Classes & Workshops
Bloco Ashê: Bury Samba
A welcoming and exciting samba percussive workshop catering for beginners and beyond. The band welcomes new members.
Stagecoach
With Ruth Mauriello
A workshop for young people aged 6 to 16 with an interest in dance, drama and music. (More information from Ruth on 0161 763 6161 /07738 267346).
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Aiming High
Bury MBC Childrens Services and The Met are extending their services for young people with disabilities and/or additional needs with weekly drama sessions.
Build confidence, make friends and learn great skills in a fun and creative environment.
Call 0161 761 2216 for more information or to enrol.
Bury Boys Break-Dance
A Break-Dance crew for boys from ages 11-16 (school year 7 to 11).
Learn break dance moves and stunts with the chance to perform as a crew.
All levels of experience welcome.
Mondays 5pm-7pm
Streetwise Drama
A weekly drama session for young people. Contact Streetwise on 0161 253 6476.
Metro Jazz
led by Munch Manship
A community jazz workshop led by Munch Manship, open to everyone over 16 with at least intermediate skills (experience of playing in a band not necessary). Front line musicians needs.
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Met Express
A drama group for people with disabilities. Only accepting new members for the Tuesday am session.
Tuesdays 5pm-7pm
Black Pudding Youth Theatre Company
Youth drama from Bury Youth Service, led by MaD Theatre. Email D.Cretney@bury.go.uk for more information.
Tuesdays 5.30pm-7pm
Bury Youth Dance
Led by Claire Fildes
For 11-17 years olds interested in dance. Bury Youth Dance explore their creativity through dance for performance. Participants are invited by audition. Recently the group have been invited to perform in u-dance England's regional showcase Word in Motion, and also in Signatures the youth dance platform for the north west.
Salsa Beginners Course
Do you think you can dance? Prove it by talking our brand new eight week salsa course lead by Amos De Roover from Latin Vybez.
The course is aimed at total beginners, no previous dance experience is necessary, just a desire to have fun, get fit and learn to dance the Latin way. Starting with the absolute basics of Salsa and building week by week into a catalogue of steps that can be taken forward into more advanced classes.
Come on your own or with a partner and be prepared to have fun and get fit!
Salsa Improvers Sessions
Do you already know how to dance, but want to improve your skills? Come to these weekly sessions and learn how to raise your game.
Wednesday 28 April
Wednesday 19 May
Wednesday 9 June
Wednesday 30 June
£4 per session
Bury Vocal Collective
Led by Rose Hodgson
For people who want to sing - regardless of whether they think they are in tune or not!
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Wednesdays 5.30pm-7pm (BYT2: 9-13 year olds)
Wednesdays 7pm-9pm (BYT1: 14 years +)
£2.50 per session
Bury Youth Theatre
Led by Claire Fildes, Mark Young and Sammy Deas
Bury Youth Theatre is a fun drama session which takes place at The Met every Wednesday. BYT members explore their creativity through devising, improvising, games, and other performance related activities whilst developing skills such as team building, voice projection and confidence!
This term we'll be looking at stimulus to create drama with BYT1 and also at slapstick comedy performance with BYT2.
Places available - call 0161 761 7107 for details.
Fuse Dance
Dance with a difference for the over 50s
No experience needed, just enthusiasm to dance. The sessions will include exercises to warm up, strengthen and stretch plus sequences of movement from various dance styles. Some creative movement work will be incorporated – all aimed to be fun. No need to book, just come along. Please wear clothing suitable for dancing in.