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Our next Arts Coaching Weekend will be held on Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th October 2023.
Arts Coaching Day 2019
There's an interesting article about the day in the Gazette and Herald: https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/18015099.everything-cheerleading-crochet-lions-devizes/
Knitting |
Metal embossing |
Clay tile making |
Knitting |
Crochet |
Crochet |
Samba drumming |
Metal embossing |

On Saturday 26th October 2019 Devizes Lions will be holding an Arts Coaching Day where local primary school children in year groups 4, 5, 6 (ages 8 to 11) are invited to try one of several artistic activities that they might not otherwise have the opportunity to experience.
We believe the arts should be accessible to everyone. We would like to offer our local primary school children the chance to try something new – from contemporary dance to drama, felt-making to samba. This is the opportunity for children to have fun, doing something different.
You never know, you might find your new favourite hobby!
Lions will be visiting your school in June to tell you more about it.
Make a note of the date and watch this page for further updates.
Click on this link to download a copy of the poster to pin on your wall: 2019 Arts Coaching poster
ACTIVITIES AND VENUES
Musical Theatre | Easterton Village Hall |
Disney Songs | Easterton Village Hall |
Samba | Easterton Village Hall |
Clay Tile Making | Wiltshire Museum |
Felt Making | Wiltshire Museum |
Metal Embossing | Wiltshire Museum |
Drama | St Andrew's |
Circus Hoops | Devizes Scout Hall |
Contemporary Dance | Devizes Scout Hall |
Street Dance | Devizes Scout Hall |
Cheerleading | Devizes Scout Hall |
Crochet | Devizes Books |
Knitting | Devizes Books |
BACKGROUND TO THE ACTIVITIES
Musical Theatre
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Do you enjoy singing and performing? Then this is perfect for you! A morning filled with singing and movement to children's favourite musicals! A short performance will be presented to parents at the end of the workshop. Children should come dressed suitably, wearing dance shoes or trainers. |
Disney Songs
If you love Disney and singing then this is for you! Come and enjoy a couple of hours of singing your favourite Disney songs! We will sing a variety of songs, from golden oldies to the latest films. A short performance will be presented to parents at the end of the workshop. |
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Samba
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OK! Who likes making lots of noise? (Samba has a £5 supplement, payable on the day.) |
Clay Tile Making
Design and make your own decorated clay tiles, based on mediaeval tiles in the Museum's collection, using red and stone coloured air dry clay. You can also look at the carved stone work we have in our mediaeval collections to create gargoyle faces in clay or small figures, or use printing foams and inks to print some of the tile designs you created. |
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Felt Making
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Learn wet felting techniques and gain inspiration from Wiltshire landscapes and wildlife to create a felted book mark and picture. You can also make cards and picture using pre-prepared felt pieces and fabrics. |
Metal Embossing and Wire Work
Discover prehistoric treasures made from gold and bronze in our Museum galleries. Use these designs and patterns to make your own embossed and twisted metal pieces. You can make jewellery or use the embossed metal to decorate pictures frames or other shapes. |
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Drama
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If you like to act, you will enjoy this creative workshop exploring characterisation and scene development. You will learn different ways to create characters and scenes in a fun way, whilst building confidence and making friends. |
Circus Hoops
More than just Hula Hoops! |
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Contemporary Dance
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This is not classical ballet but how to move gracefully with feeling. |
Street Dance
You will find out how Street Dance originated in New York in the 1970s. Evolving on the streets of Manhattan and the Bronx, it was developed as an improvised, social dance form, reacting against traditional, high-art dance styles. Popular with African-Americans and Puerto-Ricans, street dance was used as "an expression of resistance and cultural identity outside of the mainstream" (Kerry Maxwell, 2018). |
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Cheerleading
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Cheerleading is not just about shouting in time with others! It began during the late 18th century. Students at this time rebelled against lecturers' harsh teaching methods by organising their own extracurricular activities. In the 1860s, students from Great Britain began to cheer and chant in unison for their favourite athletes at sporting events. Soon, that gesture of support crossed overseas to the United States. American Cheer learning was originally an all-male activity that started at Princeton University in 1877. lt was not until 1923, at the University of Minnesota, that women were permitted to participate in cheerleading.
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Knitting
Learn how to knit a garter stitch square and find out about all the possible uses for it. You will leave the workshop armed with a starter kit, your first square and a great idea for your first knitting project.
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Crochet
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Learn how to crochet using double crochet stitches in the round to make bird bunting. You will leave the workshop armed with a starter kit and your first bird with the knowledge to complete your project at home.
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Interested?
Then ask your school for an application form. They will be available after we have visited your school in June.
Alternatively, you can download a copy here: ApplicationForm.pdf
Remember to return it to your school by Friday 5th July 2019.
Devizes Lions acknowledge the generous support of Wayside Garage who have kindly sponsored this event. | ![]() |