artsNK is also involved in several county wide or regional projects. We only engage in projects which develop the artsNK ethos and extend the work we do within the District into other parts of the East Midlands.

The Diploma, created through a partnership between Trinity College, London, Youth Dance England and the Dance Training & Accreditation Partnership, has been created as a new form of flexible qualification. Consisting of four units, each independently assessed and certificated, the qualification may be undertaken in any dance style, and candidates can take up to three years to complete the series of units. The units themselves may be completed by attending relevant full/part time courses, or purely by assessment for those candidates whose experience is significant enough for them to be able to demonstrate the required knowledge and skills.

As one of the first registered centres in England, Dance 4 has invited applications from dance organisations and agencies across the region to participate in the scheme as training partners to support the candidates. artsNK has been successful in being appointed as one of a range of high-quality training providers who will offer this support. artsNK will offer participants opportunities ranging from observing professional dance teachers at work in a range of contexts to shadowing practitioners in aspects of preparation, planning and evaluation.

Committed to sharing good practice and to enhancing the professional development of dance artists, teachers and practitioners, the artsNK Dance Team is looking forward to contributing to this new initiative, thereby helping to improve the provision of good quality dance teaching in the region.

Amy Dalton of artsNK’s Dance Development Team adds:   We are extremely excited about becoming a training provider for Dance4’s new DDTAL (CYP), which aims to ensure that dance artists working in the informal sector have the professional knowledge required to undertake the highest quality teaching in their work. This is something that the artsNK dance team advocates and we are delighted at the prospect. We are looking forward to training prospective candidates on the new Diploma in the near future.

The project was initiated by artsNK in North Kesteven in 2004. Since then the project has developed into a County wide project, offering over 90 classes per week in a variety of different town and rural settings – from leisure centres to village halls, sheltered housing sites to nursing and residential homes.

Vitality classes are a great way to meet new people, improve mobility, balance and coordination as well as laugh, make new friends and feel part of your local community.

For further information about Vitality please click here.

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If you weren’t able to catch the presentation in Anderby Creek, have a look at Rhys and Matt explaining their ideas behind the wind tower commission for chapel six marshes Wind Tower Commission Video