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Dancer Leaders Group (DLG)'s next masterclass, 'Support for Emerging and 'Re-Emerging' Artists & Arts Professionals' is taking place on Friday 19 January, 10am-3pm at FABRIC Studios, and it is FREE! 🤩

The aim of this masterclass is to support up-and-coming dance professionals to understand how to create a sustainable career in the arts and cultural sector. It will be a space to upskill participants and give them the confidence and passion to move forward in their work, looking at things like branding & USP, income generation, ways of working, where to find work and training and an exciting Q&A with a panel of industry professionals. The Q&A Panel will feature One Dance UK's Head of Comms and Marketing, Lara Coffey!

Book here: https://www.danceleadersgroup.co.uk/learningandskillsdevelopment

Members! We know Christmas can be a stressful time, so don't forget you can access our Wellbeing Webinar whenever is convenient for you? ❤️

Dance psychology researcher, lecturer and life coach Dr Imogen Aujla unpicks the importance of looking after your psychological wellbeing with helpful tools, strategies and exercises to prevent burnout and reduce stress during your busiest times.

https://www.onedanceuk.org/member-dashboard/webinars

Happy New Year! 🍾🥂🥳🎉

We are excited to continue working to ensure a brighter future for dance in 2024!

📷 Lucy McMahon by One Dance UK, Dani Bower

Join AWA DANCE for their Safeguarding in Dance course, with a special focus on working with girls and young women, on Tuesday, 30 January 2024.

Participants will get a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) certificate at the end of the training.

Find out more: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/safeguarding-in-dance-training-tickets-759601497527?aff=erelexpmlt

We are delighted to see the dance sector once again being recognised in HRH King Charles' New Year's Honours list. Please join us in celebrating the individuals who have been recognised this year and wishing them every success moving forward. see below the full list 👇👇👇👇

OBE

Morag Deyes MBE for services to Dance

Betsy Gregory for services to Dance

Solange Urdang for services to Dance and Musical Theatre



MBE

Chitraleka Bolar for services to South Asian Dance

Carl Campbell for services to African Caribbean Dance Education and Culture

Julie Felix for services to Dance Education

Jacqueline Ferguson for services to the Community in London

Alison Fordy for services to Young People and to the community

Carolene Hinds for services to Dance

Emma Wilson for services to the Performing Arts

BEM

Nora Button-Brookwell for services to Dance and Theatre

Shendl Russell for services to Dance

Pamela Wingfield for services to Dance and to the community

We are truly delighted to see the dance sector once again being recognised in The King's New Year's Honours list!

Read the full list here:

https://www.onedanceuk.org/news/dance-celebrated-in-the-kings-new-years-honours-list

Rubicon Dance's Wales Wide Training Programme Guest Talk Series returns from January to March 2024! 💬

All six sessions will be on Zoom, and speakers will share their routes into dance, plus their career highlights, some stand-out projects, some current projects, plus some challenges in their work.

Each speaker session is £10 and £50 for all six speakers. If the cost is a barrier, do not hesitate to get in touch.

For further info and to book, email [email protected]

📢 Autin Dance Theatre is looking for two Trustees and a Chair to help support the company’s development and steer them strategically towards their ambitions.

They are looking for trustees, particularly with legal skills, and accounting expertise, but not essential. They are keen to hear from individuals from the global majority and under-represented communities to ensure they are reflecting a wide range of voices and experiences within their governance structures.

Find out more: https://blog.autindt.co.uk/board-call-out/

The team at One Dance UK would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas! We hope you all enjoy your celebrations! 🎄🕺

Northern Ballet dancers and dancers from their Ability course for adults with additional learning support needs have joined forces for their first inclusive dance film, Every Little Thing is a Change! 🕺

The dance film, created by renowned Director and Choreographer Ben Wright, explores how a touch, a look or a feeling can transport us into another world.

Read more: https://www.onedanceuk.org/news/northern-ballet-releases-first-inclusive-dance-film-every-little-thing-is-a-change

📣 National Dance Company Wales seeks curious, versatile dancers with a rich physical understanding who are bold improvisers with a sense of their individual artistry!

Applications close: 19 January, 12pm
Auditions: 9 March

They welcome applications from all backgrounds.
More details: https://www.onedanceuk.org/news/national-dance-company-wales-auditions

icandance is offering dance sessions for parents/carers of disabled children and young people! 🕺

Sessions are led by Juliet Diener, an experienced dance movement psychotherapist, dance teacher, and founder and CEO of icandance. They offer a meaningful opportunity to connect with other parents and carers. No dance experience is required!

https://icandance.org.uk/

Rambert Grades has announced the appointment of Abigail Reeve as the new CEO! 👏

Abigail comes to Rambert Grades with extensive experience in the dance sector, joining the awarding organisation from Birmingham Royal Ballet where she was Executive Producer for seven years.

Read more: https://www.onedanceuk.org/news/rambert-grades-appoints-new-ceo-abigail-reeve

For our final Secret Santa giveaway, we're giving away a year's membership to One Dance UK, plus a t-shirt and tote bag! 🎅🎁

A One Dance UK membership offers access to bespoke expert advice across various topics, including education, health and wellbeing, fundraising and more, exclusive resources and webinars, opportunities to promote your work and exclusive rates for consultancy, CPD and training.

To be entered into the prize draw, comment below why you love dance!

The competition closes at midnight on 31 December, and the winner will be announced in the new year. T&Cs apply; please see the website for more details.

📣 One Dance UK, along with colleagues from Independent Society of Musicians, National Society for Education in Art and Design and others involved in the Save Our Subjects campaign, received a response to our letter submitted to DfE calling for the reinstatement of a broad and balanced curriculum. We have now submitted a further response, questioning some of the statements.

Read the full story here: https://www.onedanceuk.org/news/save-our-subjects-campaign-receives-response-from-minister-gibb-to-letter-calling-for-broad-and-balanced-curriculum

Stopgap Dance Company welcomes Suzie Birchwood as Co-Chair of the Board to help drive forward their organisational mission of using dance as a movement for change! 👋

Read more: https://www.onedanceuk.org/news/stopgap-dance-company-announces-the-appointment-of-a-new-co-chair

📢 DanceWest is seeking to appoint a Director to spearhead the management and growth of the organisation.

The Director will oversee all operational, financial, fundraising and technical aspects of the organisation. The candidate must possess the skills to build strong relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders, including service users, staff, trustees, partners and supporters.

Deadline: 15 January 2024
More info: www.dancewest.co.uk/workwithus

Flexus Dance Collective and Sterran Dance Theatre return to Arena Theatre Wolverhampton with ‘All About the Fight – Going the Distance’! 🥊

The Wolverhampton-based dance organisation has reworked its trailblazing Grime dance theatre production, which honours the skill and spirit of boxing.

Read more: https://www.onedanceuk.org/news/flexus-dance-collective-and-sterran-dance-theatre-return-to-arena-theatre-wolverhampton-with-all-about-the-fight-going-the-distance

📣 The five networks that were successful in their bids for the AHRC Dance Research Matters Network funding have been established!

The programme aims to raise the profile and value of dance as a research area. The ecosystems created by the Networks traverse across South Asian dance, digital black dance, future dance ecologies, critical dance pedagogies, and pluriversal dance practices.

Read more: https://www.onedanceuk.org/news/dance-research-matters-networks

University of Chichester's Dance Department is holding auditions for their Undergraduate and MA programmes!

Discover courses that develop your performance, creative, research, and technical skills within dance. Their dynamic Dance courses allow you to explore a broad range of topics and specialisms in performance and technical development, research and theory, and education and contextual studies.

Find out more 👉 https://www.chi.ac.uk/dance/

The Language of Dance® Centre has just launched a fully on-demand online course! 💻✏️

It is primarily aimed at movement and dance teachers who wish to learn the basics of Language of Dance® (LOD) to then deliver LOD sessions in their own setting. It can also be useful for practitioners who are interested in new pedagogical approaches to movement exploration, creativity and choreography, and for those looking to investigate and deepen their own movement understanding.

The course focuses on the exploration and understanding of the 10 fundamental LOD movement concepts and symbols. After successful completion, candidates will have further training available to them depending on their needs and interests.

Find out more: https://lodc.org/online-course/

📣 A new report from the House of Lords highlights the devastating impact government policy has had on creative subjects.

The committee’s findings and recommendations regarding government accountability measures, including the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) and Progress 8, support One Dance UK’s long-established concerns and calls for reform.

Read more: https://www.onedanceuk.org/news/house-of-lords-committee-calls-for-reform-of-accountability-measures-in-schools-due

🥁🥁🥁 It's time for our next Secret Santa giveaway...

We're offering £100 towards dance space, whether your dance work takes place in a studio, a co-working space or a research space, to help you kick-start 2024!

To enter, please complete this short form: https://www.onedanceuk.org/what-we-do/one-dance-uk-secret-santa

The competition closes at midnight on 31 December, and the winner will be announced in the new year. T&Cs apply; please see the website for more details.

Birmingham Royal Ballet 🩰 is delighted to announce Rachael Magson as its new Director of Development!

Rachael will focus on strategic fundraising and planning to help widen partnerships, develop the company’s community and outreach work and support BRB’s future ground-breaking programming and international touring.

Read more: https://www.onedanceuk.org/news/birmingham-royal-ballet-announce-appointment-of-new-director-of-development

“It is imperative that we now take collective action.”

One Dance UK, Dancehe, People Dancing and Society for Dance Research have released a joint statement following flurry of dance course closures in Higher Education.

There is an urgent need to focus on how the future of dance in education can be protected and rebuilt.

Read the full story here: https://www.onedanceuk.org/news/it-is-imperative-that-we-now-take-collective-action

Elmhurst Ballet School students, staff and governors are celebrating after being graded ‘Outstanding’ in its latest Ofsted report! 👏

Read more: https://www.onedanceuk.org/news/elmhurst-ballet-school-celebrates-outstanding-ofsted

A host of exciting new names have been announced as part of Children Today's 'Empower in Motion – A Ballet Inclusive' gala at Sadler's Wells in February 2024! 🩰

This stunning evening of classical ballet and contemporary dance will feature show-stopping performances from both disabled and non-disabled dancers who share narratives of unity and inclusivity.

Read more: https://www.onedanceuk.org/news/further-acts-confirmed-for-empower-in-motion-a-ballet-inclusive-gala

Are you still searching for the perfect gift to give a dance-loving family member or friend this Christmas? Look no further than One Dance UK gift membership, the ideal present to give anyone with a passion for dance! 🎄🎁

By joining our dance community, the recipient will receive access to bespoke expert advice, exclusive resources and webinars, opportunities to promote their work and exclusive rates for consultancy, CPD and training.

👉 https://www.onedanceuk.org/support-our-work/shop?fbclid=IwAR3ipA9nGJk_Cfswigo-0HEUePIQ9_DxCv9g4lC201OGqzPg_4xWyEh2rug

📢 Ballet Cymru are looking for new trustees!

Ballet Cymru is a company with a dynamic vision and a reputation for artistic excellence and innovation. They are looking for new trustees to help them reach an increasingly diverse audience and to reflect the wide spectrum of communities in Wales.

Find out more here: https://www.onedanceuk.org/news/ballet-cymru-seek-new-trustees

Aakash Odedra Company are hosting a workshop with Alleyne Dance in January 2024! 🙌

The Intensive will consist of Company Class, Learning Repertoire and a Creative Session. This will be a physically demanding programme involving complex and technical vocabulary, where participants will develop their performance skills, stamina, and creative language.

Find out more: https://www.curveonline.co.uk/whats-on/workshops/roots-alleyne-dance-workshop/

Want to support the dance sector and promote your brand? We have great opportunities for sponsorship and advertising at our One Dance UK Awards! ✨

As a sponsor or advertiser, you can profile your business, deepen your engagement with our vast audiences and get connected to our community of venues, artists, and dance professionals from across the UK.

The One Dance UK Awards unite and showcase the people who make an impact on the vibrant UK dance landscape. The ceremony will take place on 10 February 2024. If you're interested, find out more about the options available here:https://www.onedanceuk.org/media/ktqiod3u/awards-sponsorship-pack-2024.pdf

Not sure what to get your friend or family member who loves dance for Christmas? We've put together a gift guide to give you some inspiration! 🎀✨

Comment below what's at the top of your Christmas list this year or any ideas you think would make a great present for a dance lover!