 5Secondary 1 to 5
Required ExperienceNo Limitation
No. of Participants ^18-20 students/ school18-24 students/ school18-24 students/ school
Course Schedule1 session/ week, 1.5 hrs/ session
Total No. of Workshops30 sessions29 sessions @29 sessions @
Fee Payable *#$420/ student$420/ student$480/ student

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For secondary schools that joined the Elementary Class of this project.
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If the number of participants recruited is below 18, the participating school must still pay the course fee for 18.  If the number of participants is fewer than 18 after the in-school introductory performance is held, the Company reserves the right to curtail the school’s participation in the scheme.  The school will then be required to pay $1,200 as the administration fee and $5,000 for the in-school introductory performance fee.
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Programme for Elementary Class of Secondary Schools includes: 29 sessions of "Dance Workshops" and 1 session of "Professional Dance Appreciation Activity".

Programme for Advanced Class of Secondary Schools includes: 29 sessions of "Dance Workshops", 1 session of "Professional Dance Appreciation Activity", 1 session of "Dance Appreciation/ Critique Activity" and 1 session of "Large-scale Dance Workshop/ Talk".
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Fee payable has already included the ticket fees of fringe activities and finale performance.  However, students participating in the finale performance will be required to pay $200 for costumes making.
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Fees are at a per head basis.  All fees paid are non-refundable.
 

Enquiries

Tel:

2328 9205 / 2726 9084 (CCDC Dance Centre)
2591 1728 (LCSD)

  • Last modified : 27.09.2022