Hiya all,
I’m Innie, the Education Officer here at mimbre. Welcome to our new weekly education programme update on our blog!
This term has started off in a really exciting way. A lot of old faces have returned again for our acrobatics and street dance classes, which is fantastic news, but just as important we have had a lot of new members join the mimbre family. Welcome! All the workshops are becoming quickly filled up with talented young people which we are very proud of.
Talking about talented: We have just had the auditions for our Step-Up group 2013, the most talented and dedicated participants across all our classes for young people. All those who tried out for the group were amazing and worked really well as a team, which is what we wanted to see, so well done. I am so excited to see them develop more acrobatic skills over the term.
Read about what some of the participants from our Hindle House group have to say about our classes:
Felicia – 13 years old
Project Assistant for Hindle House
What I do: I help out the children in the Hindle House group aged 8-13 years old. I do the register, help them if they are having trouble with the acrobatics or the street dance. I also help Innie with the fruit. It’s mainly like I am taking Innie’s job.
What I think about the workshops: mimbre’s workshops are very good. It does not just help children to learn how to dance and do acrobatics, but it also helps them build up their confidence and I think it is vital for children to be confident about themselves and performing in front of other people. That was one of my problems: I wasn’t very confident, but coming to mimbre has really helped me to be confident. Also I have become a better street dancer and I am better at acrobatics and that’s thanks to mimbre.
Kiki – 11 years old
Participant of 3 years from our Hindle House youth group
I like coming to mimbre:
• To get stronger
• So I don’t get lazy
• To show off my moves and what I can do
• To get more flexible
• To learn new dance moves
• So I’m more active
• It’s really FUN!!!
Nicholas – 9 years old
Participant from our Milton Gardens youth group
I really enjoy mimbre because it’s fun and it’s where all my friends and I do exciting stuff like acrobatics and street dance. There can be funny parts in mimbre… so if someone falls on a weird part of their body it can be quite funny. Today we have done some dancing and some acrobatics and stretching. It’s a great club because it’s always fun and you learn new cool things: head stands and flips.