Hagley Dance Company Enthuses Canterbury High School Students
The Hagley Dance Company recently toured to eight high schools around the Canterbury region, enthusing students with their energising and stimulating dance workshops.
This was a fantastic learning experience for HDC as the tour gave them the opportunity to teach to a broad range of levels in a variety of environments. The Company choreographed their own phrases (sequences of movements) in preparation for the tour, developed their own warm-ups, performed a physically demanding choreography by guest choreographer and Company tutor, Aleasha Seaward, ran the workshops, and finished off with stretches, questions and insight into what it means to be a Hagley Dance Company member.
The schools visited this year included some regulars: Hagley, Ao Tawhiti Unlimed, Mairehau, Kaiapoi, Avonside, Haeata. We were also pleased to establish some new connections with Marian and Rolleston Colleges.
The tour was a great success.