People Dancing

Beyond the 'usual suspects'

Martin Wilson - Executive Director, TIN Arts

How 'Great Art' showed the way to 'think beyond, reimagine and challenge'

In the first of a blog series featuring People Dancing partners from its 11 Million Reasons to Dance Strategic Touring Programme, Martin Wilson of TIN Arts explains how the project went beyond those ‘usual suspects’

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Online learning programmes

Addressing a range of subjects

Each online learning programme provides dance practitioners with a chance to learn at their own pace, at a time and in a place to suit themselves.

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Dancing for equality

Anne-Marie Smalldon, Combination Dance Company

Heroic tale in women's history made real through dance

Anne-Marie Smalldon, Artistic Director of Combination Dance Company, blogs on 100nehundred, a dance/history collaboration with The National Archives inspired by this year’s centenary of British women’s suffrage and modern gender equality issues

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Australia bound

Inspired by Strictly Ballroom - Sean Goldthorpe, 11 Million Reasons to Dance, People Dancing

Crossing continents

‘Awesome’ images from 11 Million Reasons to Dance head for Australia

Financing the dream

People Dancing Director of Development Ruth Bates with her son, Jamie

Your child got into dance school! Now, how to pay for it?

It’s from this time of year People Dancing gets phone calls and emails from anxious parents wanting to support their children through dance training. Here our Director of Development Ruth Bates blogs on how these dreams, though expensive, can be made real.

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People Dancing Music

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Curated playlists for dance practitioners

Curated playlists for dance practitioners including; Dance with Older People, Contemporary Dance, Dance for Early Years, South Asian Dance Styles, Lindy Hop, Dance for Parkinson's, Argentine Tango, Creative dance and Bollywood

People Dancing Podcasts

People Dancing International Conference: Glasgow 2017. Photo: Rachel Cherry

Diverse presentations and debate

The People Dancing podcasts are available for you to listen to online. Don't forget to follow us on Soundcloud and iTunes for future content!

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Latest jobs

Browse jobs and opportunities in community and participatory dance

Got a vacancy you want to fill? You can also post your vacancy online

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Our natural instinct

Vincent E. Thomas. Photo by Rachel Cherry

"When someone says, 'I'm not a dancer', I simply don't believe them"

US dance artist Vincent E. Thomas took time out from his visit to People Dancing’s international conference, to explain his quest to recover something that’s in danger of being lost… our natural instinct to move.

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Living with Parkinson's?

Introduction to Dance for Parkinson's, Summer School 2016. Photo: Rachel Cherry

Mapping Dance for Parkinson's classes

We've created a map featuring Dance for Parkinson's classes that take place across the country. Find your nearest one here...

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Get insured - join us

Members' Insurance Cover

If you're a dance teacher, artist or leader, join People Dancing as a Professional Individual Member and enjoy insurance cover as a key member benefit.

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Dance and Parkinson's

Dance for PD at Mark Morris Dance Group. Photo: Johan Henckens

Dance for Parkinson's Online Learning Programme

People Dancing and Dance for PD® have, with the assistance of the Dance for Parkinson’s Network UK, created an online learning programme...

Online learning

People Dancing offers a range of memberships for individual dance artists, teachers and leaders, and for organisations of all sizes.

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