Here at  The Forge we are very excited about being involved in the Big Dance 2012 – The UK’s biggest ever celebration of dance. There are already two opportunities to get involved now! You can read about them below.

Travelcard Wallet Design Competition with Design Museum

Can you capture the rhythm, energy and movement of dance in a design?

To celebrate Big Dance 2012, you are invited to design the cover of a Travelcard Wallet. The design for the wallet should capture the energy of dance as part of the programme’s promotion to the public.Your design should reflect your ideas on the theme of Dancing in the Streets.

Two finalists will be selected from all the entries, years 5 – 11 years and 12 – 16 years. The winning design will printed on to travelcard wallets and displayed in the Design Museum Shop.

Click here to download the competition brief and travel card template for details of how to enter.

Submission Form

Closing date for entries is Thursday 1 March 2012.

Sign Up Now!

Big Dance Schools Pledge – 18 May 2012

The World Record

The Schools Pledge is all about providing groups with the inspiration and tools to engage with dance and to be one of thousands of schools, colleges, universities, workplaces and any other groups taking part in a global world record attempt.

The Pledge is in two parts:

1. Take part in a world record attempt for the ‘Largest simultaneous dance routine – multi-venue’ on your school site at 1pm on 18 May 2012 which is also the day the Olympic torch arrives in the UK.

2. Undertake to do 20 minutes of dance a day during Big Dance week

The Choreography

The choreography for the world record attempt will be created by Wayne McGregor, Artistic Director of Wayne McGregor | Random Dance and Resident Choreographer at the Royal Ballet.

What Next

The taught sections are available to download from the Big Dance website now – after that it’s all up to you to learn the dance and join in on 18 May. To sign up now follow this link.

Over the past two years, 900 schools have signed up to take The Big Dance Schools Pledge. We’re hoping that 2012 will be the best yet. The record is currently held by the Netherlands with 264,188 participants in 1,472 locations.

Get Set

London 2012 wants to reward you! Schools and colleges that take part in Big Dance can join the London 2012 Get Set network. They will be recognised by London 2012 with a plaque, certificate and can also use the London 2012 education logo.

These schools and colleges will also receive exclusive rewards such as Olympic Park tours, visits from athletes and priority access to Games tickets through the London 2012 Ticketshare initiative too. Visit www.london2012.com/getset to find out more.

Visit the Schools Pledge page on the Big Dance website for more information.