South East Dance: National Dance Agency for the South East of England

three boys dressed in white climbing over rocks. Animalz (c) Sergio Cruz

Generating exceptional experiences in dance

We are the national development agency for dance in South East England. Our mission is to ensure a thriving ecology for dance in the South East, enhancing conditions for more, bolder and better dance. We aim to raise the profile of dance and will work with partners within and beyond the region to achieve this. Artists and audiences are at the heart of all we do. We listen to, challenge and champion their needs and aspirations.

Forward Motion

Forward Motion is a package of high quality British screen dance expertly curated into three programmes. Featuring historic, seminal and ground breaking films, Forward Motion creates a moving snapshot of Britain’s prolific screen dance output. To watch the trailer click here. Click here for a full list of past and future Forward Motion screenings.

Summer Newsletter »

Read all the latest news from South East Dance, including more about our summer of participation. Click here to read the full newsletter.

Other Events listings »

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Community and Learning

South East Dance specialises in working with 'at risk' young people through dance delivery, research, training and development for dance practitioners to increase the access for everyone to participate and benefit from dance.

Our Films

South East Dance has produced, created and commissioned an extensive catalogue of
award-winning dance films in collaboration with some of the world's most acclaimed directors and choreographers.

Downloadable podcast of Lucy Cash's talk » Another chance to listen to Lucy Cash's talk at Dance for Camera Nights at moves09 screen dance festival in Manchester.