{"id":31481,"date":"2016-10-21T18:09:13","date_gmt":"2016-10-21T18:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=31481"},"modified":"2016-10-21T18:09:13","modified_gmt":"2016-10-21T18:09:13","slug":"welsh-performers-bring-dance-masses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2016\/10\/21\/welsh-performers-bring-dance-masses\/","title":{"rendered":"Performers bring dance to the masses"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_31483\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 480px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/10\/Active_4_Folk_Big_EE.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-31483\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/10\/Active_4_Folk_Big_EE-480x299.jpg\" alt=\"NDCWales's Autumn tour-Folk\" width=\"480\" height=\"299\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-31483\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/10\/Active_4_Folk_Big_EE-480x299.jpg\" alt=\"NDCWales's Autumn tour-Folk\" width=\"480\" height=\"299\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> NDCWales&#8217;s Autumn tour-Folk<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Dance Company Wales (NDCWales) Autumn tour is arriving in Cardiff this November. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Folk<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> features works from a number of top European choreographers including NDCWales\u2019s very own artistic director, Caroline Finn. Three pieces will be performed at the Dance House, Wales Millennium Centre, from 14-17 November.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Alongside its tour, NDCWales has been interacting with local communities through a number of workshops. Megan Pritchard, the company\u2019s marketing and engagement assistant, says: \u201cWe\u2019ve taught in deprived areas, to the elderly and of course in schools and colleges, as well as professional and community classes.\u201d The social projects create opportunities to expose people to the world of dance, sparking the interest of the public and inspiring future dancers.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Several workshops will be taking place across Cardiff in upcoming weeks, including collaborations with Cardiff University\u2019s Expression and Broadway dance societies.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, NDCWales currently runs evening classes at the Dance House which have proven popular thus far. Sessions are available in ballet, contemporary and yoga dance.<\/p>\n<p>The dance company has covered all bases, with a successful <em>Dance for Parkinson&#8217;s<\/em> group. Dance has been shown to be a great relief for those with this condition, helping to increase mobility and coordination.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_31484\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 480px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/10\/Active_4_Rehearsal_Big_EE.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-31484 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/10\/Active_4_Rehearsal_Big_EE.jpg\" alt=\"NDCWales rehearsal\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/10\/Active_4_Rehearsal_Big_EE.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/10\/Active_4_Rehearsal_Big_EE-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31484 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/10\/Active_4_Rehearsal_Big_EE.jpg\" alt=\"NDCWales rehearsal\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/10\/Active_4_Rehearsal_Big_EE.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/10\/Active_4_Rehearsal_Big_EE-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> NDCWales rehearsal<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For creatives wishing to capture the essence of dance through art, NDCWales holds a <\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Watch Dance<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> class on the first day of each show on their tour. This opens the doors of the company\u2019s daily classes for photographers and artists to capture the performers in action. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Community projects and events are an integral part of the NDCWales ethos. Caroline Finn says: \u201cWe want to encourage people to be curious and courageous; to ask questions and to be open to new things. Dancing can unlock many doors, it can help people manage self confidence issues, connect them to their own creativity and individuality and&#8230;it keeps us fit!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A prestigious Welsh dance company takes steps to get the whole nation moving <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":276,"featured_media":31483,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[180,249,20,192,1244],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-31481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-active-life","tag-art","tag-classes","tag-community","tag-dance","tag-tour"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Performers bring dance to the masses - 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