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Homebros Afro Workshop
13 Mar 2024

As students consistently demanded for another Afro Dance Workshop by Homebros this year, we made it happen. On Wednesday 13th March, for the 3rd year in a row, Kurtyswift, one ½ of Homebros, came in to deliver an Afro workshop to our students from Years 7-13. During the 3-hour intensive, students learnt modern African dance styles and then were taught choreography to go into our Dance Showcase. Always such a vibe and great day.
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Basketball Halftime Performance
28 Feb 2024

Our Academy Dancers made history for our Dance Department by organising the very first Basketball Halftime Performance at our home game on Wednesday 28th February. The commitment and dedication our dancers had in to preparing for this student-choreographed performance was a lovely process to watch! Maybe this will be the first of many.
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Waacking Workshop with Mich
13 Feb 2024

Michelina Lecce came to the Barking Abbey Dance Department on Tuesday 13th February 2024 to deliver a 3-hour intensive in Waacking dance style. This was a piece of choreography that we then rehearsed as a department and added to our ‘Level Up’ March Showcase.
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Boy Blue Studio Show
10 Dec 2023

The Dance Department were given an amazing opportunity to perform for a 2nd year in a row, at Boy Blue’s Studio Show on Sunday 10th December for the UK's leading Hip Hop Company called Boy Blue. After a successful audition process, and such a short space of time to prepare, 7 dancers took the stage and represented Barking Abbey in a phenomenal performance inspired by a Black History Month piece performed at our BHM Showcase.
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Day at The Place with Baptise
29 Nov 2023

Our Dance Academy students visited The Place for a day on Wednesday 29th November 2023 to participated in two BA-Hons-level workshops. One of the workshops was a Contemporary workshop delivered to us by Baptise Bourgougnon. This workshop consisted of degree-level exercises and sequences that our dancers got to embody.
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Day at The Place with Olu
29 Nov 2023

Our Dance Academy students visited The Place for a day on Wednesday 29th November 2023 to participated in two BA-Hons-level workshops. One of the workshops delivered by Olu Alatise, was a fun and dynamic Afro workshop. Students learn some of the basics of modern African dance styles and then applied this to various tasks given.
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Trinity Laban Workshop with Waddah Sinada
17 Nov 2023

Our Dance Academy students visited Trinity Laban on Friday 17th November 2023 to partake in a BA-Hons-level Contemporary Workshop, watch some 3rd Year BA Hons Dance classes and learn about the courses TL have to offer. It was great to see how these dancers worked so professionally, the contributions they made to the day and the expose to university level of dance training they gained. 
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Robin Windsor Workshop
13 Sep 2023

On Thursday 13th September 2024, we had the late Robin Windsor from Strictly Come Dancing at Barking Abbey, in our very own dance studio. Dancers from Year 10, Year 12, Year 13 and the ARP participated in various dance workshops, in Musical Theatre, the Charleston, the Cha-Cha-Cha, and performance skills.
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Trinity Laban
10 Feb 2023

On Thursday 9th February 2023, some of our Dance students visited Trinity Laban to watch the BA Hons Year 3 Dance students perform. It was great to see them conduct themselves so professionally and form opinions on abstract contemporary work. We are very proud!
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Middlesex University Workshops and Seminars
19 Jan 2023

On Tuesday 17th January 2023, Year 11 and Sixth Form students attended Middlesex University to participate in Dance workshops and seminars. The lecturers were absolutely blown away by the standard and passion of our students! It was also great to see our alumni thriving on their undergraduate dance course.
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