Can arts benefit the people you work with or your community? We provide arts sessions to places such as Schools, Youth Groups, Work Places and Care Settings.

At the moment, our current programme focuses on the performing arts however we have more art forms being added. If you have a specific art form in mind, we may still be able to help via our pool of artists so please do get in touch!

KS1-4 Dance for Schools 

We support schools with their dance requirements by providing Arts Point Artists who deliver high quality lessons.

We can help schools extend their dance provision, get their least active pupils moving, enhance curricular learning, meet PE requirements and much more.

Educating Dance (a programme of cross-curricular dance originally curated by The Right Step Dance Company) and Mindful Moving (a well being project to support pupils) are both available exclusively at Arts Point.

From Nursery to Year 11, all of the lessons are tailored to the group and, because we house a team of teachers, we can help with a huge range of things. We are inclusive in our approach and are happy to talk to you about the various needs your pupils may have.

Dance Clubs

– For fun or fitness

– To encourage your least active pupils

– Before school, at lunch or after school

– Learn a new skill

– A huge range of dance styles to choose from

– Discounts for multiple block bookings

“Both clubs are going well. Both teachers have been fantastic and the children have commented just how much they are enjoying themselves.”

Mrs Barrett – Warren Wood Primary School

“We have really enjoyed seeing Rebecca teach our classes. She has some fantastic ideas and is brilliant with the children. The end result has brought out the children’s creative ability and really enhanced their understanding of our topic, food chains.”

Miss Lewis and Mrs White – Miers Court Primary School

Educating Dance

Our specially trained Educating Dance AP Artists design a workshop or group of lessons using your theme and the Curriculum or EYFS. All lessons provide opportunity for creativity and performance. The AP Artists can work with a different year group each term or be available occasionally. Here are a few ideas…

Cross-curricular Dance: Mighty Metals, Sound, Extended Sentences, Egypt

Historical or International Dance Styles: Aboriginal Dance, Tudor Dance with Medieval Castles, Dance of Our School (dance styles inspired by pupil’s cultures)

Theme Weeks: Book Week, Science Week, Arts Week

One Off Events

From an hour long workshop to a big project, the AP Artists are available to tailor their lessons to your event.

– We can help with timetabling

– Educating Dance, Historical Dance, Dance that Celebrates a Theme and any of our dance styles are available

– Dance a thon

– Theme Weeks like Book Week, Science Week or Arts Week

– Exam Practice

– Celebrate and school/class achievement

– Distract from SATS

– Hook Days

“It’s really nice to see the children do something different for World Book Week. All the children were really enthused about the story and it was lovely to see how dance was used to look at the story without words or picture. It was great that every child was involved and dancing When they went back to the classroom, they were still moving.”

Mrs Whale, Head of English – Greenvale Infants School

“That was super fun. I wish I could dance everyday instead of school!”

“I don’t normally like dance, but this is really good!”

Participants – From some of our AP Artists lessons

And More..

We love a challenge so please get in touch to see if we can help with your dance idea. Here are some more things we have on offer.

– Site Specific Dance

– PPA Cover

– Sports Funding

– Outdoor dance and fitness sessions

– Inclusive Dance

– Training for school staff

– ‘Clubs’ for staff

– Family Dance Events

– Fundraising Events

– Choreography for performance (such as year 6 shows)

Dance for adults:

Dance has a very positive impact on all adult’s health and well being. We work with people of all ages including older adults living in care homes.

Active Armchairs (a programme of seated dance curated by The Right Step Dance Company and licenced to Arts Point), One to One (movement and play) and Social Dance Companies (dance groups for fun and fitness) are all available exclusively through Arts Point. We offer Chair Based Exercise (CBE), Circle Dance, Zumba Gold, Clubbercise and other licenced dance styles with specially trained AP Artists. We also provide Intergenerational dance and dance for events.

The sessions are inclusive and can be provided for all types of settings including residential homes, retirement or care homes and day centres, specialising in low impact and seated exercise and dance for adults and older as adults as well as dance for fitness.

These adult dance lessons have featured on the BBC multiple times (view one documentary here), in various newspapers, and as part of events across Kent and Medway. Arts Point works with large charities such as Age UK and Kent Association for the Blind as well as individual care homes.

Active Armchairs

Active Armchairs is the most versatile of all the lessons we facilitate and is most beneficial on a regular basis. With the emphasis on enjoyment, participants have fun and relax whilst benefiting physically and mentally from the dancing, music and games.

– Scientifically proven benefits (Read about the Enhance Project)

– Meaningful Activity

– Seated Dance, low impact, inclusive

– Creativity, choice and conversation are central elements

– Adapted for each individual, organisation and group’s needs

– Most beneficial on a regular basis

– Featured on the BBC

– Our most popular dance style

AP Artists are specially trained to become Active Armchairs Facilitators and all have current Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults (SOVA) training and are Dementia Friends.

“Well being is very important to us all, at Barton court we try and personalise activities as much as we can to the individual. Active Armchairs is suitable for all abilities to join in. For some this may be just observing, but still feeling part of the event as joining in with the music. Everyone knows how important music is to people living with dementia, so this has been a key part as well.”

Elaine, Activities Co-ordinator – Barton Court Care Home Ltd.

“She doesn’t usually like to join in activities so it’s just brilliant to see her dancing with the scarf.”

Carer – Winchester House

One to One

Movement for those who are unable to leave their room. They prevent loneliness and encourage movement. The varied sessions could include sensory elements, conversation and music.

The Active Armchairs Facilitators receive additional training to deliver One to One. The facilitator visits four residents in an hour and is joined by a staff member who knows the residents well.

– Meaningful activity

– Facilitators adapt in the moment

– Varied elements make this a personalised session

– “Watch the magic happen”

Social Dance

For groups that already meet regularly or we can create a group for you. Often run at retirement homes or in sheltered housing, social dance groups evolve with the group so they come in many forms including with a fitness focus, performance, or of a certain dance style.

– Standing, seated or a combination of both

– Low impact dance

– For fun and fitness

– Combats loneliness

Active Armchairs Facilitators receive additional training to provide these sessions and, the sessions can also include elements of dance styles such as Zumba Gold, Circle Dance and Clubbercise.

Trust Us

As well as our Artist’s past experience and high standard of training (degree or equivalent as minimum), they are always keeping up to date and looking forward.

The AP Artists regularly take part in Continued Professional Development (CPD) and all have a current DBS checks and relevant insurance. We are GDPR compliant and have extensive and well written policy and procedure documents to work alongside those at the organisations we visit.

Active Armchairs Facilitators receive additional training and all have current Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults (SOVA) training and are Dementia Friends.

A scientific study into the benefits of Active Armchairs conducted with The University of Kent and published in 2020. The project was called Enhance.