Ancient and modern Egyptian drumming and dance

The Nile School Shakers. Ancient and Modern Egyptian Drumming and Dance for Primary Schools {Key Stages 1+2}Ancient Egypt is a fascinating subject for children. We bring to life the celebratory aspect of Ancient and modern Egyptian culture with our Presentation, Dance / Drumming Workshops and Show. 2/4 or 5 hour workshops available with drumming and dance or perhaps just one activity. Competitive prices working from London and the surrounding counties and beyond. Please visit our website for further details.With our tried and tested format we offer an amazing experience for the children and a worry free day for the teachers. Our team are all experienced and skilled performers who inspire and bring out the best in pupils. We are fully insured and each carry an up to date full DBS.
A typical day (4 hours two performers) could be:
All three classes together for introduction with slides and demonstration of instruments, then working with one class at a time, we split the class half drum half dance for 30 mins workshop then swap groups for another 30 mins before moving on to the next class for an hour then the remaining class for another hour we then perform a show with the three classes for the last half hour. we are also able to accommodate two classes or even four in a day. We also supply all the drums.
Some quotes from the children:
‘I thought it was going to be really difficult but there are lots of tricks to it.’ Paul aged 10‘My favourite part was performing dance & drumming to the whole year group. For the dance the boys wore hilarious hats and us girls tied scarves around us. I will never forget that experience.’ Jemma aged 9‘The best part was doing the camel dance move ... at the beginning I was really nervous but afterwards I thought it was amazing.’ Ahmad aged 6‘I'll remember this day for the rest of my life’ Serena aged 7
Other favourite quotations:
‘It's like a trip coming to us’ and 'Are the teachers paying you well?’
And what about those school teachers?
‘The children had a wonderful day and thoroughly enjoyed all the activities. It brought our topic on Egypt to life.’ Teacher in Essex‘I was amazed to see children with quite severe behaviour problems concentrating & participating perfectly.’ Teacher in Herts‘They loved it - even the tough guys in Year 6’ Teacher in Kent