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The Big Dance 2012 Handbook is the ultimate guide to what's happening and how to get involved. It's full of information on Big Dance; what it is, why it is happening, how you can be part of it and how you can create successful new Big Dance events. It also provides links to our Big Dance hubs across the UK to connect you with organisations in your local area who are planning Big Dance events for each region.TRANSCRIPT
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Foreword
Big Dance 2012 is the UK’s biggest ever celebration of dance. Taking place across the country, Big Dance will include thousands of events in all sorts of locations and in all dance styles that will all be open to absolutely anyone. We’re aiming for 5 million people to be involved! This Handbook is full of information on Big Dance; what it is, why it is happening, how you can be part of it and how you can create successful new Big Dance events. There are links to many related pages and resources on the Big Dance website and other online sites. If you can’t find what you need in the Handbook, just get in touch with the Big Dance team or your local Big Dance Hub.
2012 will be one extraordinary year in the UK, with more opportunities to get involved in cultural activity than ever before. When the eyes of the world are on the UK, join us in showing what a great dancing nation we are and most importantly, have fun!
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What is Big Dance? Everything you need to know aboutBig Dance 2012 What is Big Dance?What it’s all about.
When is it taking place?The different stages of Big Dance 2012 and the important dates.
Who is Big Bance for?Who can get involved.
Why should I get involved?If you’re involved in dance, you should be involved in Big Dance.
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Connect with the Big Dance 2012 Network How to make contact with your local Big Dance HubHow to get in touch with us and our network of partners, right across the UK.
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Making your event happen If you have an idea for a local event, we can help you to make it happenPartnerships and working with othersBig Dance 2012 is all about working together to make something really special happen.
Raising funds Does your planned event or idea need some extra cash to help make it work?
Communications Our advice on spreading the word about your event.
Volunteering How to provide or find volunteering opportunities to be part of Big Dance.
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How to get involved Information about how you, your group, organisation or school can get involved with Big Dance 2012
Register your dance events at the Big Dance 2012 website Have you already got a dance event planned? Could you make it extra-special for 2012? Find out here how to make sure it’s a part of Big Dance 2012!
Take part in Big Dance performance and participation events.Opportunities to be part of national flagship projects, organised by the network of Big Dance Hubs.
Organise your own Big Dance event and register it online.Do you have a brilliant new idea for a dance project or event? Is there an opportunity to make something happen in your community?
Bring a Big Dance project to your area We think some of our favourite events could work anywhere! Here’s more information on how you could make them your own.
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Most importantly, Big Dance is about people dancing – everyone, everywhere – take a look at the video on this page to see how.
What is Big Dance?
We’re aiming for five million people to be involved. Whatever your style, age, talent or interest, everyone is invited to be part of Big Dance – we hope you’ll join us.
Get Scotland Dancing
I love to dance. It’s a way of celebrating lifeAlice, ballet and contemporary
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When does Big Dance 2012 happen?
Save the Date and Organise Your Event September 2011 – April 2012The Big Dance Hubs will be working on their flagship events and providing support to event organisers throughout this time, with regularly updated resources and partnership opportunities on the Big Dance website and other websites accessible through this Handbook.
Big Dance Schools Pledge, 18 May 2012The Schools Pledge is an opportunity for groups in schools, colleges, youth groups, universities – or any other regularly meeting dance group – to download the choreography, learn and rehearse the dance for a global performance in a world record attempt. The choreography will be available to download from the Big Dance website from January 2012, allowing up to 18 weeks to prepare your performance.
Big Dance Trail, 18 May – 6 July 2012The warm-up to Big Dance Week is seven weeks long and will include a diverse range of events and opportunities all over the UK, and starts on 18 May 2012 with the Big Dance Schools Pledge world record attempt.
Big Dance Week, 7 – 15 July 2012The nine day finale of the UK’s biggest ever celebration of dance. There will be thousands of activities in all dance styles for all ages and types of people in every corner of the UK, and our celebratory flagship events in each region.
Big Street Dance, 14 July 2012The nationwide flagship event for Big Dance is led by a performance of a specially commissioned Wayne McGregor choreography. Streets, squares, parks and all sorts of public spaces across the UK will come alive.
Keep into Dance, 16 July – 9 September The aim is to keep the nation dancing during the London 2012 Festival and the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. We’re planning more opportunities to take part, watch performances and want to include all of your dance events to celebrate the summer of an extraordinary year for London and the UK.
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Who is Big Dance 2012 for?It’s for anyone who dances, wants to dance or wants to watch dance.
The Big Dance Handbook is designed to help anyone who’d like to organise an event for Big Dance 2012; organisations, events planners, leaders of youth groups, dance artists, teachers, local authorities, libraries, businesses: if you have an idea that will excite your community to get involved in dance, we’d like to help you realise it and make it part of Big Dance.
Why should I get involved with Big Dance 2012?To tell more people about what you’re doingThe national profile and marketing campaigns of Big Dance during 2012 will inform more people than ever before about your dance events. You’ll be able to use the Big Dance logo, register your events on the website for listings and be part of other online and media features.
To be part of the London 2012 Festival, the finale of the Cultural Olympiad, wherever you are in the UKAs the eyes of the world turn to the UK during the
, Big Dance is your chance to be part of history and show the dance that takes place in the UK as part of this extraordinary year. Big Dance is an opportunity to show your commitment to the Olympic values of ‘excellence, respect, friendship’ and the Paralympic values of ‘equality, determination, courage, inspiration’.
1.8 million people were involved with Big Dance 2010 in London, in 850 events.
Ten million people regularly watch the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing.
Over 13 percent of the population attend dance performances.
Dance is the most popular physical activity for young people, after football.
Dance is the fastest growing art form.
To share how much fun dance is and why it is so good for usDance is growing in popularity and we want to see more and more people get involved! Whether it’s to have fun, to improve your health, to meet others in your community, to relax or to celebrate, we want to help you share how dance makes your life better with other people.
Attract new audiences and participantsGetting new and more diverse people to watch your dance events or to try taking part will be one of the greatest things you can achieve with Big Dance. However you’d like to see your audiences and participants grow, the UK’s biggest ever celebration of dance is the perfect opportunity.
Get connected, and try out a new ideaBeing part of Big Dance is free and gives access to greater links and networks of organisations and individuals who can help you to achieve something outstanding. The online resources and regional hubs are available to support you in realising idea, providing the perfect opportunity to go for it.
Over 4.8 million people participating in community dance each year in England.
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How to get involved
Taking part
in record-breaking events
Taking part and performing
Promotingclasses, workshops or performances
Organising special Big Dance events
Volunteering
Watching, photography
or filming
This section of the Handbook is divided into 4 practical parts showing the ways that teachers, leaders, event organisers and community groups can get involved with Big Dance 2012:
Register your dance events at the Big Dance 2012 website
Take part in a registered Big Dance event
Organise your own Big Dance event and register it online
Bring a Big Dance event idea to your area
Dancing is a great way to express yourself Izzy, street dance“ ”
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Register your events on the Big Dance website from January 2012
As soon as your event is registered and approved, you’ll have access to:
It takes only a few minutes to registeran event, and it’s free.
Click the image to take a look at The What’s On page. You can register your event from January 2012. Sign up for emails to get a reminder.
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Take part in Big Dance performance and participation eventsThousands of events across the UK offer lots of opportunities to get involved with local Big Dance events, all profiled in listings and featured on the Big Dance website.
National initiatives will also be available for anyone to get involved in, aimed at individuals and groups from every corner of the UK. They are summarised here with more detail on the Big Dance website.
For more detail on these and more ideas, take a look at our Event Organisers section of the Big Dance website.
“ ”Dancing makes you feel greatLesley, Scottish country dance
Big Dance Schools Pledge – 18 May 2012The Schools Pledge is all about providing groups with the inspiration and tools to engage with dance and to be one of thousands of schools, colleges, universities, workplaces and any other groups taking part in a global world record attempt.
The Pledge is in two parts:
1. Undertake to do 20 minutes of dance a day during Big Dance week 2. Take part in a world record attempt for the ‘Largest simultaneous dance routine – multi-venue’ on their school sites at 1pm on 18 May 2012
The choreography for the world record attempt will be created by Wayne McGregor, Artistic Director of Wayne McGregor | Random Dance and Resident Choreographer at the Royal Ballet.
The taught sections will be available to download from the Big Dance website in January 2012 - after that it’s all up to you to learn the dance and join in on 18 May.
Over the past two years, 900 schools have signed up to take The Big Dance Schools Pledge. We’re hoping that 2012 will be the best yet. The record is currently held by the Netherlands with 264,188 participants in 1,472 locations.
We’re working with the British Council’s education programme to make this a global record attempt. If you’re interested in linking with classrooms around the world, click here to read more.
The Schools Pledge has been awarded the London 2012 Inspire Mark and is a partner programme for Get Set. For more information on Get Set, please visit London 2012.
Register here to receive updates and notification when the official choreography goes online.
You can contact the Big Dance Schools Pledge Coordinator or visit the Schools Pledge page on the Big Dance website for more information.
Ways to get involved
If you’re a local authorityPromote the Big Dance Schools Pledge to the schools in your area as a way for kids to get active and creative
Talk to your Children’s Services department and get them to promote through their networks
Encourage Pupil Referral Units to sign-up for the Schools Pledge
If you’re a teacherSign your school up – it’s away to get the whole school motivated
Don’t limit to your pupils – get teachers, teaching assistants, lunchtime assistants and even parents involved
If you’re a dance artistIf you work in a school, encourage them to take part – it’s a great way of advocating fordance in schools
Use the choreography in your classes
If you’re a youth group or leaderAs we say – not just schools, why not get your members to have a go at dancing using the choreography?
Can you let a local dance group use your venue to rehearse or for the record attempt?
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Big Street Dance Day – 14 July 2012Big Street Dance Day will include events in Trafalgar Square, London and in public spaces and streets around the UK. This is a perfect opportunity for communities around the UK to dance in the streets and public spaces to be part of this unique celebratory day of dance.
Do you know a group that could perform as part of the Big Street Dance Day? Is there a public space that would be filled with people dancing? Could you get your own street out and dancing together? Is there an existing festival taking place near you on this day, why not get them involved in Big Street Dance?
Wayne McGregor, Artistic Director of Wayne McGregor|Random Dance and Resident Choreographer at The Royal Ballet, will work directly on the creation of a new dance piece for thousands of dancers in Trafalgar Square to be performed on Saturday 14 July 2012.
Alongside members of his dance company, Wayne McGregor|Random Dance and English National Ballet, dance groups from across London will be invited to be part of this large-scale collaborative and creative choreographic project. Outside of London, groups could take the lead from this or do something entirely different.
For more ideas and advice on getting your street or public space involved, check out your regional page on the Big Dance 2012 website or contact your local Big Dance H ub.
Ways to get involved
If you’re a local authorityCould you support a local dance group to use your public spaces to join in?
Are you holding an existing festival that you could add a dance tent or stage to?
Could you encourage local residents to hold a street dance party on that day?
Encourage private landowners (such as shopping centres) to host a Big Dance stage and offer workshops, mass participation and showcases
If you’re a dance group Get in touch with your Big Dance Hub to see if your dance group can join in at Trafalgar Square (London only)
Hold an open studio day and encourage the public to have a go at dance
Talk to your local authority, shopping centres, lidos, parks, etc. about them hosting a day of dance performances
If you’re a youth group/leaderCan you organise a dance party at your venue and invite the local community to join you in dancing?
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Big Dance Shorts for Channel 4In Association with BAFTA Ways to get involved
If you’re a local authority
If you’re a choreographer
Competitions and World Record Attempts Watch out for national
competitions during the Big Dance Trail and Big Dance Week and get involved with our world record attempts. Sign up for emails to find out more!
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Organise your own Big Dance event
Take dance somewhere unusual with an open-air event
Reach for the sky with a world record attempt
Offer some dance to an existing carnival or festival
Highlight captivating stories and dance books by partnering with a library
Catch people as they’re shopping with a high street or shopping centre dance experience
Throw a country dancing party or a ceilidh
Capture the imagination of your community by animating a local landmark
Celebrate a local museum with a dance event inspired by their collection or your local history
Big Dance BusThe Big Dance Bus is an adapted double-decker Routemaster London bus. As part of our passion for taking dance to unusual places, the Big Dance Bus will tour to unique locations to host a day of dance on its own special pop-up ballroom and dance floor. It’s a way to get dance to areas that don’t have a large venue or to areas where people don’t usually get dancing.
Each individual bus stop can be programmed to include a mixture of any or all of the following:
Workshops that cover a range of dance stylesSite specific or relevant performancesLocal performance showcasesDance partiesFlashmob eventsOpen Stage for freestylingTea Dances
Almost any outdoor location can host the Big Dance Bus and dance programmes of any kind can be run, though there are some limitations to the distance the bus can travel! It’s a way of creating a local landmark for a day and attracting people to come and watch or take part in the programmed activity.
Bring a Big Dance event to your area There are so many ideas for Big Dance events. We’re keen to share ideas that have worked really well so that many more people can enjoy them. This section contains some of our tried and tested, adaptable project ideas that we think could work for almost anyone, anywhere. Most have been piloted in London in 2010 and have responses from participants and audiences.
Events like these have all taken place before and are planned for 2012, so you have the assurance that the experience of delivering the project successfully already exists and by taking it on, there will be other Big Dance people and resources to support you.
The Big Dance Bus is available for hire at competitive rates and will be in high demand throughout Big Dance 2012, so early booking is advised. The Big Dance Bus Project Manager will work with you to plan your event and work out the cost depending on how long you’d like it, what you’d like to offer and how far the bus has to travel. The following case study gives an example of how the bus has been used in the past. Note the important size statistics to make sure you have a location the bus can get to and be set up in.
The space needed for the Big Dance Bus:
Length of pitch: 20m (the bus is between 8.5m-9.1m in length)
Width of pitch: 10m (the bus is 2.4m wide)
Height of space and access route: 5m (the bus is around 4.38m tall)
Costs are specific to each event and start from around £2,000
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Case StudyIn 2010 the Big Dance Bus made a tour of London; 19 stops in 16 London boroughs. It reached almost 100,000 people with 1,733 people taking part in workshops. The London Borough of Redbridge hosted Dancing on Wheels as part of their local dance festival, the programme included wheelchair, BMX, roller-skating performances and ‘mums n buggies’ workshops. The Big Dance Bus provided the perfect backdrop to a day inspired by dance and wheels.
In a partnership between Big Dance, English National Ballet, The Royal Parks, the London Borough of Westminster and Dance UK, the Big Dance Bus stopped at Horseguards Parade to provide a high profile event to promote dance within government. Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries, Ed Vaizey, spoke at the event.
See the film of the event here.
Ways to get involved
If you’re a local authorityConsider booking the bus for a standalone event in an area where there is no existing cultural infrastructure
Use the bus as part of an existing festival to provide dance workshops and showcases
Encourage businesses or landowners in the borough to book the bus (shopping centres, etc.)
Support with publicity / signposting to bus stops within your local area
If you’re a dance groupFind out if the bus is coming to an area near you and get yourself on the programme
Talk to us about running workshops on the bus
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“ ”Dance is a way of life for me; without it I’d be lost Danielle, flamenco
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Big Dance Pop Up CinemaThe pop up cinemas are almost just as they sound – giant, inflatable screens that are perfect for showing dance films in almost any outdoor or indoor location. Daylight needs to be fading to dusk at outdoor events for the screen to be most visible to your audience, so it is way to finish off a day of activity on a dancefloor or in the space around your pop-up cinema.
There are different sized screens depending on the number of people you want to be able to see it. The screens are available to be hired and are provided with fully qualified crew who will set your screen up for you. You will need to organise a location, any daytime workshops or performances and decide which film to show (although some films may incur additional screening rights costs).
You could show Strictly Ballroom in the park, Billy Elliot in the Abbey ruins, Step-up in a car park or Dirty Dancing in a nightclub. The films created for Big Dance Shorts are also available as a curtain-raiser.
A bespoke programme can be offered to suit individual locations. Ideas have included:
Offer a night of Bollywood, Salsa or any other dance style
Create a whole day’s event using the screen as a backdrop
Showcase the film work of local dance groups
Have a dance-along with famous dance movies
For support in organising your pop up cinema event, your local Big Dance organisation can help and for technical questions and booking a screen contact our Pop-Up Cinema Project Manager directly.
Costs £1,000
Ways to get involved
If you’re a local authorityBook the pop up cinema to show dance films as a standalone evening event
Organise a whole day of dance activity with the screen as a back-drop
Present a specific film programme in different locations around the borough (for instance Bollywood season)
Encourage businesses or landowners in the borough to book the screen (shopping centres, etc.)
Support with publicity/signposting to pop up cinema within local area
If you’re a dance group/artistSend us a link to your film – we might be able to include it in our menu of films on offer
Hold a film evening in your venue showcasing your work on film
Use the screen to create an outdoor interactive dance and film performance
If you’re a youth group/leaderHave a dance film day – use it to inspire your members to re-create dances from their favourite films
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You can see a short film about how the pop up cinemas work here.
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Big Dance Library EventsThere are many books written by people who are passionate about dancing, from thrilling fictional novels to stunning photography publications, and our libraries want to share them with us.
Working with your local library or libraries in your area, you could organise a ‘Big Dance Book Week’ to promote the exciting range of resources on offer to encourage interest in dance. You could organise readings of a selection of titles and even opportunities to have dance take place in or around the library buildings.
Contact your local library to discuss your idea and check out the libraries information sheet on the Big Dance website for more ideas. Then let your Big Dance Hub know what you’re planning so that they can support you.
Ways to get involved
If you’re a local libraryPromote dance related books with a special display
Recommend one dance book per week through the Big Dance Trail
List your usual activities, such as Baby Rhymetime, on the Big Dance website
Invite a local dance group to animate your library – talk to your Big Dance Hub who may be able to link you up
Case StudyApsara Arts at Thornton Heath Library
Apsara Arts received a micro grant for Big Dance in 2010 for Bollywood Beat. Working in partnership with the Manager at Thornton Heath Library in Croydon, Apsara Arts offered Bollywood workshops and performances one Saturday afternoon in Big Dance week. The library were keen for the event to go ahead as it makes the library a community space where live art is part of the scene. Performances were watched by 100 people and 68 people took part in workshops. By holding a performance in the window, the library became a focal point in the high street during the day and the dancers attracted new people in who had not used the library before.
“ ”When you inspire someone through dance, it’s a great feeling Prianka, Bollywood and classical Indian
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See a video about how Silent Discos workBig Dance Silent DiscoImagine a dance floor where everyone wears headphones to listen to the DJ, giving the sense of your own private disco but bizarrely shared with hundreds of other people. Every single person dances along (and usually sings aloud) as if nobody else is watching.
Silent Discos can take place anywhere – inside or outside (precautions needed in case of rain!). All of the equipment, technology and set up is provided by the qualified team of experts, so you’ll just need to think about how to organise entrances and exits for large numbers and a cash deposit system for headsets.
For help and advice on organising a Big Dance Silent Disco, contact the Big Dance National Coordinator.
Costs range between £950 - £1,850 including VAT for events of between 100 – 1000 people.
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“ ”I love to dance, it makes me smile Gabriella, folk
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Making your event happenA good starting point for organising an event for Big Dance 2012 is to ask some simple questions to help organise your thoughts, and make it easier to communicate your ideas to others:
1. How would you describe the dance event you want to organise?
2. Who can get involved, by taking part, watching or helping you to organise it?
3. Where and when will it happen?
4. Do I need partners and other people’s support to make this happen?
5. Will I need to raise or spend any money to make this happen?
6. How will I let people know that it’s taking place?
7. How will we know if it has been successful?The next step is to make contact with your local Big Dance Hub, and register your event on the Big Dance website.
You might find some of the free resources available on the Big Dance website useful. We also provide signposts to sources of a range of practical short training courses.
Ensuring you have the necessary public liability insurance is essential for safe and successful Big Dance events. Many venues and local authorities will be able to advise you on the requirements of your event and may even have an exsiting policy that you could be covered by. The Foundation for Community Dance offers insurance as part of it’s membership packages for anyone working in dance. Find out more here.
Dance is a happy, sociable thing to do Salonee, Bollywoodand classical Indian ”“
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Developing partnerships and working with othersBig Dance is a example of the power and effectiveness of partnership working. Whatever your plans or ideas for a Big Dance event, working with others could make your event bigger, better, easier or add something you’d not thought about.
In addition to your specific event partners, Big Dance 2012 Hubs can help to raise the profile of your event and put you in touch with others who could link to or add something to your event. Big Dance 2012 and our network of partners can help to bring people together to make the most of the possibilities, including collaboration, support and sharing resources. Get in touch with your local Big Dance Hub and register your event.
Local Authority Arts or Events TeamLeisure Centres and GymsShopping CentresDancewear and Sportswear RetailersWater suppliersDoctor’s Surgeries and Health CentresFood retailers or restaurantsTheatres and Arts CentresClothing and costumesMicrophones and PA systemsEvents CompaniesFestivals – music, film, literature, craftsLocal fetes and county shows
Print and Copy ShopsChanging facilitiesPosters and flyersExpert knowledgeShowersMoneyAdviceToilet facilitiesStagingLightsTablesFencingWaterFoodVolunteersDJsMusicMusiciansMuseumsVenue
These are some of the types of partners that have been involved in Big Dance events and the kinds of things they have been able to offer:
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Raising fundsSome Big Dance events are organised for little or no cost. However, you might need to find some additional money - hiring a minibus to get your group to a venue, for example - to help make your idea a reality.
Some relatively straightforward ways to raise small amounts of money include raffles, collections, bag-packing in a local supermarket, jumble sales, organising a barbeque, social event, karaoke night or a sponsored dance-a-thon!
Local businesses can be really useful sources of support – this might include donations of equipment or time, use of a venue or marketing support, rather than actual money, which can be equally valuable to a project.
It might be possible to access some grant funding though this can be quite time consuming and competition for funds is often great. There are a broad range of organisations that provide grant funding to community projects, including National Lottery programmes and Trusts and Foundations. Each will have a different focus and set of priorities.
Good research is the best starting point. For lottery funds, including small grants to community groups, check out the opportunities at www.lotteryfunding.org.uk. If you’re working in partnership with an organisation, you can also ask them for their advice about where you might look for support.
ResourcesA really useful ‘how to’ guide called Tried and Tested Ideas for Local Fundraising Events is available to purchase from the Directory of Social Change – as well as fundraising ideas it includes practical tips on running events and keeping them legal.
Youth Dance England provide a free information sheet about raising funds for your event, including links to websites, fundraising guides and websites, and top tips to help make fundraising for your event successful. The information offered is relevant to any fundraising, not just activities for young people.
The Fundraising Toolkit, written by an experienced arts fundraiser and published by Foundation for Community Dance and Youth Dance England, offers a practical step-by-step guide to making a grant application. It is available to purchase from the Foundation for Community Dance online shop.
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Communications
Register the event on the Big Dance website
Tell your regional Big Dance Hub and your local authority about it
Use social networking websites
Use Big Dance branding and the official posters
Tell your newspapers, radio and TV broadcasters
Tell your local councillors, Mayor and MP or MSP about your event
You can download free templates and other resources from the Big Dance website from January 2012. Also check out the guidelines produced by Shape for organising an accessible and inclusive event – it’s got some useful advice on accessible marketing.
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A big ceilidh is better than clubbing! Scott, English and Scottish country dances”“
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VolunteeringThe Big Dance Volunteering Programme will be launched in January 2012 with a national call for volunteers. A national volunteering coordinator will work with our regional organisations to link volunteers with their local organisations and their planned Big Dance events.
Opportunities will be available in the following areas:Event Planning and Administration
Marshalling and Ushering
Marketing and Promotion
Specialist areas for particular events
Whether you’re interested in volunteering or you’re an event organiser who would like to provide volunteering opportunities, you can find out more by going to the Big Dance 2012 website
Dance gave me a voice when I thought I didn’t have one Jack, street and contemporary”“
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Connect with the Big Dance 2012 NetworkBig Dance HubsBig Dance Hubs have been created around the UK. They are leading dance organisations that are responsible for delivering Big Dance activity in all the nations and regions of the UK.
The best way to stay linked in to what’s happening in your region is to contact your Big Dance Hub – they’re looking for new partners and friends all the time. “ ”
Dance is a brilliant way to keep fitElena and Monika, Polish folk dance
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North East Dance City - [email protected]
North West Merseyside Dance Initiative - [email protected]
Yorkshire Yorkshire Dance - [email protected]
West Midlands DanceXchange - [email protected]
East Midlands Dance4 - [email protected]
East DanceEast - [email protected]
South West Dance South West - [email protected]
South East South East Dance - [email protected]
Click on the regions to connect to your Big Dance Hubs
North London Sadler’s Wells - [email protected]
West London English National Ballet - [email protected]
East London East London Dance - [email protected]
South East London Greenwich Dance - [email protected]
South London Siobhan Davies Dance - [email protected]
Inverness and the HighlandsEden Court Theatre - [email protected]
North East ScotlandCitymoves - [email protected]
Dundee AreaDundee Dance Partnership - [email protected]
Stirling AreaMacrobert Arts Centre - [email protected]
Edinburgh, East and West LothiansDancebase - [email protected]
Glasgow and greater GlasgowDancehouse - [email protected]
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Big Dance London Team at Greater London Authority and Arts Council EnglandAnne Hartley, Big Dance Coordinator 020 7973 5363 [email protected]
Jacqueline Rose, Big Dance Director [email protected]
General Enquiries [email protected]
Big Dance National Programme at the Foundation for Community DanceRichard Parr, National Coordinator 07866 616454 [email protected]
Chris Stenton, Executive Director, National Programme 0116 253 3453 [email protected]
Lindsay Jenkins, Projects Assistant 0116 253 3453 [email protected]
Big Dance Project ManagersGeorgina Harper, Big Dance Shorts Project Manager [email protected]
Sharon Phillips, Big Dance Schools Pledge Coordinator [email protected]
Tia Hassan, Big Dance Bus Project Manager [email protected]
Big Dance Pop-Up Cinema Project Manager [email protected]
Volunteering Coordinator [email protected]
“ ”I love the fact that anyone can dance Roz, street and hip hop
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