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Have you always loved dancing, be it on your own in your bedroom, in the studio or in the street? Do you look up to Michelle Obama, Billie Eilish, Millie Bobby-Brown or Misty Copland as role models? Want to know how your dance enthusiasm could transform your future? Then the AWA DANCE Leadership Bootcamp is for you! If you’re between 14-17 years old, ​you are based anywhere in the world, then prepare to Zoom like you’ve never Zoomed before. 
On this bootcamp you will learn about how to be more confident with your body, how to understand better that your voice matters, or how a mentor and role model can help you grow and develop.  We believe that YOU are the next generation of amazing females that will help shape the world for the better, and our workshop leaders will help you find the way!

​Check out our workshop leader below
We want this to be a meaningful experience for us all, so spaces are limited.

Dates: Friday 26th, Saturday 27th, & Sunday 28th February
Time: Friday 5.30 - 8:00pm / Saturday & Sunday 3.30 - 7:00pm UK time (GMT) 
with ​two short breaks each day​
Fee: £35 for 3 days
Deadline to book: Friday, 19th February 2021
Language of delivery: English
​Online Platform: Zoom
If you need any access requirements, please do let us know
​and we will endeavour to meet you access needs.
For questions, contact us at: chloe@awadance.org

​*See below the list of the sessions that will be delivered over the Bootcamp. We would like to emphasis that making all of these sessions would be most beneficial as the timetable has been designed to create a linear journey throughout the three days, ​however if there are one or two sessions that you are not able to make, we would understand.
​Avatâra Ayuso
Founder & director of awa dance
​She is the choreographer and Artistic Director of AVA DANCE COMPANY, a cultural leader and activist in the dance world. She is committed to empowering women through the performing arts. Her worked has shown internationally in different continents, in her mission to move away from Eurocentric perspectives in the arts and society
Sunbee Han
Dancer and K-POP ARTIST
Sunbee trained in Dance in South Korea, gaining a BA & MA. Sunbee won the gold medal at the Dong-A National Dance Competition – the most prestigious dance prize in South Korea. In the UK she has performed with Henri Oguike and Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company
Celine Gittens
birmingham royal ballet principal dancer
Céline Gittens is a Trinidadian-Canadian ballerina. She is a principal dancer at the Birmingham Royal Ballet, in Birmingham, England. 
Kathryn Stamp
Head of communications and impact at awa dance
Kathryn holds a Ph.D. in Inclusive Dance from Centre for Dance Research, Coventry University. She is also the Head of Communications and Impact at AWA DANCE!
Tamar Dixon
Dance and Creative Entrepreneur
Tamar also known as Unique Tay is a community-based dance practitioner, workshop facilitator, writer and founder of West Midlands based, Unique Movez Dance Collective. Tamar is committed to advocating the voice and vision of aspiring dancers; while exploring culture and well-being through dance movement, leadership and through sharing cultural perspectives, practices and international exchanges. 

Tamar also works for One Dance UK, raising the platform for Dance of the African Diaspora (DAD). ​

Photo cred: Richard Battye @ River Studio ​
Anna Watkins
CHOREOGRAPHER
Anna Watkins is a freelance dancer and Artistic Director of Watkins Dance Company. She is a former Tavaziva dancer and recently founded theArtists. platform representing freelance dance artists. She has been a mentor for the AWA DANCE mentoring programme and is committed to empower the next generation of dancers.
SESSIONS
Develop your confidence: What does it mean to be a leader? 
K-Pop Dance workshops
What can dance teach us about leadership?
How to be heard: Your voice matters!
The importance of finding a mentor
Inspiring role models

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