“Bringing people together through dance is one big step for mankind” Sharon Phillips Big Dance Schools Pledge Co- ordinator
Mar 27, 2015
“Bringing people together through dance is one big step for
mankind”
Sharon Phillips
Big Dance Schools Pledge Co-ordinator
WHAT IS BIG DANCE?
• Big Dance is a Pan London biennial celebration of dance. It aims to get people dancing to increase fitness levels and to generate a legacy of dance for all.
SCHOOLS PLEDGE 2011
• A way of engaging schools with Big Dance
• The Schools Pledge 2011 aims to encourage schools to perform a specific dance routine at 1pm on Friday 20th May 2011
• The British Council and Connecting Classrooms have linked with Big Dance and 5 - a – day Fitness to bring you the routine.
FIN BARNES
BRITISH COUNCIL
As part of Connecting Classrooms:-
• Pupils exchange information about dance in their culture
• Names of dances, costume, music• Share experiences with partner schools• Extend activities to include active, healthy
lifestyles and balanced diet
BIG DANCE 2011
• 5-a-day Fitness have given Big Dance and British Council a Schools Pledge routine for a mass performance on 20th May 2011
• You can perform the routine as it appears on the DVD/screen
• You can add your own choreography and dance it as part of the routine
• You can share this in many ways with your partner school.