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James' Chat
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 Hello,
Opportunity knocks. No, we're not launching new classes taught by Les Dawson (though that could be quite fun). We do however have news of some amazing opportunities including a new Outreach programme for school leavers, a chance for young dancers to perform on stage at the Edinburgh Festival Theatre and a talent search run by that cheeky Irish chappie Graham Norton.
If you're not feeling so talented yourself then why not come see the professionals do their thing at our FREEDAY PREVIEWS? It's your chance to see the results of our professional residency programme. The resulting showings are always interesting, engaging and varied - best of all it's free and on a Friday - so now you know how the name came about.
Drop-in classes are teaming with January resolutions; it's not too late to keep yours. Now that we're past the officially most depressing day of the year (yesterday) and seeing a whole extra 40 minutes of daylight than we were a month ago it's a great time to drop-in and dance. Get a wee health kick in yoga, pilates, Wake-Up Warm-Up and Alexander Technique. Click here for full listings.
Have a great week,
 James Allenby | Marketing Manager
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Outreach News
More Choices, More Chances
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 We all know about the good work we do in schools with young people and especially those young people who struggle to stay at school. But what happens to them once they leave school, many of them at the earliest opportunity, after Christmas? Well, in the past we lost most of them. Many are classified as NEET - Not in Education Employment or Training and now re-named as More Choices, More Chances.
Well here at Dance Base we are doing just that; giving a group of recent school leavers more choices and more chances. Starting this week we have four Christmas leavers working with the Outreach Programme in an intensive package of dance opportunities. The group will take part in a wide variety of dance classes, including contemporary and ballet, to further develop their dance experience. Alongside this, they will also attend professional residency rehearsals and go to watch dance performances at theatres. This new work is part of our on-going partnership with Careers Scotland who will be meeting the costs of the young people's travel and a lovely arrangement we have with the Edinburgh Festival Theatre who will pay for the theatre visits. This is a very exciting development for the Outreach Programme and one which we hope to expand on as part of our commitment to supporting vulnerable, young people. We also hope to include their own views on this experience in future d-mail's....so watch this space for an entirely different take on what we do and how it feels to be doing it!!
Janet Dick | Outreach Co-ordinator
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FREEDAY PREVIEW
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Every Friday our FREEDAY PREVIEW sessions aim to add to our existing programme of either one or two professional resident company showings giving audiences and professionals a chance to network, discuss ideas and chat in more detail about the studio showings.
For full details about their residency see the article below. As always, tickets for Studio Showings are free and available from reception from 30 minutes before the showing.
We look forward to seeing you there.
 Lucy Boyes
[new work]
19 - 23 JAN
During the residency Lucy Boyes will be working alongside the Edinburgh-based composer Sam Richards and Glasgow-based photographer Chris Logue.
The artists' work will be based on exploring the collaborative process through images, sound and movement, with the intent of setting up a new Scotland-based collective of young artists.
FREEDAY PREVIEW studio showing: Friday 23 Jan, 16.00
 Plutôt La Vie
By the Seat of Your Pants
(working title)
19 - 23 JAN
Plutôt la Vie are in the process of exploring ideas for a piece of visual, movement theatre involving three men and the image of a chair.
Three men and a chair.
In 'By the Seat of Your Pants' we want to explore a performance of extreme simplicity in terms of environment. Adhering to this simplicity will focus our work and necessitate that we explore ideas and solutions to this restriction in terms of a visual story.
Of necessity the work will focus on character, relationship, movement, space, and interaction with the audience. The story is as yet unknown, but will reveal itself through image, action, rhythm and laughter.
FREEDAY PREVIEW studio showing: Friday 23 Jan, 17.00
No need to book just turn up
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X Factor Dance Company - Query
Thurs 22 Jan | Brunton Theatre | 19.30
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 A transatlantic collision of two modern dance icons.Bessie award winner, Gerald Casel (Stephen Petronio Company) joins forces with seminal Scottish choreographer, Alan Greig to bring you X Factor Dance Company's most international and exciting cast to date. Drawing dancers from four continents, the cream of the respective men's companies, Scotland's stages are in for a treat.
Query is a passionate, visual and atmospheric battle of the sexes with a difference. A man becomes a woman and the two personalities fight for hormonal control of the body with humorous and unpredictable consequences. Through Greig's theatrical and entertaining style and Casel's precise and sensual qualities, Query explores gender, sexuality and identity with spectacular results.
For almost 2 decades X Factor Dance has been delivering fast paced and memorable works that confront universal issues with intelligence and humour. X Factor: the dance company with the feel good factor!
Suitable for ages 14+ due to content of sexuality/gender issues.
Tickets £10.50 (£8.50), £6 under 18s.
2 tickets for the price of 1! - Quote "D-mail offer" when booking by phone or in person.
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'Pied Piper' Hip Hop Auditions
For young dancers
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 Come and Audition on Sunday 8th February from 12.00 - 16.00 at Dance BaseHere's an exciting, once in a lifetime opportunity for you to be part of a huge production happening at the Edinburgh Festival Theatre from Wednesday 25th - Sat 28th March 2009 called 'Pied Piper' with the Uk's most exciting Hip Hop company Boy Blue Entertainment. Based on the famous poem, 'The Pied Piper of Hamelin', the production uses street dance and hip-hop tricks to tell the story of the Pied Piper and successful auditionees will become the Children of Hamelin We are looking for 18 young dancers who look like they are 10-12 years of age...but if you are older but look young...don't be put off come along and give it a go! You will need to be take time off school on Tuesday 24th March and also be available for the evening performances on Wednesday 25th, Thursday 26th, Friday 27th and also all day on Saturday 28th March. There will also be 7 days of training on the 18/19/20 February and March 7/8/21/22/23. You will be dancing along side some of the best hip - hop and street dancers in the world - If you want to get involved you will need to be 100% committed to the rehearsal and performance schedule. Click here for more information about the show. If you would like more information about performing, please get in touch via the number below. We look forward to hearing from you and good luck! Contact:Judi McCartney Boy Blue Entertainment
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 A team of talent producers at Graham Norton's production company, So Television, have created an online talent search called Noostar.com. Noostar provides a platform for performers (dancers, singers, actors...) to upload their video clips and receive a high level of publicity. Come April, the charters will be seen by 10 million people. It is like youtube without the non performers. So upload your videos, and enjoy being seen.
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Dance Events Scotland
Coming up...
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Click on any of the events to visit our online calendar. If you'd like to submit an event for listing, please e-mail the details to
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