the album: skool edition

by SAY

Rose and Lisa leap high into the air, their arms above their heads, their knees high. They look almost suspended in the air, twisting round slightly mid spin. Rose has pale freckled skin, blue eyes, ginger curly hair, is small in height and wearing bright blue trousers with a pale blue shirt. Lisa is a Southeast Asian, female dancer of small build, with black shoulder-length hair and black eyes. She is wearing a white shirt, dark pink trousers and a light pink button-up shirt, with a pink bandana around her wrist.

About the album: skool edition

The dance was exciting! I didn’t know dance could be like that that!

Primary School Audience Feedback

Celebrate the joy and innocence of making up dances to exciting new music in this interactive, outdoor dance show!

SAY’s energy is infectious and will inspire you to get creative with movement too!

Combining fast-paced and slick contemporary dance routines to exciting new music, including tracks by UK beatbox champion MC Zani and alternative pop artist Naomi Banks, the album: skool edition is an interactive dance created specifically for kids and their families.

SAY was born from Sarah Golding and Yukiko Masui’s ambition to rediscover the creativity that can get lost through formal training and to challenge the elitism sometimes associated with contemporary dance. Collaborating with music artists, SAY have combined dynamic contemporary styles to create a slick and playful performance.

the album: skool editionDance Tutorial

Production Images

  • Lisa, a Southeast Asian, female dancer of small build, with black shoulder-length hair and black eyes, dances with her legs apart and her left arm and torso parallel to the ground. She is wearing a white shirt, dark pink trousers and a light pink button-up shirt, with a pink bandana around her wrist. Rose copies the shape of Lisa’s dance but has her hand pointed upwards. She has pale freckled skin, blue eyes, ginger curly hair, is small in height and wearing bright blue trousers with a pale blue shirt.
  • Lisa, a Southeast Asian, female dancer of small build, with black shoulder-length hair and black eyes, wearing a white shirt, dark pink trousers and a light pink button-up shirt, dances with her arms wide, looking towards the blue bandana in her right hand. Rose, who has pale freckled skin, blue eyes, ginger curly hair, is small in height and wearing bright blue trousers with a pale blue shirt, copies her in the background but with a pink bandana.
  • Lisa, a Southeast Asian, female dancer of small build, with black shoulder-length hair and black eyes, dances on the left with her left arm raised and her eyes gazing towards it. She is wearing a white shirt, dark pink trousers and a light pink button-up shirt, with a pink bandana around her wrist. Kassi, who is taller and has brown skin and afro-curly hair, lunges towards Lisa with arms outstretched. Kassi is wearing light purple trousers, a light purple shirt with a white vest underneath. She is wearing white trainers.
  • Lisa, a Southeast Asian, female dancer of small build, with black shoulder-length hair and black eyes, wearing a white shirt, dark pink trousers and a light pink button-up shirt, with a pink bandana around her wrist, plays a small green ukulele close to a microphone, one knee raised on a chair.
  • Lisa, a Southeast Asian, female dancer of small build, with black shoulder-length hair and black eyes, wearing a white shirt, dark pink trousers and a light pink button-up shirt, with a pink bandana around her wrist, dances with her back to the audience, her bending backwards with her fists at her chest and her elbows held high. Kassi, who has brown skin and afro-curly hair, wearing light purple trousers, a light purple shirt with a white vest underneath, is seated behind Lisa. Her hand is held to her chest, fingers splayed, her eyes looking up to the sky. The audience are visible in the foreground.
  • Lisa a Southeast Asian, female dancer of small build, with black shoulder-length hair and black eyes, wearing a white shirt, dark pink trousers and a light pink button-up shirt, with a pink bandana around her wrist, talks into a microphone and gestures with her figure. Kassi, who has brown skin and afro-curly hair, wearing light purple trousers, a light purple shirt with a white vest underneath, stands in background
  • Lisa, a Southeast Asian, female dancer of small build, with black shoulder-length hair and black eyes, is being thrown in the air by the scruff of her neck by Kassi who is much taller! Lisa is wearing a white shirt, dark pink trousers and a light pink button-up shirt, with a pink bandana around her wrist. Kassi, who has brown skin and afro-curly, is wearing light purple trousers, a light purple shirt with a white vest underneath. She is wearing white trainers.

Audio Description

Audio description is available for all performances of the album: skool edition. Listen to the audio track below to learn more about the performance. Please contact the venue box office directly for booking this service.

Cast and Creatives

Cast:Lisa Chearles, Grace Ford, Meredith Winship and Sua Tsubokura-Aguiriano
Created by: Sarah Golding and Yukiko Masui.
Music by: MC Zani and Naomi Banks

Co-produced by The Place. Commissioned by The Place, Brighton Festival, Wild Rumpus & Just So Festival. the album: skool edition is supported by Without Walls.