Looking for a unique present for the dance lovers in your life this Christmas?

Take advantage of our special offer on our NEW long-sleeved t-shirt tops and CDs of the stunning Africarmen soundtrack!

Prices include UK Postage & Packing

CD: £6

Long Sleeved T-shirt: £15

CD and T-shirt: £18

Email chloe.seddon@tavazivastg.wpengine.com to order yours today!

Please order by 5pm Friday 16th December for Christmas delivery.

T-shirts

The long-sleeve t-shirt tops are perfect for layering up in class or rehearsals!

Available in unisex sizes small, medium or large (please indicate sizes when ordering)

Africarmen CD

Composed and arranged by Fayyaz Virji, this is the powerfully vibrant, specially-commissioned soundtrack of Tavaziva’s production Africarmen.

The music vividly and dynamically evokes an exciting fusion of intoxicating rhythms and melodies, capturing the emotion and fiery passion of the Carmen story

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Join us for a intensive two-day professional programme of classes and choreography with Bawren Tavaziva.

Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th May, 10am-6pm

Venue: The Place WC1H 9PY

Cost: £80 (early bird £65 before 6 May 2016)

Prepare for a physically demanding but highly enjoyable experience. Classes will include Ballet, Contemporary and Zimbabwean dance styles Jerusarema, Mhande and The Dinhe.

Suitable for professional dancers or those in training.

Places are limited so book early!

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Saturday 16th April 2016, 7.30pm
Lift Off Dance Festival
Southhill Park, Bracknell
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Tuesday 19th April 2016, 6.45pm & 8.30pm
Leyton Orient (Football Stadium)
Leyton Orient FC v Plymouth Argyle FC
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Photo: Anna Watkins, Dancer: Deena Smith

Are you aged 14-19? Do you want to try something different and have the opportunity to perform at a festival and football stadium this Easter?

Ziva Youth dance is offering young people the chance to work with Tavaziva’s professional dancers to create a unique African-Contemporary dance piece to be performed at Lift Off Dance Festival and Leyton Orient Football stadium this April.

Thursday 7 & Friday 8 April 

10:00-15:00 – Two-day creation workshop

London Contemporary Dance School, Kings Cross WC1H 9PY

Monday 11 April 

17:15-18:45 – Rehearsal

Leyton Sixth Form College, E10 6EQ

Saturday 16 April

 All day- Performance Lift Off Dance Festival

South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell RG12 7PA (transport from London will be provided)

Monday 18 April 

17:15-18:45 – Rehearsal

Leyton Sixth Form College, E10 6EQ

Tuesday 19 April 

17:30-20:30- Performance at Leyton Orient FC

Leyton Orient FC E10 5NF (with FREE tickets to the match)

FREE to participate! No prior dance experience is necessary.

PLEASE NOTE:  You MUST be able to attend ALL rehearsals and both performances to take part.

Email Kathleen.Murphy@tavazivastg.wpengine.com  to book your place!

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Wednesday 16 March 2016

Time: 9am-4pm

Location: Siobhan Davies Dance Studios, London SE1 6ER

Tavaziva’s Artist Development Day will include two sessions; safer dance practice in a teaching setting, and how to create and deliver workshops around a touring production.

Cost: £30

Booking essential, please email Kathleen.Murphy@tavazivastg.wpengine.com  to reserve your place.

Suitable for professionals or dancers in post-graduate training.

9am-12pm: Erin Sanchez, One Dance UK

This session will provide an introduction to key aspects of dance medicine and science in practice. During the session, we will cover:

• Adaptation and safe practice for teaching adolescents, children, and elderly populations
• Best practice regarding physiological and psychological aspects of dance participation (including key information on environment, sequencing and progression of movements, warm up and cool down and rest)
• An overview of common dance injuries, injury care specific to dance and return to dance after injury.
• Dance UK’s information sheet about First Aid for Dance will also be reviewed and discussed.

1pm-4pm: Jeanefer Jean-Charles

Jeanefer Jean-Charles is a Choreographer, Mass Movement Director and Creative Consultant with over 30 years’ experience of devising, creating, facilitating and directing dance and movement for performance. This session will explore how to create and deliver both one-off workshops and intensive workshop residencies.

Using Tavaziva’s production Africarmen as a starting point it will explore:

• How to structure workshops to reflect a company’s work.
• How to approach the themes and issues in a production, making them accessible and adaptable for different workshop groups.
• Working with participants with different levels of dance experience and mixed abilities

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