by AcademyTeam | Feb 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
LGBTQ+ Representation in Arts and Culture The history of LGBTQ+ representation in arts and culture is a long and complex one. This article only gives a small overview of a huge history that dates back centuries and extends across the world in all continents. A lot can...
by AcademyTeam | Oct 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
Black History Month in the UK is October, and if you were struggling to keep Black Lives Matter in your mind and in your radar, then this is a good refresher for you. Black History Month began its life as a concept in 1926 in America, by historian, author and...
by AcademyTeam | Sep 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
Here at Academy Mews Dance Studios, we meet a huge range of artistic creators in various sectors, and they all share a common aim regardless of discipline: a desire to develop a body of work, and the space to focus and develop on it. It would be a bare faced...
by AcademyTeam | Jul 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
Regardless of where you think we are in the curve, or if a second spike is coming, we can all agree that group classes won’t be back for a while yet. That doesn’t mean you have to go without your dance learning fix, and by seeking out private lessons you...
by AcademyTeam | Jul 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
Celebrating Black culture is more than looking back at historical figures that shaped the present we now enjoy. Here is a very short list that we hope will begin your own explorations into talented people of colour leading the way in the creative arts. DANCE...
by AcademyTeam | Jul 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
In further celebration of the Black heritage of dance, music, and theatre, we have picked out a few names we think you should know. DANCE Marie Bryant Marie Bryant’s legacy is felt by dancers the world over. If you’ve ever sought to ‘dance like...
by AcademyTeam | Jun 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
As we’ve been watching the events around the Black Lives Matter movements unfold internationally, the author of this blog would like to acknowledge that a large amount of dancing happens at AMDS that has an African American, Black or Latinx heritage. Some of...
by AcademyTeam | Jun 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
If you’ve missed the conversation being had globally you might want to go and google the name ‘George Lloyd’. Also, while you’re there, google, ‘black lives matter’, ‘windrush generation’, ‘intersectional...
by AcademyTeam | Mar 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
If you read only one article about the virus and want it to be well informed and with less hyperbole than the national media, make out this one: https://www.flattenthecurve.com/ If you haven’t washed your hands with soap and water in the last hour, go do that now....
by AcademyTeam | Mar 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
It’s relentless, isn’t it? Trying to navigate your way around the huge amount of noise generated by news sources. It’s five opinions for every announcement and it’s hard work cutting through it. So many of our regular customers are self...
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