South East Dance

Do you run a weekly daytime activity and want somewhere in Brighton to host it? 🌅

At The Dance Space we have some availability in our downstairs studio spaces during the day for anyone looking to hold a class, workshop, play session or community meet-up (or something else, we are very flexible!) 🌟

If you would like to use our modern, central, charity-run venue for your group then drop us a line on [email protected] and we can discuss how to make it happen. 📨

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Fabulous to welcome and dancers to yesterday for their pre-Pride rehearsals ❤️

Pictured here with our Artistic Director Cath James and Jaivant Patel of Jaivant Patel Company who is performing the beautiful Waltzing the Blue Gods tonight (Sunday 4 August) in our very own Jamie Watton Creation Space.

We’ve extended the deadline and introduced the option to pay by instalments for our three-day movement intensive with , , .danceartist & Emily Leu-Fong from at 9-11 September, 2024.

Aimed at disabled and non-disabled professional artists - including graduates and those in training - the intensive will include inclusive company dance class, creative tasks, improvisation and discussions.

If you’re not sure if Creative Tank is for you contact Stopgap at [email protected].

Find out more and apply via our link in bio.

As a charity, we rely on income from our classes programme, our studio hires and the generosity of our funders and supporters to offer free and low cost dance to people in our community and to support dance artists in these challenging times.

So, a massive THANK YOU to Daisy Hatch, a student Horsham School of Dance, who nominated us to receive the proceeds from programme sales at their recent show The Capitol Theatre 🙏.

It's harder than ever for artists to find the resources they need, so we will be channelling the £200 raised into our Flourish bursaries programme, which offers dance artists small financial boosts to develop their practice.

You can donate at any time to support our work by visiting our website here: https://tinyurl.com/277kxw6v

Everything you can offer is always hugely appreciated. Thanks to all our supporters and thank you Daisy!

New term of classes on sale now! 🎉

Our Autumn classes at The Dance Space are ready for you to claim your place on the studio floor...

New from September 2024: Damien Delaney's new Musical Theatre Jazz Pro Class on Wednesdays, West African Lion Dance on Sundays, plus a new season of Professional Training taught by leading guest artists and choreographers.

Check out all of the classes on offer via the full timetable:
https://southeastdance.org.uk/get-involved/classes-and-workshops/autumn-2024-weekly-class-timetable/

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1) Emily Lue-Fong from Stopgap Dance Company, who will be teaching Professional Training on Mon 9 Sep. Photo: Chris Parkes
2) Musical Theatre Jazz Pro. Photo iStock
3) West African Lion Dance
4) Propel for 11-14 year olds - taster class on Tue 1 Oct. Photo Zoe Manders

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An extraordinary trio of new works is premiering at The Dance Space 6-8pm Wednesday 24 July, as part of Triple Bill: A Space to Call Home, including:

⭐️Baggage by Lucy Clark, a moving piece of dance theatre exploring the invisible burdens we carry that are often too complex, too personal, and too heavy to share.

⭐️Lost in the world by Jess Alvares, a powerful digital film about race within musical theatre auditions, drawing directly from Jess' personal experiences, providing a raw and honest insight into her struggles within the industry.

⭐️Lucero Del Alba by Iván Merino Gaspar, a piece deeply inspired by Iván's cultural roots in Spain and the ongoing fight for LGBTQ+ rights there.

Tickets cost £12/10. Book now here: https://southeastdance.org.uk/whats_on/lucy-clark-triple-bill/

Triple Bill: A Space to Call Home is part of the Space to Call Home artist development programme, delivered by Marina Studios and supported by Arts Council England.

See new work in the raw and be part of the creative process at our new scratch night HATCH, coming to The Dance Space 7-9pm Tue 23 July.

Tickets cost a fiver and all proceeds help us help artists through our Artist Support programme.

On the bill:

⭐️Choreographer, freestyler and performer presents a work in progress exploring the concept of growing up struggling to be accepted for who you are and the challenge of shaking off that weight on your shoulders as you enter adulthood

⭐️Award winning performer and choreographer presents part stand-up comedy, part memoire, part roller disco, Bad Immigrant, exploring nationalism, identity and how to perfect the Crazy Legs

⭐️Dance artist and choreographer presents Play Time, an improvised and interactive performance exploring how The Dance Space’s surroundings can be re-purposed and transformed through playful exploration mag emoji

⭐️Dance artist .amillecooper presents Portraits of Perversity, a candle-lit guided tour bringing to life the extraordinary characters of Brighton’s beloved artist Aubrey Beardsley in all their twisted, hedonistic and decadent glory

Book now here: https://southeastdance.org.uk/whats_on/hatch/

📷️1: Will Timpson - a black & white image of a figure, seen out of focus as if captured in movement from the waist up.

📷️ 2: Jen Irons - a woman wearing a bright pink lycra skater dress and rollerboots stands in front of a view of water and skyscrapers with one leg in the air. Photo: Danielle Lockwood.

📷️ 3: Anna Des Clayes - a woman wearing brightly coloured clothing dances in front of a wall mural.

📷️ 4: Camille Cooper - a figure on a stage wearing loose pale clothing is surrounded by another three figures who move tightly against them. Photo: Freddie Rainbow.

Not only do we have a jam-packed day of performances, classes, workshops and community stalls for you this Saturday at Our City Dances, we’ve also got a rather remarkable raffle for you to enter for free too, with prizes generously donated by local companies.

You could be in with a chance to win:

⭐Brighton Yoga wellness day for two worth £70, plus two additional prizes of vouchers for a yoga class. 🧘‍♀️

⭐ 2x vouchers to Bird & Blend Tea Co. Blending Mixology Experience worth £40pp. 🍵

⭐ £30 ice cream voucher from Badiani, purveyors of iconic Italian gelato. 🍨

⭐ £50 voucher to spend on South East Dance curated classes and performances at The Dance Space. 🪩

Come and see us at the Our City Dances Welcome Desk at The Dance Space on Saturday to enter and get your hands on these fantastic prizes!

To find out more about Our City Dances click here: https://southeastdance.org.uk/whats_on/our-city-dances-2024/

First photo by Rosie Powell.

The performances at this Saturday will whisk you and your family from Circus Street Brighton and take you on a magical journey of dance and movement.🪄

Experience a CEYDA TANC DANCE performance inspired by Turkish folk culture, dance to the Brazilian Samba with two live performances by Samba Roda Viva, watch a Viennese Waltz by Rainbow Dance Step, or roam the British countryside with a short film by Imprint.

Continuing the adventure, Get Lost by Joe Garbett Dance follows two happy hikers in a place where tents can dance and massive maps swamp the land. Our Propel cohort of young dancers will take you on day out in the park, Parable Dance will perform a dance inspired by Summer and The Magic Chocolate Show will transform the events square with their fun and sassy duet.

Find out more about all these performances and all of the free activity Our City Dances has in store for you here: https://southeastdance.org.uk/whats_on/our-city-dances-2024/

We’ve got a great selection of free taster classes and workshops on offer as part of festival at this Saturday 6 July from 12-7pm.

Choose from classes and workshops by CEYDA TANC DANCE, Parable Dance, Three Score Dance, 5Rhythms, and more. Join in, have some fun and see if you might want to make a class a regular date in your diary.

Find out more and book to ensure your places here: https://southeastdance.org.uk/whats_on/our-city-dances-2024/

Final callout to dance with our international RAPPORT Artists Dance Makers Collective for 'All in' - a pop up performance happening this Sat 6 Jul at Our City Dances! Join us this evening for a workshop to learn all you need to know. (Open to all) More info⬇️💃✨

All In – opportunity to perform at Our City Dances | South East Dance Be part of a flash mob style event to help us spark an impromptu dance party,

Learn how to dance with your bike at a free Blazing Saddles workshop for all female-identifying folk by Bicycle Ballet as part of Our City Dances this Saturday 6 July from 10am-12pm at Richmond Place in .

Blazing Saddles is an outdoor performance celebrating the revolutionary impact of bicycles on women and society from 1890s onward. This unique taster session offers a flavour of the show, which you’ll have the opportunity to be involved with when it is created with local participants in September 2024 as part of Sussex Blazing Saddles.⁠

Book your free place here: https://tickets.southeastdance.org.uk/sales/events/classes/blazing-saddles-workshop?_ga=2.131682571.567560762.1719305523-29476425.1715096964

Sussex Blazing Saddles by KP Projects CIC, supported by National Lottery Heritage Fund

Tickets are on sale now for HATCH 🐣 our first ever scratch night at , on Tuesday 23 July, featuring works in progress by artists including Jennifer Irons, Anna Des Clayes, Will Timpson and Camille Cooper.

This is your chance to see brand new work in the raw while supporting local artists with their creative process.

🎟️cost £5. All proceeds contribute to our artist support programme. Book here: https://southeastdance.org.uk/whats_on/hatch/

Dance artists of Brighton! 💫

Are you over 18 years old? Do you love to dance? Fancy being part of All In - a flash mob style event led by our current artists in residence ?

We're looking for dance artists - no matter what your practice or experience - to learn some simple and fun dance routines to help us spark an impromptu dance party at Our City Dances festival on Sat 6 July.

Let's get our city dancing 🪩

Find out more here: https://southeastdance.org.uk/read-watch-and-listen/all-in-flashmob/

Image description: a crowd of people of all ages, wearing brightly coloured clothes dance outside The Dance Space - a modern building with grey cladding and a terracotta coloured spiral staircase.

During this rare period in the South East Dance calendar when things are quieter than usual, we are delighted to be able to offer dance artists support with in-kind studio space this July✨️

This free space is open to dance artists at any stage of their career, who are not currently in receipt of funding and who haven’t received free space from South East Dance in the past year (since July 2023). Its ideal for artists who need a day or two of space and the freedom to work on projects, rehearse or develop practice without the pressure of an outcome.

There's only a few dates and they start next week, so you'll need to act fast to register your interest 🛼

For available dates and how to apply: https://southeastdance.org.uk/read-watch-and-listen/free-space-for-artists/

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Are you a or based dance artist interested in inclusive practice; or folk dance, such as morris, jig or clog?

We're very excited to welcome two Australian dance artists to this summer as part of our RAPPORT international artists residency programme.

Eliza Cooper and Mitchell Christie from will be collaborating with dance artists with an interest in folk dance, such as Morris and clog; as well as artists interested in inclusive practice.

If you are an artist interested in any of these areas and would like to be involved in creative exchange, we would love to hear from you. Get in touch by emailing our Programme Producer Linzi Whitton at: [email protected] or find out more here: https://southeastdance.org.uk/read-watch-and-listen/rapport-2425/

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Coming soon: FREE skills development programme for South East producers 🎉

As part of our RAPPORT International Artist Residency, Founder & General Manager of will be joining us at The Dance Space and offering his skills development programme Make it Happen for FREE to South East based creative producers.

Sessions take place at on Wed 3, Mon 8 & Wed 10 July and will cover subjects including how to position your work, project management, evaluation and marketing.

Sign up by emailing our Programme Producer Linzi Whitton at: [email protected]

Find out more here: https://southeastdance.org.uk/whats_on/make-it-happen-24/

Huge thanks to The Garrick Charitable Trust, The Leche Trust & Italian Cultural Institute London for their support for our RAPPORT programme.

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Are you looking for somewhere new to hold your conference or AGM?

New Writing South held their brilliant Publishing & Industry Day at The Dance Space back in March this year and we were chuffed when their Artistic Director Anna Jefferson had this to say about their experience (see image)

If you are thinking about finding a venue in everyone's favourite seaside city Brighton, The Dance Space is:

• Easy to get to and close to the sea (should you want some sea air on your lunch break)🏖️
• A modern, environmentally sustainable, accessible building with light, airy spaces and high-spec tech🛜
• Run by us at South East Dance. We are a friendly bunch and - most importantly - a registered charity, so every penny you spend supports dance in the local community👋

Find out more here: https://southeastdance.org.uk/hire-our-space-1/meetings-and-events/host-your-event-at-the-dance-space/

Or drop our Studio & Events Manager Siân a line on [email protected] 📨

Image description: On a dark blue background a quote in bright pink reads: "The Dance Space is a fantastic venue to host an event and the staff are warm and welcoming. Thank you for making it so welcoming." Anna Jefferson, Artistic Director, New Writing South

Our City Dances festival, our annual free celebration of dance, returns to Brighton on Sat 6 July from 10am-7pm.

At The Dance Space we’ll be hosting a jam-packed family day of fun with a distinctly international flavour. Learn African dance steps with One Heart Lion of Africa Company, experience a performance by CEYDA TANC DANCE inspired by Turkish folk culture, grab an authentic Neapolitan Pizza from Passione napoletana, or watch an Our Imprints film that collects stories and memories of the British countryside.

Before that, we’re kicking the day into gear with a Blazing Saddles workshop by The Bicycle Ballet Company for all female-identifying folk, where you’ll dance with your bike and learn choreography created for a show celebrating the impact of bicycles on women and fashion since the 1890s.

To find out more about the other treats we’ve got in store for you during the day visit our website here: https://southeastdance.org.uk/whats_on/our-city-dances-2024/.

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Join Charlotte Vincent on Monday morning for the last of her three professional training sessions with us at this term. Charlotte's class delves into release-based techniques, partnering skills, and short choreographic phrases.

Charlotte, Artistic Director of Vincent Dance Theatre, is considered 'one of the UK's leading female choreographer-directors' and 'one of the most important feminist artists working in Britain today' (The Observer) and has taught all over the world👯‍♀️✨

Find out more and sign-up now: https://southeastdance.org.uk/professional-training-summer-2024/charlotte-vincent/



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After some of our classes paused for half term we’re right back at it next week with a full programme. 🙌

Pick your class from contemporary, commercial, musical theatre jazz, Charleston, ballet, 5Rhythms, heels, improv, Quigong, and so much more.

At The Dance Space there is something for every body, no matter your age or ability.

View our full timetable of classes here: https://southeastdance.org.uk/get-involved/classes-and-workshops/summer-2024-weekly-class-timetable/

Image: Musical Theatre Jazz. Photo by Dfphotography

Professional class at The Dance Space is being taught by Dr Charlotte Vincent for the next three weeks: 10.30am Mondays on 3, 10 & 17 June.

Charlotte Vincent is Artistic Director & Chief Executive of , which she founded in 1994, and has produced, directed and designed all the company’s work to date – on stage and on film.

Charlotte's classes will focus on release work, partnering skills and short choreographic tasks to find meaning in movement.

Find out more and book here: https://southeastdance.org.uk/professional-training-summer-2024/charlotte-vincent/

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