Have you ever wondered about the barriers disabled people experience in accessing employment and opportunities for progression in dance?

In September 2024, The Working Group (Candoco Dance Company, Corali, People Dancing, Stopgap Dance Company, and TIN Arts) commissioned an independent research team, with funding from Arts Council England, to investigate the barriers experienced by disabled people in working in dance.

Through interviews and focus groups the research team have gathered data from disabled people, representatives of disabled-led and disabled-focused organisations, and representatives from non-disabled-led National Portfolio Organisations (NPOs) of Arts Council England. All dance NPOs and a sample of National Lottery Project Grant recipients were invited to contributed via a survey.

On 30 April, the researchers will share initial findings and insights from the research in a live webinar. They will be joined by Arts Council England’s Cate Canniffe (Director, Dance and London) and Abid Hussain (Director, Diversity) and members of The Working Group. Following the webinar, after a short break, there will be an online event for reaction and discussion. The full research report and further resources will be published in early June 2025.

Anyone working in dance - in any role and at any level - is invited to this webinar and discussion.

To attend the live webinar and optional discussion event, and/or to receive the recording of the webinar please book here:

Bookings for this event are now closed. 

Bookings will close on Tuesday 29 April at midday.