Case Studies and Reports

Hello! My name is Chloe, and I have been attending sessions, workshops and events at Inspire Youth Arts since September 2023. I initially started sessions after moving to a Nottinghamshire school for sixth form and was looking for things to do in the local area.

I originally started with the Singer-Songwriter group on Tuesdays, which I really enjoyed because I had the opportunity to turn some of my ideas into full songs. I then tried Rock School on Saturdays.

Rock School has been such a blast because I’ve been able to collaborate with the other members of my band, and up to yet we have performed at 3 gigs (with a 4th on the way!). Everyone is so lovely and it is really nice having others to bounce your ideas off of. We also spent a good chunk of the past year recording an original song, and that was really fun because we got to see an idea build up into a fully professionally made song.

In April I decided to sign up for Tappin’ In because I was looking to do something different, and I was already aware of the overlap between tap dancing and music. It was initially a bit of a struggle trying to remember all of the steps and I could not do a shuffle for the life of me, but I powered through and I really started to enjoy it. At the end of the programme we did a performance at the Mansfield Carnival, and later on we filmed several dances for a Tappin’ In film. I’ve truly gained a love for dance since starting the programme, and I’ve since sought out other dance opportunities such as the ballet class.

The past 2 years have been a lot of fun, and even though I’m moving away for university in September I am going to continue to find as many music and dance opportunities as I can.