Louise is a creative arts practitioner with a specialism in dance and movement and has over 20 years experience of delivering across a wide range of projects, settings and events. She is the founder of JumpStart into Primary School Dance, which provides curriculum delivery, one-off workshops, teacher INSET and resources, and has recently qualified as a Forest School practitioner. The ethos of all of her work revolves around enabling children’s creativity and empowering their voices through movement, nature and dance.
What we offer…
– Curriculum delivery: bringing school topics to life and immersing children in a cultural arts experience (for example, WWII, The Romans, Volcanoes, the seasons)
– On Your Marks: a fun and engaging programme that leads reception children through activities that are creative, inclusive and ignite their desire to ‘Make their Mark’!
– One-off workshops: based on the environment and making a difference OR on significant events and celebrations
-Teacher CPD: building teachers’ confidence in planning and delivering dance to their classes
– Arts Award projects at Discover and Explore level
– Dance Resources: lesson plans and ideas
“I’ve had nothing but praise from the team for your lessons. Thank you for all your hard work and research that has definitely brought our topic to life”
Sketchley Hill Primary SchoolThe children “looked so relaxed and so confident and it was lovely to see that an opportunity like this helps them to show that they can do things and can shine in their own way”
Thrussington Primary School
Recent projects include…
Chocolate and Willy Wonka (Church Hill Infants, Thurmaston)
– six week curriculum project exploring chocolate with year 2
– focused on key narrative and characters from the story
– finished with a performance to the school
CPD training session (Ratcliffe College)
– half day workshop for KS1 teachers
– booked through South Charnwood and Melton SSP
– practical event looking at ‘People Who Help Us’ and exploring the theme through movement and creative planning
Diwali Experience Day (Newcroft Primary School, Shepshed)
– One day event for year 2s
– Explored the story of Rama and Sita through creative dance and gesture
– Finished with a performance