Ballroom and Latin American Dance Foundation to Key Stage 4

Background

Rawmarsh School Sport Partnership

• Out of Hours

• Dance Schools/ Lottery funding

• 5-19 year olds

• Parents, grandparents and adults in the community

• Celebration Events and Competition

Pilot

•29 schools KS1 -5

•52 teachers

•2252 youngsters

•Amendments to the resource/training

•Research Project

Continuing Professional Development

•Whole School

• Cluster/Federation

Professional Development and a Supportive Resource

CPD

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Essentially Dance

Foundation- KS4

Links to National CurriculumPhysical and Creative Development in Foundation Phase

• Spatial awareness

• Balance

• Control and coordination

• Self confidence and self esteem

Key Stage 2 , 3 and 4

• Health, fitness and well-being activities

• Creative activities

Plan, develop and reflect

Impact

Roehampton Evaluation Report

•A positive impact on children’s fitness and health

•Higher levels of cooperation

•Greater communication between pupils, within a class and cross age phases

•Enjoyment of this style of dancing

•Usefulness of the Resources

•High quality training

•Teaching parents

Anecdotal ImpactYoungsters of all ages engaged in physical activity

Disengaged youngsters attending the sessions

Improved self confidence

Improved coordination

Improved social interaction

Improved School-Club links

Improved competitive opportunities

Talent identification

Intergenerational links

Teacher Comments‘The boys as well as the girls have totally embraced this style of

dancing, they even requested a Cha Cha cha at their Valentines Disco'Sarah Norris

Year 3/4 teacher

'The dancing has broken down barriers between boys and girls. They areinteracting with each other and have definitely improved their social

skills'.James Donnelly

Year 5/6 Teacher

'This initiative has had a huge impact on their academic work. Theirmotivation when dancing has carried on into the classroom'

Justine GrayYear 6 Teacher

'As a non dancer I've liked that it has a structure and has been easy toteach and dance'

Alison CookSecondary PE Teacher

Performance Opportunities

In class, in school, and in the community

Class Celebration

Assemblies

Proms

Promettes

Transitional Events

Tea dances

Competition/Festivals

Dance Leaders

Where are we now?

• 79 School Sport Partnerships/Local Authorities in England

• 809 schools have completed ‘Beginners’

•1,454 teachers/school staff trained

•Over 110,000 youngsters dancing

•Over 50s Community Dances

•Employees health and well-being

Awarded Kitemarking