Participatory arts and environmental advocacy are the essence of Global Water Dances. It consists in the organisation of an annual worldwide dance performance as well as an education program.
The GWD education program is made of a series of ten activities inviting teachers and learners to explore practices and values of dances for knowledge acquisition, skills practice and enduring understanding in dance education. Four strands are addressed at a time: creating dance, performing dance, responding to dance, connecting through dance. The interpersonal connections, growth, questions and bonds that can be created through dance are envisioned as the strongest way to unite students from early childhood to university as well as both local and global communities to safeguard clean water for all.
The Global water Dances is a one-day event for the worldwide performance, done biennially. GWD Education program has a flexible duration. The duration depends on the number of activities implemented by the teachers and dance educators, their own constraints and the context in which it is applied.
