Blazing Saddles Taster Movement Workshop – Brighton
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Blazing Saddles Taster Movement Workshop – Brighton

Blazing Saddles Taster Workshop for women and girls. Come and dance with your bike, develop new skills and boost your cycling confidence.

By KP Projects CIC

Date and time

Saturday, June 22 · 10:30am - 12:30pm GMT+1

Location

Preston Park

Preston Road Brighton and Hove BN1 6SD United Kingdom

About this event

  • Event lasts 2 hours

    Sussex Blazing Saddles and The Bicycle Ballet Co present a FREE taster Blazing Saddles workshop. Come and dance with your bike (or borrow one) at Preston Park, Brighton.

    Blazing Saddles is an outdoor performance celebrating the impact of bicycles on women and fashion from 1890s onward. This unique taster session offers a flavour of the show, which will be created with local participants in Brighton in September 2024 as part of Sussex Blazing Saddles.

    You will learn the show's choreographic structures and moves, as well as create your own moves and short sequences, finally working together with the whole group.

    Following this taster, we very much hope you will take part in September's Blazing Saddles show in Brighton. The show will be created with participants on Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd September, with a finnal performance & ride through the city on 22nd


    Taster Workshop Schedule

    10.15 – 10.30: Arrival

    10.30 – 10.40: Intro and welcome

    10.40 - 10.50: Warm up

    10.50 – 11.20: Basic skills

    11.20 – 11.30: Break

    11.30 – 12.20: Patterns and group work

    12.20 – 12.30: Finish up


    About Sussex Blazing Saddles

    Sussex Blazing Saddles is a heritage project, exploring the pioneering cycling women who transformed their clothing to be able to ride, changing society and driving the campaign for women's votes, in Newhaven, Worthing, Brighton & Hove, and Bexhill.


    More information on:

    Blazing Saddles show

    Sussex Blazing Saddles


    Supported by National Lottery Heritage Fund.


    Frequently asked questions

    Do I need a bike? What do I do if I don't have one?

    Yes you will need a bike. Please bring it along if you have one, If not, it may be possible to borrow a bicycle. If you need one, please contact us on info(at)sussexblazingsaddles.co.uk giving your age and height.

    Is there an age limit?

    There's no age limit, but participants need a basic level of cycling skills. We recommend Bikeability Level Two, and be able to cycle safely with one hand off the handlebars.

    Why is it for women and girls only?

    Yes – our aim is to shine a light on the historical impact of the advent of the bicycle on women, and to encourage more women to ride today (especially as women are much less likely to cycle than men). There will be future opportunities for everyone to join in.

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    KP Projects CIC

    KP Projects CIC works with a range of partners to create surprising, intriguing & inspiring outdoor arts performances, installations & community engagement projects for the widest audiences. Our work focuses around the environment, sustainability & healthy living, with projects exploring cycling, recycling, awareness of local environments, digital storytelling & new technologies in public spaces.

    kp-projects.co.uk