BOP Jazz Theatre comes to the North
- What: BOP Jazz dance workshops, forum & question and answer session
- Where: Hype Dance Company, 60 Upper Allen St, Sheffield, S3 7GL
- Dates: Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th April 2026
- Schedule: Read on..!
Hype Dance Company in Sheffield are hosting BOP Jazz Dance Comes North on the weekend of 18th & 19th April, with workshops and lectures for dancers, teachers, choreographers and jazz dance enthusiasts. This is a unique chance to work with a great team of dance experts from Body of People, aka BOP the UK’s Premier Jazz Theatre Company.
We hope to have support from Arts Council England to make this happen and be able to offer this experience at a heavily subsidised rate (attend everything for just £50.00 or see individual prices below) and gain knowledge from the UK’s leading voice in Jazz Dance. Each masterclass will reflect, and references, the lineage of dance styles rooted in the jazz dance canon.
Explore and experience the rhythms and beats of African dance with Bafana Matea, the creative pulse of creative jazz repertoire with Dollie Henry MBE and high energy musical theatre with Omar F. Okai.
There will also be the opportunity to put questions to the team during the Q&A session on Saturday and the All Things Jazz discussion forum on Sunday. The weekend will conclude with a Jazz History lecture with Dollie Henry MBE and Paul Jenkins. Check out the line-up…
Saturday
- 14:30 – 16:30, Jazz Dance Workshop for young people (£15)
- 16:45 – 17:45, Dance careers Q&A with Dollie Henry MBE (BOP Jazz), Paul Jenkins (BOP Jazz), Omar F.Okai (BOP Jazz), Bafana Matea (BOP Jazz) & Anna Olejnicki (Hype Dance) (free to workshop attendees or £5 for everyone else)
Sunday
- 09:15 – 10:30, Afro Jazz Groove dance workshop with Bafana Matea (£12)
- 10:35 – 11:50, Creative Jazz rep with Dollie Henry MBE (£12)
- 11:55 – 13:10, Musical Theatre Jazz with Omar F.Okai (£12)
- 13:10 – 14:00, Lunch Break
- 14:00 – 15:30, All Things Jazz discussion forum with Dollie Henry MBE, Paul Jenkins, Omar F.Okai, Bafana Matea, Anna Olejnicki & Paulina Chochulska (free to workshop attendees or £5 for everyone else)
- 15:45 – 17:15, Jazz History lecture with Dollie Henry MBE and Paul Jenkins (free to workshop attendees or £7.50 for everyone else)
Register your interest
If you are interested in being part of phase one of this amazing project please register your interest by completing this form below.
Anna Olejnicki, founder of Hype Dance Company is managing the project so if you’ve any questions then please email her directly at anna@hypedance.org.uk.
Don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity to be part of BOP Jazz Dance Comes North where we know you’ll learn so much, be inspired and most of all, have fun!
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