Soptosur

Working for the Community

Area of Lessons:

Asian Music

Asian music is an umbrella term for numerous musical traditions and styles in Asia. It includes Central Asia music, East Asia music, South Asia music Southeast Asia music, and West Asia music. Different musical traditions of Asia offer unique experiences to listeners.

Classical Music

Classical music generally refers to the art music of the Western world, considered to be distinct from Western folk music or popular music traditions. It is sometimes distinguished as Western classical music, as the term “classical music” also applies to non-Western art music.

Dance

Dance is the movement of the body in a rhythmic way, usually to music and within a given space, for the purpose of expressing an idea or emotion, releasing energy, or simply taking delight in the movement itself.

Bangla Lessons

Bangla is the official language of Bangladesh and is also spoken in India and other parts of the world. If you’re interested in learning Bangla, you can join our bangla lessons.

Public Speaking

Public speaking is the process of communicating information to an audience. It is usually done before a large audience, like in school, the workplace and even in our personal lives. Public speaking is important because it helps you develop your communication skills and confidence.

Fitness

We run weekly yoga and badminton classes for all age groups.

How we do it

We want to provide dance and music activity that celebrates the local culture and tradition of our multi-cultural community and give opportunities for local disadvantaged young people the chance to get involved, have some fun and make new friends, as well as learning new skills.

We run weekly workshops over 6 months culminating in at least 2 Performance /Celebration Events in the school holidays (Easter & Summer). We recruit local artists to work with our volunteers to run the workshops for young people. We provide 3 hour sessions each week. There will be 2 music and 2 dance sessions each week. We split each session into different age ranges, under 13’s and 14+.

Our committee members and current service users share our services with family and friends. We have a growing online presence developing through our Facebook page where we advertise our events. We produce posters to display in our community venues such as libraries, health centre, schools,  local shops, mosques and churches. We also speak to lots of people to encourage interest and participation. We don’t charge for our activities, so that we minimise exclusion for financial reasons. We also talk to social services, schools, health services and more, in case they are aware of families/children who might be interested in our organisation.

Who we are

Soptosur: an organisation based in Dartford. We work with all age groups. Our area of lessons includes Asian music, classical music, dance, Bangla lessons, public speaking, yoga, physical exercise, meditation and so on. We cover Dartford, Crayford, Bexley, as well as surrounding areas. We started our journey in 2019.

Company Number: 13954658. Company limited by guarantee, March 2022.