Reference
E/ME7/7/1
Title
Correspondence file, including information as follows:
Date free text
1988 - 1990
Production date
From: 1988 To: 1990
Scope and Content
- letter from headmistress of Challney Girls’ High, Luton regarding parents wishing to withdraw Asian girls from swimming lessons, with examples of letters written by parents;
- cutting from Times Literary Supplement regarding South Asian dance scheme at Bedford College of Higher Education (BCHE) [see also E/ME7/4/1]; detailed report by member of Arts Council on South Asian dance in education, examining current practice and drawing partly in BCHE residency scheme;
- photograph of professionals (and pupils/students?) taking part in a dance;
- letters from Eastern Arts Association regarding establishment of a South Asian Dance Animateur post in Bedford and hoping Local Education Authority will join in funding;
- report of Chief Education Officer and County Treasurer on promotion of ethnic minority cultures, including dance animateur proposals;
- detailed proposal for appointment of South Asian Dance Animateur in Bedford;
- letter from headmistress of Springfield Lower, Kempston, enthusing on dance display at the school by a professional Indian dancer;
- job description of Asian Dance Animateur post;
- notes of meeting to discuss feasibility of Dance Animateur post;
- report on the value of Indian dance in the curriculum;
- report on South Asian Dance Project 1989/90.
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