Arts Award

ArtsAwardSupporter
Arts Award inspires young people to grow their arts and leadership talents: it’s creative, valuable and accessible.

Arts Award can be achieved at five levels, four qualifications and an introductory award. Visit the artsaward.org.uk site

As an Arts Award Supporter Dance City can help towards accomplishing the criteria for Arts Award:

Arts Award for Primary Schools

Criteria and how Dance City can meet it Discover 5-7 yrs
Discover the arts, Find Out, Share
Explore 7+ yrs
Inspire, Explore, Create, Present
discover
the arts
inspire
Practical dance workshops with a Dance City Artist. Practical dance workshops with a Dance City Artist.
find out
explore
Question and answer session with the Dance City
Artist.
Question and
answer session with the Dance City Artist.
Visit
/tour/ workshop at Dance City.
share
create present
Share work with peers during class after completing. Create a new piece of work, share with peers and
perform during assembly / or perform at Dance City as part of a sharing event.

Arts Award for Secondary Schools + Further Education

Criteria and how Dance City can meet it Bronze
enjoying the arts
Silver
arts practice
Gold
personal arts development
take part in an arts activity
arts challenge
arts practice
Practical dance workshops with a Dance City Artist. Practical dance workshops with a Dance City.
Focus on developing practice and movement.
Practical dance workshops with a Dance City
Artist.
(Evidence with photos, feedback, film progress).
arts review
arts review
the wider arts sector
Watch and be inspired by attending performance at Dance City, review the performance. Watch and be inspired by attending performance at Dance City, review the performance, set up on line blog to present views to peers. Opportunity to ‘shadow’ Dance City Artist in classes and plan / lead some of the sessions to peers.
arts inspiration
arts research
research and review
Post show discussion, as part of as starting point of research. Post show discussion, as part of a starting point of research.
Meet with members of Dance City staff, to interview about further opportunities.
Attend professional performances as a starting point of research.
Be involved in post show discussions to find out about artists.
arts skills share
arts
leadership
arts project leadership
Create your own package and co- lead a class to teach peers skills learnt by Dance City Artist. Create your own package and co- lead a class to teach peers skills learnt by Dance City Artist. Create your own performance in your school / local venue.
Using skills / piece learnt within each package add further dance pieces to create a platform opportunity to share the work.

If you’d like to follow your Arts Award journey with Dance City contact info@dancecity.co.uk