Contribute to the DCMS study of voluntary arts
activity in England
From today (Friday 1 February), the Department for
Culture, Media and Sport’s first ever national survey of amateur arts groups
in England will go live. VAN urges all voluntary arts and crafts groups in
England to take part in the survey, by going to
www.artsurvey.org.uk and following the
on-screen instructions.
The survey will help focus attention on the wealth of
amateur and voluntary arts opportunities enjoyed by millions of people across
the country every day – often with little publicity. The research has the
potential to be very useful for arts groups, who will be able to refer to the
findings when applying for funding, and for policy-makers, who can use it to
look at how amateur arts groups could be better supported. The results will be
published in the summer.
As a thank-you for completing the survey you will be
entered into a free prize draw. Three respondents will be selected at random
and receive £150 for their group.
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Square Dance Caller Training
Would you like to train as a square dance caller? The
RPM Joint Committee of the square dance association and the callers' club are
looking for potential students for their caller schools, which are run on a
residential basis and last five days.
This training would suit experienced MCs used to
teaching English country dancing (especially Playford). No calling experience
is required but you must be thoroughly familiar with the Mainstream square
dance syllabus (see
www.callerlab.org
and go to 'Dance Programs' to check your knowledge). Training to Mainstream
level is available from many square dance clubs, most courses beginning in
September.
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