Working alongside learners from other schools and professional dance practitioners. Birmingham Royal Ballet describes Freefall’s guiding principle as “Dance is for everyone”, with dancers encouraged to contribute their own creativity and ideas to choreography.

 

As part of the project, our learners have worked collaboratively with other schools to co-produce a performance, contributing their own ideas, movement and creative choices. They have also developed their dance skills by learning ballet movements with Birmingham Royal Ballet instructors and Freefall SEND performers.

 

The project supports:

 

	Article 12 – the right to be heard: learners contribute ideas and choices to the creation of the performance.
	Article 15 – the right to join groups: learners work and create alongside young people from other schools.
	Article 23 – the rights of disabled children: learners have meaningful opportunities to participate in creative and cultural experiences.
	Article 31 – the right to relax, play and take part in cultural and creative activities: learners participate in dance, performance and creative expression.

 

It links particularly to RRSA Strand B – Teaching and Learning about Rights and Strand C – Teaching and Learning through Rights, as learners experience participation, inclusion, collaboration and creative choice in practice.

 

Through their movement, creative choices, engagement and participation, learners have contributed to shaping the performance alongside their peers. Their ideas form part of a genuinely collaborative piece of work.

 

The project reflects Freefall’s established approach of supporting dancers to bring their own ideas and creativity to group choreography, recognising individual styles and contributions.