Schools Program guide

G.U.L.P Get up, love playing
Gulp assists new and less experienced musicians, vocalists, dancers and other artists to promote and develop their own creative performances. Gulp provides transformation from the classroom to the performance space and offers unique assistance and experience in performance delivery.


Groove Around The Globe

Groove Around the Globe is a fun, highly participatory performance for children which teaches about different world cultures in a creative, energetic and unique fashion!
Groove Around the Globe teaches dance steps from the Andes of Peru, Brazil, the Caribbean, Russia, Spain, Scotland, India, Japan, Egypt and Africa

Groove Around the Globe aims to

Groove Around the Globe provides space, freedom, inspiration and the framework for children to challenge, interpret, initiate and further progress in artistic skills as well as cultural awareness and appreciation.


G.A.T.E.Ways - for gifted students

Mzuri dance network partners with G.A.T.E.Ways to deliver programs offering challenging and enriching activities to develop and extend highly able children across three states of Australia. Mzuri has been providing G.A.T.E.Ways with stimulating programs for more than 6 years. The program provides the chance to gain a new understanding of their capabilities, talents, artistic ability including rhythmical intelligence, body coordination, dance technique and their personal movement essence and style with students who are also in the category of highly able students.

In Mzuri’s exciting contemporary dance program Beat Street, students gain insight into the history of modern Africa and the contexts which allow the emergence of storytelling through popular music. Students learn dance sequences from countries such as Congo, South Africa, Senegal, and across the ocean to Jamaica.
The program engages with students on many levels:

To find out more about G.A.T.E.Ways visit http://www.gateways.edu.au


Spot The Zebra, The Musical

Written by Suzanne Mzuri Watts
Story told and performed by Fitzroy Primary School students as an Arts Victoria, Artists in School Program 2004 and Manningham Primary School in 2004
A discovery of self acceptance and a celebration of taking hold of life's adventures, Spot the Zebra's story is told through Australian fusions/ interpretations of African music song and dance. It passes through the vastness and diversity of cultures (12 countries) and natures gifts through the eyes of a little kid Zebra.

A story of a Spot, the Zebra who loses his stripes. Spot travels the world, ocean and sky to try and find his stripes only to discover there are more important things in life.

Spot The Zebra, The Musical. For further information, email admin@mzuridance.com.au

Mzuri has also choreographed and directed productions for Sacred Heart Primary School, Kengsington, Banyule Primary School, St Timothys Primary School, Manningham Park Primary School, Old Orhcard Primary School, & *King David Primary School (*with Chris Lesser as director and Suzanne Mzuri Watts and Lamine Shonker as Choroegraphers ) For testimonials, dvd footage, quotes and further details please click here.

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