Coming to Portsmouth Guildhall for the first time
The producers of Dance Live! the dance event for schools and colleges that has been taking the country by storm for the last five years, along with its Studio Edition event for dance schools, studios and youth dance organisations, will be hosting their first conference in dance and technology at Portsmouth Guildhall on Tuesday 30th September.
The full day DTEC conference, designed for those looking to expand their knowledge of dance, digital tools and technology, will bring together a community of schools and teachers from across the UK to showcase existing resources and present emerging ideas and tools that are being developed for the future.
Suitable for dance teachers from mainstream, private and specialist schools, dance school owners and facilitators and emerging teachers and facilitators, the DTEC conference will enable attendees to overcome technophobia, incorporate technology and AI in dance and promote ethical storytelling and authenticity in dance.
Whilst utilising their knowledge and expertise as the organisers of Dance Live! which annually engages over 7,000 young people to create BIG production moments, DTEC aims to advance the skills of those involved in the contest and also share knowledge to the wider dance and teaching community.
Speakers at the DTEC conference include Thomas Buckley, a leading voice in XR, who will challenge the morality of current technology and rephrase it as a tool to make the world a better place, and Stacey Green, Co-Founder of the TIRED Movement and Shades Dancewear who will share her mission to ensure that dance is inclusive and representative of the diverse world we live in.
Delegates will also have the choice of a range of workshops to attend throughout the day, led by the speakers plus Katie Dale-Everett Dance and Morvell Dance, including ‘The use of creative technology to encourage inclusive physical activity in the classroom’, ‘The craft of technology – creating personal, expressive and artful video content’, ‘Engaging young people through motion capture and dance technology’ and ‘Choreography, confidence and collaboration to refine your skills in leadership for an unforgettable performance’.
Cherry Lambert, organiser of the DTEC Conference and Senior Producer for Dance Live! said “We can’t wait to bring together a community that is passionate about youth dance to share knowledge, experience and best practice. Breaking down the barriers of technology, attendees will gain experience of the many tools available including AI, 3D Avatars, Motion Capture, CapCut and Adobe Suite, and develop the confidence to use these with the young people they work with. Technology has woven itself into every aspect of modern performance and Dance Live! is a platform that fully embraces this culture”.
Tickets for DTEC – Dance & Technology Education Conference are £35 and can be purchased now at www.dancelive.co.uk