July, 2024 - Zest Dance Workshops


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Check out our 7 dance teachers in action below!

 

International Day Dance Workshops

We were booked for a secondary School in Carshalton in Surrey to provide some International Day dance workshops for their students.

They wanted cultural dance styles offering a broad range from across the globe. So we offered a varied mix for everyone to try.

It was the last day of term so excitement was in the air as our seven dance teachers arrived for our morning of workshops.

It was for St Philomena’s High School, and we taught a mix of all year groups in the school.

Each workshop lasted 50min and the girls rotated around us so that they could try several workshops during the morning.

Dressing up

All of their students had come wearing cultural dress from their background or heritage, which was wonderful to see. It got everyone talking about their family backgrounds and was lovely to see how much effort they had made and how proud it made them feel.

Dance styles we taught

Bhangra – India

Belly Dance – Turkey

Flamenco – Spain

Haka – New Zealand

Fan dance – China

Samba – Brazil

Mexican hat dance

Dance Teachers

It was great having so many of our talented dance teachers there on the same day, inspring and challenging the girls.

The school wanted 7 teachers as they had the whole school taking part, so they needed loads of workshops. But usually we provide one teacher at schools who teach a range of cultural dances in workshops throughout the day.

Contact Us

Get in touch if you’d like an International Day workshop (you don’t have to book all 7 teachers!



 

We had such fun teaching this Bollywood women’s workshop.

In a gorgeous sunny barn near Bath, we taught a group of 6 women from a ‘Ladies Group’ a Bollywood dance workshop for the afternoon.

We provided belly scarves and Bindis for them to dress up in, to get them in the mood.

After an energetic warm up, we taught Mudras (hand positions) and some classical Indian dance teachnique with facial expression and head movements.

Next we taught this dance routine to get them grooving along to some Bollywood hits.

They did a great job and totally enjoyed the session and we had brilliant feedback on how much they all loved it!

Read more about our Bollywood dance workshops here, and get in touch if you’d like to book one for your adult or youth group.