Japanese Fan Dance Workshop
One Day Creative
One Day is a forward-thinking creative education company, connecting children and learning with creativity and imagination. In this dance workshop, you'll be joined by a facilitator to explore the graceful movements, sweeping gestures and cultural backstory of Japanese Fan Dance. Dating back to 600BC and originally used to keep the aristocracy nice and cool, now the majestic dance is used for storytelling and entertainment.
Where we travel to
We can visit your school in: All UK Regions
What activities are available during this school workshop?
In this Japanese Fan Dance Workshop, your class will have the opportunity to express ideas and feelings through voice, movement, role play and drama. In addition, they will:
Explore Japanese cultural traditions and history of fan dancing
Perform and participate in dances using a range of movement patterns
See how movement can be a form of storytelling
Explore Japanese cultural traditions and history of fan dancing
Perform and participate in dances using a range of movement patterns
See how movement can be a form of storytelling
Which curriculum topics do we cater for?
Dance Workshop
All our workshops use dance, drama and/or movement to stimulate learning and capture children's imaginations. Our team of performing arts professionals have a range of activities up their sleeve to ensure your chosen topic is as accessible and engaging as possible for your pupils.
We also make sure to tie in key curriculum objectives linked to your chosen topic. Our extensive range of school workshops cover History, STEM, Geography, World Culture, PSHE and more.
What size groups do we cater for?
We can deliver workshops to up to 4 classes in a school day, depending on the type of workshop and age group of the classes involved. Each session caters for a maximum of 35 children.
Groups with Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND)
Absolutely! Drama is a wonderfully inclusive way for children with SEN to access learning. Please let us know of any specific needs or requirements before your day and we can adapt our sessions to fit.
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Who are One Day Creative?
One Day's range of interactive school workshops harness the power of the performing arts. We have a talented team of facilitators based across the country, ready to bring core curriculum topics to life right in your school hall.
Our workshops are ideal because we do all the hard work for you. On the day of the workshop, all we need is a large clear space to work in ' our friendly facilitator will take care of the rest! From the moment you enquire, our central office team are on hand to answer any questions, make suggestions and tailor your day to your school's needs.
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