Moving Matters: supporting disabled dance students in HE

 

 9.30 - 10.00

Registration and coffee

10.00 - 10.30

Introductions and Welcome
(Sarah Whatley, Professor in Dance and Director, Centre for Media, Arts and Performance, Coventry School of Art and Design, Coventry University)

10.30 - 11.45

Shared Studio Session – the tools for translation
(Coventry University dance staff team: Katye Coe, Natalie Garrett, Cecilia Macfarlane, Polly Hudson, Amy Voris and Learning Support Assistants and Students)

11.45 - 12.00

Break - refreshments

12.00 - 13.00

Performance sharing followed by panel discussion
(Coventry University recent graduates and staff team)

13.00 - 13.45

Buffet lunch and LSA networking

13.45 - 14.15

New contexts for integrated dance practice; moving into HE
(Adam Benjamin, Dance Artist, www.adambenjamin.co.uk/)

14.15 - 15.00

Parallel Session:

 

1. The Role of The Dance Support Specialist at CandoCo Dance Company
(Susie Cox, ADAPT Project Director, CandoCo Dance Company, www.candoco.co.uk/)

 

2. Finding the right fit: adapting learning and assessment to meet the needs of the individual
(Kate Marsh, Freelance Dance Teacher)

15.00 - 15.30

Break - refreshments

15.30 - 16.15

Project Volume
(Susan Norwood, Artistic Director, Project Volume)

16.15 - 16.45

Plenary

16.45

Close

Presenters Biographies

Further Information
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Delegates can participate or witness. If participating, please bring appropriate and comfortable clothing and come prepared to move . Practical sessions may also be filmed. 

During the lunch break, Learning Support Assistants are invited to meet and discuss with a view to forming a support network.