“Bringing people together through dance is one big step for

mankind”

Sharon Phillips

Big Dance Schools Pledge Co-ordinator

WHAT IS BIG DANCE?

• Big Dance is a Pan London biennial celebration of dance. It aims to get people dancing to increase fitness levels and to generate a legacy of dance for all.

SCHOOLS PLEDGE 2011

• A way of engaging schools with Big Dance

• The Schools Pledge 2011 aims to encourage schools to perform a specific dance routine at 1pm on Friday 20th May 2011

• The British Council and Connecting Classrooms have linked with Big Dance and 5 - a – day Fitness to bring you the routine.

FIN BARNES

BRITISH COUNCIL

As part of Connecting Classrooms:-

• Pupils exchange information about dance in their culture

• Names of dances, costume, music• Share experiences with partner schools• Extend activities to include active, healthy

lifestyles and balanced diet

BIG DANCE 2011

• 5-a-day Fitness have given Big Dance and British Council a Schools Pledge routine for a mass performance on 20th May 2011

• You can perform the routine as it appears on the DVD/screen

• You can add your own choreography and dance it as part of the routine

• You can share this in many ways with your partner school.