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At People Dancing we develop programmes and support services to enable dance artists, practitioners and leaders to develop and sustain their work in community and participatory dance. In this area you will find practical information and resources to support that work.

Inclusive practice workshop: Thu 24 July
< Insert title here >. Photo: Paul Fuller.
Inclusive Practice: Collective Rhythms, Individual Stories Performance and participatory practice intertwine at SLiDE Dance. This has been developed with people with moderate access needs including autism and learning disabilities in non-traditional venues with ways for audiences to engage and interact.
Writing effectively about your work: Tue 22 July
People Dancing Summer Intensive 2024. Photographer: Mark Anderson.
Words to Move: Writing effectively about your work From funding applications to academic writing to social media posts - is it challenging to find the right words? Are you looking to connect with your audience, or write a crucial funding application? Then this workshop with Dr. Funmi Adewole Elliott is for you!
Dance with Older People workshop: Wed 23 July
People Dancing Summer Intensive 2024. Photographer: Mark Anderson.
An introductory workshop with Diane Amans in the studio for dancers, teaching artists and community practitioners who want to gain skills, knowledge and experience in leading creative dance with older people.
Sociable Dancing workshop: Wed 23 July
Social folk dancing at Steps for Success conference, Cecil Sharp House 2018. ©EFDSS. Photo: Roswitha
This workshop with English Folk Dance & Song Society (EFDSS) expands your knowledge of folk dances to enhance your toolbox?of dance stimuli, build a shared sense of place, and discover the joys of moving together in sociable dancing!
Gain key teaching skills: Tue 22 & Wed 23 July
The Urban Playground Team © Richard Baybutt.
Join Alister O’Loughlin of The Urban Playground team - Cornwall’s award-winning physical theatre & performance-parkour company - to gain key skills and knowledge to improve your teaching skills for community and participatory dance.
Join Dr. Eline Kieft for a mini retreat: Thu 24 July
Dancing Beach 4 by José Kieft.
After a year of teaching, holding space and giving to others, it's essential to take time to replenish before the summer break. Join Dr. Eline Kieft for a mini retreat that blends movement, nature awareness and creative reflection.
Take charge of your dance career: Wed 23 July
People Dancing Summer Intensive 2024. Photographer: Mark Anderson.
Do you need more of a life/work balance? Is a career decision on the cards? Or are you looking to make a major life change? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then join June Gamble to take charge of your dance career!
Dance in Education workshop: Tue 22 July
Akademi, Plastic Drastic Fantastic, Harrow Arts Centre. Photo: Brian Hartley.
Join Suba Subramaniam, choreographer and Akademi’s Artistic Director for a one-day workshop, designed for dance artists, leaders, students, and teachers. Dive into the dynamic world of South Asian dance and explore its power to address critical issues of today, especially environmental crisis.
Movement in infants workshop: Tue 22 July
Photo by Nikolaos Nikolalaios.
From the moment of birth, movement becomes a shared language between parent and child. This workshop, with Mafê Toledo, invites dance artists, students and facilitators to investigate the role of movement in early attachment and development.
Dancing with Parkinson’s workshop: 22 & 23 July
Live Well & Dance with Parkinson's - North Carlisle 2024. Photographer: Rachel Cherry.
This advanced training workshop with Jen Cunningham and Julie Symmonds, for teaching artists with a keen interest in deepening their practice across and within the field of dancing with Parkinson’s offers intensive experiential and practical sessions in the studio.
Dance and law event: Thu 24 July
People Dancing Summer Intensive. Photo: Rachel Cherry.
A unique event where practitioners and researchers from dance and law come together to explore the current complexities of working with consent. Members of the Network including Heni Hale, Anna Macdonald and Jo Fong, and legal scholars including Marie Jacob and Amanda Keeling.
It’s the little things…
People Dancing Summer School 2024. Photo: Mark Anderson.
If you are contemplating attending this year's Summer Intensive 2025, perhaps independent dance artist and educator Claire Pring - who has both delivered and participated in it - can offer some food for thought. Here, writing fresh from a workshop last year, Claire has a moment of realisation about what she values about ‘continuing professional development'.