Dance Workshop: An Introduction to Choreography with Vicky Hunter and Louise Rushford
Saturday 8th August / 10 – 11.30am and 12.00 – 1.30pm.
These two 90mns workshops can be booked separately or together.
One workshop (am or pm) £15/£12 concession / Both workshops £28/£23
No dance experience is needed for these playful one or two-workshops designed for anyone curious about choreography, movement, and creative expression. Participants can expect an engaging, welcoming experience that encourages imagination, creativity, and connection through movement.
During the sessions, participants will explore simple tools for creating movement using contemporary dance, working with space, time, and improvisation in a relaxed and supportive environment.
Through fun creative tasks and collaborative exercises, the workshops will introduce the basics of dance making and help participants build confidence in generating ideas, composing movement, and sharing work with others.
Inspired by the work of professional choreographers, the sessions will include:
Theme and variation
Floor plans and spatial design
Working with props and objects
Observing and recording movement through mark making and basic notation
The workshops are led by Vicky Hunter who is a Professor of Dance; she designed and led the MA Choreography programme at the University of Chichester from 2012-2023 and is currently a Visiting Research Fellow at Bath Spa University. Her work as a choreographer spans theatre, opera and contemporary dance and she specialises in site-specific dance making and research. She has published articles and books on dance and choreography including an edited edition of ‘Contemporary Choreography: A Critical Reader’ with Routledge publishers in Jan 2026.
Vicky will be supported by Louise Rushford, the Creative Director at RRS, who trained at the prestigious Laban Centre in London for a postgraduate degree in contemporary dance & choreography after studying for a BA Hons in Fine Art/Sculpture. She worked as a dance teacher and professional dancer for 3 years with a small contemporary touring company after completing her MA before returning to a career in Fine Art.
*Please arrive 10mins before the start and wear comfortable clothes, socks or bare feet.
*Refreshments provided