African Dance Workshops for Schools

Provided by Zest Dance Workshops (External Provider)

African Dance Workshops Linked to Black History Month

Our African themed dance workshops bring the continent of Africa to life! Energetic dance, with costumes provided for the children. Along with props and storytelling, all linking to Africa. Ideal for all ages and genders, these workshops also feature storytelling and cultural education.

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Age Groups

EYFS - Y6, Nursery, Reception, Higher Education, Special Educational Needs (SEN)

See us in Action

Watch the video below to see us in action at schools.

Costumes and props

In your African dance workshop, the instructor will come dressed in a vibrant African outfit, bringing along a variety of authentic props, jewelry, and costumes for the children to explore. We also provide African scarves, so the students can dress up and get into the spirit of Africa.

Africa is a large continent make up for 54 countries! So you can specify a particular African country for us to teach you the dance of. Or we can teach you a general African dance style.

But whichever you choose, it will be vibrant and very energetic!

You can opt for a simple African dance session, or explore more creative ideas to enhance the experience.

Black History Month Workshops

Black History Month falls in October, making it a wonderful chance to introduce your school to engaging African-themed dance workshops.

Our energetic African dance workshops are a great addition to any dance day.

Schools study many different cultures from around the globe, and dance is a great way to make these countries/continents come alive for your students.

The drum is the sign of life in Africa, and it’s beat is the heartbeat of the community. Choreographed to loud drum beats and beautiful voices, we teach a high energy style of African Dance workshops.

The movements often tell a story which makes it a great style for KS1 or KS2 children to learn.

Which dance style to go for?

We teach an African dance style which has influences mixed from the East of Africa. If you would like a specific style of African dance taught, please contact us to let us know.

We can also teach Gum Boot dance which originated in South Africa. Get your students to bring in wellies to wear for this historic and energetic dance workshop. It was created by African slaves in the goldmines, who used foot rhythms and slapping of their gum boots to communicate and send messages to each other.

Let us know if you want this style of African dance - it's great fun.

Take a look at our African dance solo below - this one is suitable for KS2 and KS3 students.

African Drumming Workshops

We can also provide music workshops to accompany the dance. We work closely with African musicians who do fantastic drumming workshops in schools and have many years of experience.

They bring lots of African drums for everyone to use, so everyone gets a go. They teach the basics of how to play an African drum, and then how to put all the rhythms together to make a fantastic piece in a short time.

Please contact us for more info on these music workshops, prices, and how they would work for your school.

Gallery

African dance teacher and student in costume

Cost

Half day workshops from £250.00 plus travel

Full day workshops from £380.00 plus travel

The travel costs will be added if you are outside London. They are calculated depending on your school's location and we will find the cheapest option for you.

We take up to 30 students per workshop. If you have more than that taking part that is fine, we would just need to provide multiple dance teachers for your workshops, or run them over multiple days.

Testimonials

Once again a huge thank you for the Bollywood workshops. All the girls had an amazing time and thoroughly enjoyed their sessions. It was tailored fit our needs perfectly and they loved learning a brand new style. The mums are over the moon and feedback from them has been amazing. The children have been inspired and I’ve received lots of messages about them dancing Bollywood style around the house, so thank you again!

Emma Knight, Pulse Dance Academy Director

We had Olivia come in to our school last term and do four workshops over the course of four weeks in keeping with our 'Around the World' topic. We did dances in Bollywood, Scottish, Chinese and African. The workshops were brilliant for the children. they consisted of warm up games and stretching whilst often getting used to the music. Following this, the dances were broken down into sections and repeated until the children understood. Once complete, the sections were put together. The children really engaged with Olivia and Amber and absolutely loved the fact that they all got a piece of costume or prop to use/wear. Very professionally down and the ladies had a good level of discipline even though the teachers were present. We will definitely be booking again for the next academic year.

Jennifer Teale, Primary School

Zest Dance have provided really engaging and enjoyable dance workshops for our secondary school activities days for 2 years now (Zumba, Street Dance and Bollywood dancing) and we would highly recommend them! Olivia is a real pleasure to work with, not just delivering above and beyond in engaging the students, but her professionalism in being there on time, on message and working with us in every sense.

Mark Gritten, Secondary School

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About This Provider (Zest Dance Workshops)

Head Office: Zest Dance Workshops, London, Greater London, N8 0DB

Zest Dance Workshops offers cultural, educational and fun workshops to Primary, Secondary and Special needs schools. We offer a large range of dance themes, to tie in with all curriculum topics, to enhance the learning of your students.

Event Days

Black History Month, World Music Day

Available Regions

Locations in England
Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Bristol, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, East Sussex, Essex, Greater London, Greater Manchester, Hampshire, Herefordshire, Hertfordshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, London, Merseyside, Norfolk, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Suffolk, Surrey, West Sussex

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