British Sign Language (BSL)

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“Ardour academy is a beautiful studio; clean and well equipped, there are excellent teachers and a fantastic variety of classes and events on offer. Sara who runs the studio is super friendly, welcoming and passionate, she always creates a relaxed and warm environment at the studio. We are lucky to have this dance school in Roath, thank you Sara, please keep up the excellent work.” – Kim Noble

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We are proud to have been researching and piloting a range of deaf accessible projects in the past few years. We currently run a number of our *projects and *classes with BSL communication support and have a deaf ‘BSL Engagement officer’ who is supporting us in developing a strong link with the deaf community.

We offer a range of BSL introduction courses and our staff and volunteers are learning BSL level 1.

Please keep an eye on our future BSL courses and BSL accessible projects.

Butterfly Soup with Zosia: Bodies of Water – Dec 16th

Butterfly Soup, LoveMyBody, Monday, Studio

Cymraeg

Monday 16 December 2024 from 19:30-20:30

December’s Butterfly Soup session will be led by Zosia 🦋🌀

Bodies of water…
We all know that we should drink more of it, we notice when it falls from the sky, we notice how we feel when looking at large bodies of it and how its movement stirs things in us.

Moving with inner and outer waters we will use the age old theme of water to find deep rest and a more fluid way of moving, for our selves and with others. A series of invitations to move in response to imagery ending with a short time to draw or write.
Zosia is a dance artist, facilitator and trainee Gestalt therapist. She is interested in movement in all its forms.

We hope you can join us! 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️

6-week Introduction to BSL Progression Course – Jan 2025

Events, Saturday, Studio

Welcome to our Introduction to BSL Progression Course!

This is a 6-week course suitable for anyone who’s completed any of our initial Introduction to British Sign Language* courses or has some basic knowledge of BSL. The course will cover a range of topics to improve your confidence in using BSL 😊

*If you are a complete beginner, please wait to join our next 6-week Introduction to BSL course.

When:
Saturday mornings 11:00 – 12:30 from 11 January until 15 February.

Where:
Ardour Academy studio, which is located upstairs in The Globe Centre on Wellfield Road, CF24 2PE.

Drawing – Festive Crafts with Caroline Richards

Drawing & Craft, Events, Studio, Wednesday

Cymraeg

Starts: Wednesday 4 December 2024 from 19:15-20:15

What better way to get into the Christmas spirit and more importantly, get cosy and creative, than some festive crafts? 😁🎄

There’s no pressure to be “good,” it’s all about having fun and taking some time to switch off and create!

This month’s sessions take place on Wednesdays 4, 11 & 18 December at 7:15pm.

As always, Caroline will provide a safe, communal and supportive environment in which to relax, allowing creativity to flow 🧡

The course is £25 or £10 for deaf, hard of hearing and those with Hardship Passes. Weekly drop-in is £8.50.

We will have a BSL Communication support available every week.

FAQ: Tell me more about your connection to the BSL community

We have a strong connection with the British Sign Language (BSL) community and offer BSL-interpreted events and classes to ensure that our programs are accessible to the deaf and hard of hearing. If you require BSL interpretation, please let us know in advance.

*we try to make our classes as inclusive as possible so we are happy to offer hardship passes which will offer free passes to most of our classes for anyone unable to fund their classes. If you have a serious injury or disability, and wish to take part in our classes please let us know and we would be happy to offer a consultation with our director.