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SUMMARY:Training Workshop with Visiting Artist - Suzie Birchwood
DESCRIPTION:About the workshopFind Your Engine is a full-day inclusive ba
 llet workshop for all abilities\\, movement backgrounds\\, and body types
 . Whether you use a wheelchair\\, crutches\\, or move in another way\\, t
 he workshop is designed with every participant in mind.Using the Suzie Bi
 rchwood Methodology\\, informed by Universal Design and the Dance Unstuck
  Method\\, the day explores ballet’s core language — line\\, musicali
 ty\\, and phrasing — through multiple pathways.Participants are invited
  to discover their own “engine”: the primary artistic drive within th
 eir body. Legs\\, wheels\\, crutches\\, torso\\, spine — all are valid\
 \, all are welcome. Through exploration\\, improvisation\\, duet\\, and e
 nsemble work\\, participants build movement skills and create shared chor
 eography together. No prior ballet experience necessary.About Workshop Le
 ad Suzie Birchwood is a disabled dance artist\\, educator\\, and facilita
 tor with over 25 years of experience in performance\\, choreography\\, an
 d inclusive dance practice.After embracing disability at 17 during classi
 cal ballet training\\, she developed a practice spanning both mainstream 
 and disabled dance\\, discovering new creative possibilities through move
 ment. As a wheelchair dance artist\\, Suzie has performed and created wor
 k nationally and internationally with companies including Stopgap Dance C
 ompany\\, Ballet Cymru\\, Candoco Dance Company\\, Lila Dance\\, and the 
 Marc Brew Company\\, as well as presenting her own work at Sadler's Wells
 .What to expect The workshop is structured to take you on a journey\\, fr
 om individual exploration through to shared ensemble work\\, you will exp
 lore the core language of ballet: line\\, direction\\, musicality\\, and 
 phrasing.You will be invited to find your own way into each movement\\, t
 o identify your engine\\, the part of your body that drives\\, initiates\
 \, and articulates\\, and to work from there with full intention and inte
 grity.You will be supported throughout by Suzie and given clear tools and
  language to help you make conscious\\, creative choices about\\nhttps://
 www.gayout.com/europe/united-kingdom/glasgow/events/training-workshop-wit
 h-visiting-artist-suzie-birchwood-2026-08-06
LOCATION:The Pearce Institute\\, The Pearce Institute\\, 840-860 Govan Ro
 ad\\, Glasgow\\, G51 3UU
URL:https://www.gayout.com/europe/united-kingdom/glasgow/events/training-workshop-with-visiting-artist-suzie-birchwood-2026-08-06
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