We are delighted to announce the session topics for Foundations for Excellence 2011 conference:

Nurturing and supporting talented young dancers and musicians

Sessions will include:

• - Is talent innate or trainable?
• - Motivation & Goals  
• - Developing and Supporting the teacher
• - Feedback and use of language  
• - Managing Expectations (students, teachers & parents)  
• - Lifestyle strategies to combat performance anxiety   
• - Training Challenging Physiques 
• - Hypermobility 
• - Teaching Young Voices Safely
• - Masterclass Observation with Ruth Gerald

We hope that you will be able to attend. Booking will be opening in September 2010.

Guest speakers to include Robin Kiel MBE, Professor Rodney Grahame, Nicolas Chisholm, Sanna Nordin, Dr Emma Redding, Imogen Walker, Rachel Rist, Richard Williams and many more.

To receive further details (when available) please contact Sophie Swainger

Please watch this space for programme update over the coming months.