With our expressional compass
“Before a child speaks, it sings. Before they write, they paint. As soon as they stand, they dance.
Art is the basis of human expression.”
By Phylicia Rashad
OUR WORKSHOPS ARE FOR SCHOOLS
Our workshops are the intersection of music and dance offering a creative outlet for children.
Our workshops help children explore emotions through different styles of dance and musical interpretations. Each session will allow each child to interpret emotions behind the music, learn technical dance steps and freestyle. This balance nurtures self expression through creating a visualisation of music.
Our curriculum uses music conservatoire theories in interpreting music and interdependencies with dance, made accessible to young children and delivered in a range of fun games for the children to enjoy and learn whilst playing.
OUR WORKSHOPS ARE FOR CHILDREN 2-11
Inspire Discover and Create
Helping children find their expressional compass
Our aim is to first inspire, ignite the passion of the art of dance and then, teach the tools and techniques, all in line with nurturing the child’s self-expression. The focus of the workshops is on developing a child’s artistic creativity and finding their inner voice.
What would your child experience in our three part workshops:
1)Leaning musicality in dance with different focus points are taught in game format
2)Teaching dance movements though the teacher creating visualisation of the music three dance styles (usually Ballet, Street Dance and one Ballroom or Latin style like waltz, cha-cha-cha, jive, samba, rumba, salsa. Demonstrating three different interpretations of the same piece of music.
3)Pupil Improvisation a key part in a child’s creative journey. To be able to do the freestyles shares the child’s own musical and dance expression. This takes courage and builds confidence. Having the teacher and other pupils copy the leading child’s dance moves supports and re-assures each child’s creative journey, emotional self-discovery and search for their inner voice in their creative journey
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES WITH EXPRESION EXPLORERS
Help bring these workshops to every child in your community
To make this none-for-profit community initiative accessible and wide reaching impact, we are seeking local businesses to support and sponsor the workshop and performance programme. This programme is more than just music, dance and art – it’s about giving children a platform to express themselves, develop new skills and feel seen and celebrated.
1)Brand visibility across workshop materials, flyers, event programmes and gift bags
2) recognition at the final performance with a presentation slot, attended by families, teachers and wider community
3)Social media and local press coverage, highlighting your support
4)associate your company with education, creativity and community
5)be the supplier and employer of choice in your area
6)we offer bespoke and flexible sponsorship packages to suite all budgets
OUR STORY
After becoming a mother of two boys, Stefka saw something significantly missing the in the dance lessons and workshops her boys went to. There was a lot of technical focus and drilling but lack of musical interpretation, music ear training teaching and above all, self-expression development. Her boys were not on the creative journey; she wanted them to experience.
As Stefka Baxter spent most of her life dancing and has many years training with IDTA (International Dance Teachers Association) in a range of dance styles including Ballet, Ballroom & Latin and Freestyle she was well placed to create the right type of artistic journey in dance for children.
Backed by both of her parents, whom studied in the top Bulgaria’s music conservatoire for teaching, composing, practical performance and technical mastery, and additionally her dad Krasen Gospodinov is a music lecturer at that very same Academia today.
Together they decided to use both disciplines to create a new music and dance interdependency curriculum geared up for young children, providing a toolkit of self-expression and discovery.
Giving the birth of the not-for-profit community initiative Expression Explorers.
What makes Expression Explorers Dance Workshops unique?
1) Inspire and ignite the passion of the art of dance by exploring a variety of dance styles including Ballroom & Latin, Hip-Hop and Contemporary Ballet
2) Discover and train the child’s musical ear to hear the musical layers and feel the emotions and feelings behind each sound
3) Nurture the child’s self expression through improvisation of movement. Help them build confidence and create a dance visualisation of music
4) Guide the child in their own creative journey
INSPIRE DISCOVER AND CREATE
Thank you
for helping us bring music and dance
workshops to children in your local community