Tuesday 22nd April 9-3pm, for children aged 5-11years. £30
Our full day dance and craft workshop. We will choreograph 2 dances to perform to the grown ups at the end of the session, along with crafting 2 different props to use within these dances.
Friday 25th April 10-11am Dance and craft workshop for children aged 2-5years and their grown ups (including refreshments) £10
Half an hour of spring themed dancing, followed by crafting a spring wand to take home with you, along with tea, coffee, milk, squash and biscuits for all
Don’t forget to book to book in by Tuesday 1st April to take advantage of our early bird prices of £25/£8.50
On Tuesday 18th February, 20 youngsters came together between the ages of 5 and 11 years old to enjoy a day of dance and crafts.
We got to know each other with a fun movement name game, learned some new dance moves, rolling, jumping, turning and travelling across the floor.
We then spent the morning creating the 1st of 2 dances together using wands which we crafted ourselves, using tissue paper, glue and sticks wrapped in wool and fine ribbons. We travelled through the space together then worked in smaller groups to choreograph our own sections using balances, lifts, rolls and partner work.
After lunch we created a second dance based on the formula one theme tune. We moved through the space creating different formations, using cannon and creating an archway for the younger students to travel through. For this group dance students created double sided flags, decorated themselves using a variety of drawings and stencils to use in the dance
We ended the day with a performance of both dances to our grown ups. What a wonderful day we all had, with everyone being so enthusiastic with both crafting our props and choreographing our dances. Everyone got on so beautifully across all age groups and their were lots of tired faces at the end of the day.
Our next holiday workshop will be on Tuesday 22nd April, where we will be again dancing and crafting some spring themed dances and props.
Melody Bear will also be hosting a dance and craft morning on Friday 25th April for 2-5year olds. Watch this space for more details
Tuesday 18th February 9-3pm, for Children aged 5-11years , at The Townsend Hall, Shipston On Stour.
£30, or book by Sunday 2nd February to receive the early bird price of £25.
Lots of fun dance and games, whilst learning some choreography skills to create 2 dances across the day to perform to our grown ups at the end of the workshops. We will also craft 2 different props to use within the dances we create, using fabric, pens, glue, and cardboard.
Food is not included. Please bring a packed lunch/ snacks for the day and a water bottle.
It was a super busy term with many of us taking part in The performers Projects annual Tapathon again this year. Every Year the Performers project choreograph a Tap dance which we learn along with many other dance school/tap dancers across the nation with the aim of raising money for Children in Need. This year the song choice was spice up your life and the spice girls could be heard blasting out for several weeks as we got to grips with our dance.
On Sunday 17th November 33 of us aged between 5 and 50 years took part along with 25 Tappers from chipping Norton School of dance who joined us on the day.
We had a wonderful time coming together as a dance family Tapping out a fun warm up all together and then performing an advanced and a simplified routine all at the same time. Wow it was loud! So many parents, past students, friends, and grandparents came along to support us on the day and we raised a further £368.45 on our refreshments stall for Children in Need.
Nationally 7,470 people took part Tapping, collectively raising over £34,000 For children in Need.
Post Tapathon there was definitely a buzz of Christmas in the air. Parents came in to watch classes and see just how hard we have all been working and how much progress has been made in class.
Many Melody Bear medals were given out as the end of term drew nearer, and reward cards were completed. Some of our seniors returned from University to tell us about their new adventures and join in with our last week of Christmas fun and partying.
Now with January upon us I am excited about what 2025 will bring us. Some new faces joining us and as we start to think about our bug Summer show 2025, there will certainly be a bit of a buzz in the air.
Happy New Year all!
Here’s to another year filled will fun, laughter and dance.
What a wonderful start to the new school year we have had so far.
We returned to a set of fantastic exam results following our summer exams, which included; 9 Merits, 7 Distinctions and 5 Distinction *.
Wow! some absolutely incredible marks, especially from our Pre Primary Tappers. You all worked so very hard to get such outstanding results.
September brought lots of new faces and lots of new grades to learn post examination. Everyone has embraced their new exercises with a huge amount of enthusiasm and lots of hard work. Senior students in particular have been working hard to regain flexibility post summer holidays and learn lots of new ‘tricky’ steps in their Tap classes.
There has been a bit of a buzz flying around along with the sound of ‘Spice up your life’ as we have all been working away in Tap classes to learn this years Tapathon, organised by The performers project, nationally to raise money for Children in Need. With just a couple of weeks left our t-shirts to wear whilst taking part have arrived and we have just 2 more family Saturday practices before the big day on Sunday 17th November. Its always rather challenging and a lot of fun to come together to learn someone else’s choreography , with students from 5 years up to adults taking part. Do come along and support us, and be a part of the fun.
Melody Bear has been very busy celebrating everything autumn, she has been flying like butterflies, swishing in the leaves, planting in the garden, feeding the birds and ending term mixing up potions, fling on broomsticks and balancing bats/rats and spiders on our heads.. Many Medals have been given out in class, both in younger groups and in 1st ballet, with some students moving up to syllabus class on a Monday.
Albert also celebrated winning a runners up prize in the national Melody Bear summer colouring competition.
After a restful half term I look forward to welcoming students back to a busy and fun term in the lead up to Christmas.
What a fantastic start to the school year! Lots of new faces added to our dance family and getting back into syllabus classes after our busy show terms in the summer.
We also waved this lovely girl off to university. It has been very odd without her in classes this term. After 13 years of teaching someone, you really do get to know them well and get to witness many birthday’s and life events. We cannot wait to see you back ‘home’ soon Ella!
In all classes we have been getting back in the swing of learning syllabus work again after a summer term learning choreography for our successful show in July. Lots of hard work and an emphasis on flexibility.
We have welcomed lots of new faces to our Melody Bear classes with new Saturday morning classes, including new 1st ballet for those reception age, and their first taste of ‘big girl’ ballet. Melody Bear has been all about Autumn, lots of swirling, whirling and blowing leaves, rain dances, and a fabulous Spooky Halloween workshop where we flew like bats, prowled like cats, skipped in the pumpkin patch and mixed up magical spells. Many also celebrated as they received their medals this term.
Halloween was not just celebrated by the youngest members. We also had a full day of dance and craft on the 31st October, and a bunch of girls helped to choreograph 2 spooky dances along with crafts and fun games. We all had a blast!
Not forgetting all the hard work we have been putting in learning the Children in Need Tapathon 2023, organised by the Performers Project. We have been learning this across all Tap classes and I’m very excited to get back to dance next week to hand out the t-shirts ready for the big day itself on Sunday 19th November.
Looking forward to seeing you all from Monday 6th November for another 6 weeks of dancing and all the excitement Christmas term brings.
