BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.0.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2507@bob.guide DTSTART:20250728T100000Z DTEND:20250728T163000Z DTSTAMP:20241211T135742Z URL:https://bob.guide/events/girls-in-dance-festival-2025 SUMMARY:Girls in Dance Festival 2025 DESCRIPTION:The Festival where Girls Move the World!The first ever Girls in Dance Festival is a festival for girls aged 13-18 years who enjoy dancing to get inspired\, empowered\, learn about leadership and be part of a com munity of like-minded girls!The Girls in Dance Festival offers girls a saf e space to connect\, grow and be yourselves\, using dance as a transformat ive tool in that journey. It will be an opportunity to have fun\, learn ab out careers in dance\, and learn skills to become change makers in your pe rsonal and future professional lives.You can attend on your own\, with fri ends or as part of a group. Either way\, you will have chances to connect with other girls.WHERE? Midlands Arts Centre in BirminghamWHEN? Monday 28t h July\, 10am-4:30pmWHO? Our charity is an inclusive space: this event is open to self-identified girls\, 13-18 years old. Any girl who enjoys danci ng in any capacity (whether in a dance school\, community centre\, at scho ol or at home!) is welcome.Curated and organised by the charity AWA DANCE \, this is a unique in-person event that celebrates girls' futures with:da nce workshopsinteractive stallsStands to buy itemsProfessional role models from leading organisations and individualsand more\, to inspire the next generation of girls through the power of dance.IMPORTANT TO KNOWTicket pri ce is for the whole day from 10am to 4.30pm\, and includes a goodie bag wi th many different productsLunch is included in the price of the ticket\, a nd will be provided by Midlands Arts Centre. A vegetarian option is avail able (please select when you make the booking). This is a no nuts event. P arents/accompanying adults are not allowed\, apart from specific circumsta nces (e.g. if you require it for accessibility purposes). Only the AWA DAN CE volunteer team and community leaders that bring a group are allowed in the festival areasAll our team and volunteers are safeguarding trainedEver yone involved in the Festival (including team\, volunteers\, guests\, teac hers\, etc) will be women.Please make sure you answer all the questions du ring the booking process\, or you won't receive the tickets.Groups of 4+ g et a 20% discount per ticket.We also offer 'pay what you can' tickets\, to include anyone who might want to participate. If you would like this opti on\, please email vittoria@awadance.org (no questions asked).Read more abo ut the programme for the day on our website. We will keep updating it with more information.F.A.Q.Is the Girls in Dance Festival accessible?You can find all the information on the accessibility of the Midlands Arts Centre here.We will also have a quiet chill-out room you can use if you are exper iencing sensory overload and need to step away from the crowd.If you need an adult to accompany you in order to access the Festival\, we are happy t o accommodate it. Please email vittoria@awadance.org to discuss further.We will ask you to give us any details about your access requirements in the booking form and we will do our best to accommodate them. If you would li ke to discuss you access needs with us in more detail\, please email vitto ria@awadance.org.What do I need to bring to the Festival?We recommend that you wear comfortable clothing and shoes to attend our dance workshops.Som e stalls will be selling products\, so we suggest you bring some money wit h you if you would like to make purchases.Lunch is included in the price o f the ticket. We suggest you bring a water bottle that you can fill up thr oughout the day at our water stations.What Health &\; Safety measures a re you putting in place?We are constantly working and reviewing our Health &\; Safety measures with our expert consultants. Please find below som e of the measures we are enforcing to ensure the safety of the girls atten ding the Girls in Dance Festival:A Safeguarding Lead will be on site for t he whole eventOur team of staff and volunteers all have enhanced DBS check s and safeguarding training. Everyone who is part of the Festival will be briefed with our Safeguarding rules and policy.As part of our booking proc ess\, we ask ticket holders to tell us their accessibility needs\, medical conditions and allergies\, and the details of two emergency contacts.Ever yone involved in the Festival (including team\, volunteers\, guests\, teac hers\, etc) will be women.Any questions not listed here? Please contact vi ttoria@awadance.org.We will keep updating this section and our website wit h more information. 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