A conference, a conference...

With punctuation in crisis among school leavers, is it time to explore a more kinaesthetic approach to teaching grammar and punctuation in schools? Can dance interpret incorrect punctuation and show how a misplaced comma or an errant semi-colon can stop the flow of creative writing? And can dance illustrate how correct punctuation can improve the flow of a sentence, giving it back its natural rhythm and setting the writer free?

A post graduate dancer in residence at Priory School in Lewes, its Year 9 English and dance students and a professional writer and lecturer in Broadcast Media at the University of Brighton join forces to explore the rhythm of the sentence through movement to see how dance can improve creative writing.

Captured by a crew from the University’s Broadcast Media course, the resulting DVD and paper will be presented at conferences, with a special cut and manual available for teaching purposes.