Inclusive SEND Juniors Dance Taster (5-10)

The Dance Space, Circus Street, Brighton

Your mentors

Parable DanceParable Dance

Inclusive dance for people with disabilities

Natasha BrittonNatasha Britton

Co Founder & Artistic Director

The Dance Space, Brighton and Hove

Ages: 5 - 10 years

1:5 Self-Funded £7.50 per session1:1 Own PA Self-Funded £7.501:5 Direct Payment Free +1 more

Next date: Monday 30th Mar, 11:00 – 12:30

Funded by Brighton and Hove SEND Short Breaks

Specialist SEND provision

Inclusive SEND Juniors Dance Taster (5-10) block mentored by Parable Dance

What we'll do

Our dance workshops are taught with an emphasis on the ability of each individual. Participants are encouraged to share their creative ideas working together as a supportive group encouraging; self-awareness, cooperation, confidence and communication skills. We have a team of trained dance teachers with an inclusive dance specialism, who deliver our workshops and we also have several dance artists with learning disabilities who work for us to team teach/support classes where possible. Three of our dance teachers will be leading these workshops with a dance artist supporting. In terms of content, we deliver sessions which are participant led, guided by our team. All ideas come from the young people we work with so that they feel ownership in the session. It’s very much a person centred approach. We sometimes use a theme as a way of accessing dance and sometimes we just dance for fun! When you book, you will receive a social story to support your young person. You are welcome to drop participants for the duration of the workshop if you feel they will cope with this. We also welcome you to stay in the room with us, or to stay and then gradually remove yourself...whatever your young person needs. We can work together to make it the right fit. We ask that if your young person requires individual support, that you/their support staff attend and join in too, as we do not have the capacity to provide one to one support. We also cannot provide any personal care or administer any medication. We ask that you carefully consider whether your young person will cope with the length of the session and whether they need someone to stay with them. Please note that if your young person is attending without support, but we feel they need it, we will tell you, and this will need to be put in place. Please also note that if the behaviour of your young person escalates to a level where we feel they may cause harm to themselves or others, we will ask you to take them home and try to attend again another time. We hope that you appreciate these measures need to be in place to ensure the best possible experience for everyone attending. When applying, please provide us with as much information about your young person's needs as possible so that we can do our best to support them.

send accessibility checklist

1:1 care

2:1 care

Qualified to administer medication

Epilepsy trained

Secure environment

Accessible toilet

Assist with personal care and toileting

Hoist and changing bench

Wheelchair accessible site

Autism awareness trained

Sensory or quiet spaces

Makaton trained

PECS trained

More information available on request

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It is the responsibility of the booker to satisfy themselves about the adequacy of the the measures provided above. This platform is merely an introducer and does not verify the items listed.

About your mentors

Parable Dance

Inclusive dance for people with disabilities

Parable Dance is a small but influential inclusive dance company based in Brighton & Hove, delivering classes in community settings for the SEND community across the South East of England and training, mentoring and consultancy in inclusive dance methodology worldwide. At Parable Dance, we want everyone to have access to art and to work inclusively. We believe that dance has the ability to unite communities, develop confidence, and maximise mental and physical health and wellbeing. People of all ages with disabilities engaging in our dance workshops have the opportunity to be creative, active, and social. Everyone has a unique ability. We hold the following values: ACCESSIBILITY To make dance available for people with disabilities who may have limited –if any– access to dance, art, and community. INCLUSIVITY Classes and programmes have a focus on individual ability. All participants’ ideas are respected and everyone contributes. We celebrate our differences. PROGRESSION Individuals learn new skills and are provided with progression pathways suitable for them. DEVELOPMENT Training schemes and consultations enable dancers, teachers, and organisations to develop their inclusive practice. ENJOYMENT Fun and engaging dance workshops and training sessions offer enriching social experiences.

Natasha Britton

Co Founder & Artistic Director

Natasha has been working as a freelance inclusive dance Practitioner, Project Manager and Education Consultant since 2000. Natasha specialises in delivering high quality dance classes to people with and without disabilities and in designing and delivering training and mentoring to enable others to develop their skills of inclusion. She was honoured with a British Citizen Award in 2022 for her contribution to the arts. Natasha won the National Lifetime Achievement Award at The She Inspires Awards in November 2022. In 2023, she was also shortlisted for the Lifetime Achievement Award at The Autism Hero Awards and the Outstanding Contribution Award at The National Learning Disability and Autism Awards. Natasha received a Jack Petchey Leader Award (2015) and the YEAUK Visionary Director Award (2018).

Do you have any reservations?

"She has come home everyday looking taller and more grown up. Excited to get up in the morning and come. I have been blown away by seeing the performance. I'm just so proud seeing all the dancers and to see my daughter lead and dance a long routine so well. Just amazing." - Parent of Participant Our trained associate artists are specialists in their field and have decades of experience between them. They are used to meeting a range of needs including neurodiversity, learning disabilities and physical disabilities. We have been running weekly youth and adult dance classes for several years and have been recognised for these across many local and national awards, newspapers, organisations and funding bodies. You may be worried about whether your young person will join in. Don’t worry! We’re used to finding ways of engaging the young people we work with that suit them and ensuring they feel welcome and valued in the space. All the dance ideas we use come from them and are celebrated! We are here to help and support our participants to get the most out of the sessions, so if you have any questions or queries, please don't hesitate to ask! Just email us at info@parabledance.co.uk

Learning aims

Aim 1

Sessions will be structured similarly to ensure familiarity. The sessions will include other creative tasks such as arts and crafts linked to their dance ideas.

Aim 2

Our dance sessions have obvious physical benefits. We see the power in offering a rich experience which improves confidence, friendships, independence and leadership skills.

Aim 3

Through the way we deliver the classes with participant led activities and by building in social breaks, we aim to improve communication and social skills of our participants.

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Where we'll be

The Dance Space, 2 Circus Street, Brighton and Hove, England, BN2 9AS

Safety

Enhanced DBS

Basic DBS

Risk Assessment

Public Liability Insurance

Safeguarding Training

First Aid Training

First Aid Kit

Smoke Detector

Please note

Please note, it is the responsibility of the booker to satisfy themselves about the adequacy of the safety measures. This platform is merely an introducer and does not verify the items listed here.

Cancellation Policy

No refunds are given except in the case of a cancellation by the Mentor.

My experience consists of a leisure activity, on a specific date(s), and therefore the 14-day ‘cooling off period’ under the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013 does not apply.