With so much going on in the world of dance, we are super excited to announce the launch of the brand new “Dance News Round Up” to keep you in the loop with what’s available online, offline and hybrid in all genres of dance and fitness!

From taking part in classes, events, workshops and performances

To help, support and provide jobs for dance teachers, dance and performing arts schools

This is where it all comes together!

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy and Healthy 2021!

Brought to you by the Popdance Team

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Online Dance Classes

Mondays – 6.30pm – Hotpod Flow Yoga with Paula – Paula will guide you through a flow of postures to work the body as well as calm the mind – everyone welcome

Tuesdays, 7.30am – 8.00am – Stretch Class with Lianne – a class for adults of all abilities to stretch and mobilise your body and improve your overall flexibility.

Tuesdays, 10-11am, Popdance Seniors/Beginners with Kerry, all the way from Cyprus, low impact, fun dance moves to pop music from the 80s, 90s, 00s and current tracks

Thursdays, 2-2.30pm, Popdance Kids with Megan – for aged 5+, the class is all about learning fun dance routines to their favourite pop tracks – for all abilities

Thursdays, 7.15am – 8am, Ballet Barre with Lianne – a ballet inspired full body workout, combining elements of dance, yoga, strength training and pilates. For adults of all abilities

Thursdays 6pm – 7pm, Sun Power Yoga with Paula – a blend of 4 traditional styles of yoga. Sun salutations and a flowing sequence of postures moving with the breath – great for adult beginners and intermediates

Fridays 9.30am – 10.15am, Ballet Bums with Lianne – the first HIIT ballet workout of it’s kind, cardio based to upbeat music – no ballet experience required

Fridays 10.30-11.30am, Popdance with Lianne – a fun dance class for adults – learn fun dance routines to pop music that you love from the 80s, 90s and 00s and current tracks. Great fun for all abilities

Saturdays, 9-9.30am, Popdance Kids and Tots with Megan – suitable for some of our younger Popdancers. Learn fun dance routines to pop music that they love

Offline Dance Classes

Hitchin, Hertfordshire – Ciara is running a Popdance Christmas School Holiday Camp in Hitchin, Hertfordshire on Tuesday 22nd and Weds 23rd December, find out more and book here

Find a dance class or workshop in your area – click here – can’t find one in your area? Get in touch to discuss getting something set up for you – [email protected]

Dance News

Emma Louise Dance Club does Children in Need dance Challenge – we love this!

Our Chief Legwarmer Wearer, Sue Wybrow, gets together with local businesses to recreate some Christmas Classics for local charity Home Start Herts – check out the video to see how they got on here

Join Popdance Partner, Shauna Flanagan, who owns Shauna’s Dance Fitness on TikTok – Shauna runs her own TikTok account, with some of her posts reaching 42.3k!!! plus she heads up the Popdance account – connect and duet with her

Keep up to date 24 hours a day with all the latest dance news, share your dance news wherever you are in the world, in the brand new Dance News Worldwide facebook group – for dance teachers and those that love to dance

Dance Gifts For You

Download these fun Christmas activity sheets for the kids – wordsearch, puzzles and some good old fashioned colouring in. Send us photos of your completed sheets, or tag us on social media and we will share for you – you could even win a famous Popdance magnet – woo hoo! Instagram, facebook, twitter

Have a crack at this fun Popdance Christmas routine to “Rocking Around The Christmas Tree” – fun to do with the family, pals, even over zoom – why not film your routine and share with us on social (with parental permission of course)

Support for Dance Teachers

Popdance launch Partner Opportunity for Dance Schools Globally

101 Marketing Tips for Dance Teachers – available as kindle or hardback from Amazon – great stocking filler for dance business owners

Help and support for your dance and performing arts school – watch the short video here

Register to get our free Marketing Tips for Dance Teachers straight into you inbox every month

Jobs for Dance Teachers

We are looking forward to partying again in 2021, if you are an amazing dance teacher and would like to work with our team running fantastic parties, workshops and classes, then register your details completely free with us today

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Emma Louise Dance Club get dancing for Children In Need

Popdance Partner, Emma Louise Dance Club, got together with all their different dance classes to raise money for Children In Need.

Here’s a fantastic video of them all in action.

If you’d like to donate to Children In Need, you can do so via the button below

Donate to Children In Need here

Duet with Us!

Step one – watch the dance routine on TikTok

Step two – Duet with us

Step three – donate to Children In Need

Big thanks to Popdance Partner, Shauna, of Shaunas Dance Fitness for leading the dance

Dance Birthday Parties in Ratby, Leicestershire

We are super dooper thrilled to be working with Paula Tenwick of Yogibird fame.

We caught up with Paula to find out a bit more about what she does and why she wanted to partner with Popdance.

Paula, you run a fantastic yoga business called, Yogibird, so what made you look at becoming a Popdance partner with us?

I’d always been interested in sports and was a gymnast and dancer from a young age. As I grew older, I realised how important keeping active and taking time out for myself was – dance and fitness became a large part of my life.

I wanted to work with Popdance as it was a great fit with what I was doing. Popdance gave me the support, encouragement and team to help me to do what I wanted to do.

I was working in a day job, but had the flexibility to run my own Popdance classes and also benefit from Popdance birthday parties.

Unfortunately, I had an injury and had to stop running my regular Popdance classes, but the beauty of partnering with Popdance was that I could still run Popdance birthday parties when the team offered them to me – so I wasn’t putting as much pressure on my knees every week.

I was also thrilled when Popdance asked me to run a Corporate Workshop for Walkers Crisps staff and teach them a Spice Girls routine!

And since working with Popdance, I’ve now had the courage to start my own Yoga business, Yogibird, and it’s great to have the help and support from Popdance with that as well. Popdance help me to promote Yogibird as well as offer me Popdance birthday parties and workshops, which brings me additional revenue and customers for Yogibird!

The team are really friendly, approachable, driven, motivating and inspiring and they encourage me to be part of that team too – so when I get a spare five minutes, I can even choreograph for them and get paid for it.

I have no hesitation in recommending partnering with Popdance – it’s great value, extremely effective and the support I get from the team and other Popdance partners is fantastic.

Find out more about Yogibird here


Find out more about working with us here

With so much going on in the world of dance, we are super excited to announce the launch of the brand new “Dance News Round Up” to keep you in the loop with what’s available online, offline and hybrid in all genres of dance and fitness!

From taking part in classes, events, workshops and performances

To help, support and jobs for dance teachers

This is where it all comes together!

Brought to you by the Popdance Team x

Online Dance Classes

Popdance are running online dance classes for all ages and abilities, including Halloween workshops – learn fun dance routines to pop music that you love

Make A Move Dance Academy run online stress-free, fun and inspiring dance classes for all ages – with no pressure and no competition!

Zoom dance classes in basic ballet, intermediate ballet and basic contemporary with Jade Lily Dance

Join Brilliant Theatre Arts this half term – featuring online workshops with cast members from Come From Away and Hamilton and a Matilda casting workshop – find out more and book here

QuaranTap every Thursday over Zoom – email Jenny to book your place

Zumba and Bolly with Jo online

Ballet Bums and Ballet Barre online with Lianne

Offline Dance Classes

South East of England

Angie’s Dance Academy now offer a hybrid of classes to suit dancers of any age, experience, level and interest. Plus they welcome dancers with physical limitations or disabilities. Covering Potters Bar, Welham Green, Flamstead, Redbourn, St Albans and Wigmore.

Join Brilliant Theatre Arts this half term – with a workshop creating a musical in a day (face to face event in South East) – find out more and book here

Scotland

Dumfries & Galloway – book a free trial at Emma Louise Dance Club

Dance Gifts For You

Ballet Stories for Young Children: New Friends – free storybook and free printable worksheets from DancePrint

Halloween Activity Sheets for you to print and get stuck in – email Popdance to get your free copy

Support for Dance Teachers

New Content Released! Ballet jump progressions and a lesson plan on South African Fold Dance with Dance Teachers Support

First Aid Training for dancers, dance teachers and chaperones – fundraising activity also available at PowerMedics

Outstanding online teacher training opportunity for Performing Arts Teachers with i-path

Stay fit with Dance2Fit choreography and client-focused routines

Popdance launch Partner Opportunity for Dance Schools Globally

101 Marketing Tips for Dance Teachers – available as kindle or hardback from Amazon

Jobs for Dance Teachers

Reigate, Surrey, UK – Zapphire School of Dance, Music, Aerial and Cheer are searching for brilliant, enthusiastic and experienced instructors for weekend and weekday work (evenings after 3pm) at their studio. Contact Katy & Charlotte with your availability and cv to admin@zapphireschoolofdance.com

South East London – EOS Dance School are looking for early years ballet, tap and street dance teachers for weekdays after-school, weekday mornings, Saturday and Sunday morning slots available. Email Arianna with your cv.

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