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  • WALES WIDE TRAINING PROGRAMME A Short Review 2013 – 2022

    WALES WIDE TRAINING PROGRAMME A Short Review 2013 – 2022

    The Wales Wide Training Programme (WWTP) aims to inspire and sustain community dance in Wales by providing training in a strategic way, responsive to sector needs. WWTP responds to sector needs and is primarily a training programme for those working in dance across Wales. Read more

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Wales Wide Training Programme

All nineteen strands of the Wales Wide Training Programme have been adapted due to the pandemic and have taken place on Zoom since April 2020. For further information please contact [email protected]. Many thanks!


"In all of my interactions with Rubicon Dance and Wales Wide Training Programme, their approach is filled with listening, kindness and a people-first approach. I have found the organisation to be forward-thinking and responsive and their community dance practitioners are friendly, open and keen to learn for themselves and their communities. In short, they are a joy to work alongside and will be one of my "go-to" Welsh organisations." - Tom Hobden, Artistic Director, UNIT

'I had a fantastic experience teaching at Rubicon. Rubicon's planning and preparation of the workshop was of the highest of standards and I had everything I needed for the session. It was great meeting so many participants from around Wales and it really did feel like a community. I was welcomed with huge smiles and bags of enthusiasm. The session was great and I thoroughly enjoyed teaching. More please!' - Gary Clarke, Artistic Director, Choreographer, Independent Dance Artist 

‘It was a huge pleasure to teach as part of Rubicon Dance’s CPD programme. Many thanks to Tracey Brown for your clear and supportive co-ordination and well done to all of the participants from across Wales and beyond, for your wonderful energy and enthusiasm’.  - Elisa Macauley, Dance Artist, Lecturer and Mentor


What is the Wales Wide Training Programme (WWTP)?


The WWTP creates and connects a network of 22 organisations and 320 individuals working together to support training and professional development for the community dance sector across Wales.

The WWTP was established in 2013 with seven community dance organisations as partners. At the start of 2022 there are 22 partners that include not only community dance organisations, but venues, universities and national companies from across Wales. These include Powys, Carmarthen, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Caernarfon, Monmouthshire, Ceredigion, Cardiff, Llanelli and Flintshire.

Research and consultation revealed strong demand for a training programme that responded to the strategic needs of the sector, shaped by the WWTP partners themselves. The WWTP has several strands which have developed and increased since WWTP was established in 2013.

During the first year of the pandemic WWTP organised 142 events for the dance sector across Wales. 

"The WWTP is a lifeline! Fabulous training which is relevant and always meets sector needs. Helps me to challenge and update my practice and provides excellent networking opportunities." - Heidi Wilson, Senior Lecturer, Cardiff Metropolitan University

CPD day themes have included intergenerational programmes; dance for people in recovery from drug and alcohol addictions; dance for people living with Parkinson’s; mental health; education; dance and music in health; dementia; international community dance programmes; inclusive practice; youth dance and dance for older people.

The strands now include the following and all events take place across Wales:

  1. Three CPD training days per year, followed by network meetings for participants so that everyone can feed into the shape of the programme.
  2. Three free spaces per CPD for freelancers to access training (sometimes an additional space will be sponsored by a WWTP partner).
  3. Community dance apprenticeship training programmes that follow the National Occupational Standards in Dance Leadership. Certification is signed off by People Dancing, with NOS being accepted by Creative and Cultural Skills Council UK.
  4. Mentor development programme for those supporting apprentices through their training programmes.
  5. Three Bursary Awards which build upon the interests of a practitioner following their time at CPD days.

Dance, Digital and Participation with Tom Hobden, Artistic Director, UNIT

"Another fantastic CPD opportunity this afternoon led by the brilliant Tom Hobden learning all about Dance, Digital and Participation as part of WWTP’s new “Skills Share” strand. The session was super fun, informative and has reassured us that we are delivering our sessions in the right way. With new ideas and tips picked up today we are so excited for our summer projects and cannot wait to start planning. Diolch Rubicon Dance and WWTP!"

"That was one of the best CPD sessions I have ever done. Ever. Thank you so much Tom."

"I thought Tom was amazing - probably one of the most helpful CPDs I have done because it was so relevant and he was so knowledgeable but made it all very human!"

YouTube Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekJa-IRmzbc

What does the WWTP aim to achieve?

“To inspire and sustain community dance in Wales by providing training in a strategic way, responsive to sector need.”

The core activities of the WWTP focus on professional development support that will:

  • Increase access to high quality, up to date training;
  • Support specialist practice in areas identified as strategic priorities by the sector;
  • Meet the demand for skilled dance leaders to bring community dance to a wider audience;
  • Cultivate best artistic practice and encourage innovation;
  • Reduce professional isolation.

"The Wales Wide Training programme has proved invaluable to me as a community dance practitioner. It provides high quality and very relevant training and allows practitioners from all over Wales to connect and share best practice."  

Emily Pritchard, Lead Dance Tutor, Dance Blast, Monmouthshire

Through its activities, the WWTP aims to contribute to workforce development and enhanced community dance provision by:

  • Developing the skills of the profession in response to priority needs: introducing new ideas and skills into the sector;
  • Raising standards by providing CPD for existing dance professionals and apprenticeships for those new to the field;
  • Upskilling the workforce so they can develop new, creative areas of practice;
  • Enhancing employment opportunities and the quality of artistic work;
  • Enabling community dance organisations in Wales to develop new creative partnerships for greater impact, targeting and reach.

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For more information about WWTP please contact

Tracey Brown, Mentoring, Training, Development Leader at Rubicon

[email protected]

02920 491477. 

 

WWTP Dance for Parkinson’s focus

WWTP Dance for Parkinson’s focus

A talk by Sophie Lorimer, Rubicon’s current Community Dance Apprentice and her mum Jules King who lives with Early Onset Parkinson’s Read more

Start: 7th June, 2022 at 1:30pm

End: 7th June, 2022 at 2:30pm

Published: 28th April, 2022

Author: Rhiannon Traynor

Location: Online

Using Dance for Health: March 2022

Using Dance for Health: March 2022

Following a successful first course in July 2021 Coleg Sir Gâr, Rubicon Dance and Wales Wide Training Programme are running a second short course in Arts and Health Awareness which is online and free to those who are eligible for PLA funding (Personal Learning Account) through Welsh Assembly Government. Read more

Published: 9th February, 2022

Updated: 21st April, 2022

Author: Rhiannon Traynor

WALES WIDE TRAINING PROGRAMME A Short Review 2013 – 2022

WALES WIDE TRAINING PROGRAMME A Short Review 2013 – 2022

The Wales Wide Training Programme (WWTP) aims to inspire and sustain community dance in Wales by providing training in a strategic way, responsive to sector needs. WWTP responds to sector needs and is primarily a training programme for those working in dance across Wales. Read more

Published: 11th January, 2022

Updated: 10th May, 2022

Author: Carlota Sousa Nobrega

SERIES OF INSPIRATIONAL SPEAKERS

SERIES OF INSPIRATIONAL SPEAKERS

287 places were taken for the Inspirational Speaker Series with 63 attending from the dance sector across Wales and 14 Rubicon Full Time Course Students! Read more

Published: 26th February, 2021

Updated: 12th October, 2021

Author: Carlota Sousa Nobrega

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