2 November 2014
A dynamic day of presentations and practical sessions on the delivery of high-quality morris dance workshops, both in school and out.
A one-day conference to share effective practice in how to inspire the next generation of morris dancers will be held at Cecil Sharp House in London on Sunday 2 November 2014.
'More Morris, Better Morris, in schools and beyond' is being organised by the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS) with the Joint Morris Organisations.
Sessions will be across a range of morris and sword dance traditions including Cotswold, Molly, North West and Border morris, as well as rapper and longsword.
The day will include topics such as:
- Delivery in primary and secondary education and links to the curriculum
- Setting up and running groups in out-of-school settings
- What an inspiring morris dance workshop looks like for children and young people and current best practice in dance education
- Safe practice – looking after the bodies of young dancers at different stages of their development
- Kitbag – ideas, information and resources on planning, structuring sessions, writing a CV, insurance and safeguarding issues
For more infomation visit the EFDSS Web Page
