Kildare Dance Summer School


The Kildare Dance Summer School was established in 2003 as a bi-annual event at NUI Maynooth. The Summer School programme is based on Laban fundamentals i.e. The Body, Space, Effort, Relationship. It was initially devised in order to provide Laban Guild Community Dance Leader Course participants with the opportunity to attend a Summer School in Ireland. (Attendance at an approved Summer School is required as part of this course). However it has attracted a much broader range of people and is open to those with no previous experience of dance or Laban's work.

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Summer School Content

Kildare Dance Summer School offers a 'pick and mix' programme to allow participants to be immersed in an exciting range of approaches to dance. Previous programmes have included the following workshops:

  • Intuitive Dance
  • Dance into Drama
  • Laban Studies
  • Morning Dance Shakeup
  • Motivating Young People
  • Toolbox for Choreography
  • Dance in Education
  • Music for Dance
  • Movement Choir

Participation in the Kildare Dance Summer School gives you a chance to:

  • Develop your dance skills through technique classes and choreographic workshops.
  • Continue your professional development and see how you can apply your dance
    skills to working in different sections of the community - including youth groups,
    education, those with special needs.
  • Dance for the fun of it! Just enjoy sessions in creative dance and the unique
    experience of a Movement Choir.

Feedback from Kildare Dance Summer School 2009

‘A wonderful, inspiring, heartwarming, experience’.

‘I found the course to be extremely interesting, stimulating and informative. I enjoyed meeting similar minded people and sharing information and experiences. Thank you for a wonderful week.’

‘Thoroughly enjoyed this dance week and I look forward to incorporating the dance ideas into my own work.’

The next Kildare Dance Summer School will take place Summer 2011.

Kildare Dance Summer Mailing List

If you would like to receive updates and information on the next Summer School, please contact Kildare County Council Arts Service on 045 - 448328 or arts@kildarecoco.ie