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What dance is happening in other regions? England has a network of ten National Dance Agencies. Each has a different regional remit, and you can find out more about each by visiting their websites:
For West Midlands: www.danceexchange.org For London: www.theplace.org.uk For the South West: www.dancesouthwest.org.uk For the North East: www.dancecity.co.uk For Yorkshire visit: www.yorkshiredance.org.uk For Swindon: www.swindondance.org.uk For the East of England: www.danceeast.org.uk For the East Midlands: www.dance4.co.uk For North West England visit: www.dancenorthwest.org.uk
I'm not really sure what I want to know - I just want to find out about dance in general Try surfing the internet for information. Some good websites to start with are:
Youth Dance England www.yde.org.uk Arts Council England www.artscouncil.org.uk Dance UK www.danceuk.org Londondance www.londondance.com Article19 www.article19.co.uk
Can you tell me where I can hire a dance studio? We do not have the resources to list all available studios here and keep them fully updated. However we can offer some tips for searching for a suitable space.
In the first instance try contacting your local authority arts officer or theatre to see what spaces they know of - some may even have a directory. Otherwise try ‘googling’ dance studio and the area you want to rehearse in e.g. 'dance studio Medway'.
Where can I go for funding for my dance project? Again it’s good to talk to your local authority in the first instance, they may have an Arts Development Officer or Dance Development Officer. Depending whether your project is to create a touring dance production, or to deliver an education project there are different funds available:
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
I am a professional dancer – where can I get professional development and training? Foundation for Community Dance
There are notices on www.londondance.com with news and opportunities for workshops and training. Subscription to The Place Artists Development includes Juice magazine, which has a wealth of information on training and professional development.
I am a choreographer – how can I find dancers based in the South East? We can place a call for dancers on our News and Opportunities page. Please email a brief advert (stating what type of dancers, the nature of the project/performance, fee available and details of how to apply) to anna.jefferson@southeastdance.org.uk.
COMMUNITY AND LEARNING
I want to book someone to teach a dance class for me – who would you suggest? It depends what kind of class you want! South East Dance works with a number of different dance practitioners and we can suggest some individuals but we cannot make recommendations as the right teacher will be different for each context. We strongly suggest that you seek references for any teachers you book to teach dance as well as asking for a CRB check (www.disclosures.co.uk) or carrying one out yourself. You should always give the teacher a clear brief for the class and ensure you have a signed contract.
Try asking teachers in local schools who may have booked dance workshops previously or your local authority arts officer. If they are not able to help contact kyla.lucking@southeastdance.org.uk for further suggestions.
We are currently developing a method of linking freelance dance practitioners with those who want to book them. Details about this project will be made available here when the project is underway in 2007.
Where can I train to teach dance?
To teach GCSE or A level Dance in secondary schools or sixth forms you will need a PGCE (Post Graduate Certificate in Education) – for higher education institutes that offer this try ‘googling’ pgce dance.
Where can I train to be a professional dancer? There are several universities and higher education institutes in the South East, some offer dance courses and classes and performances in their studio theatres.
University of Surrey: www.surrey.ac.uk University of Chichester: www.ucc.ac.uk University of Brighton: www.brighton.ac.uk Northbrook College, Sussex: www.nbcol.ac.uk Thames Valley University: www.tvu.ac.uk University of Winchester: www.winchester.ac.uk
Visit www.ucas.com and do a course search to find out about dance courses in the UK.
I/ my child/ student wants a career in dance – how can I find out more? The Council for Dance Education and Training can offer advice and information www.cdet.org.uk
Dance UK publishes a number of information sheets and booklets on dance training and careers
National Dance Teachers Association has a web page of information www.ndta.org.uk/public/c1.html BACK TO TOP OF PAGE
SCREEN DANCE
Our definition of Screen Dance is 'dance made specifically for the camera, for presentation as a single screen film or video'. Please see examples of the work we commission here.
Where can I see examples of Screen Dance? On the SED website. We have excerpts of all our films available for viewing. See our films section.
There are several film festivals in the UK, where you can see dance films and a fourth is about to be launched.
The South East Dance 'Dance for Camera' annual event will be held in November.
Constellation Change Screen Dance Festival takes place in Spring see www.constellation-change.co.uk for details
London International Dance Film Festival – no information on web yet
There are many dance film festivals around the world, many of them are part of the MAD (media and dance) network, please see www.media-dance.com
Dance film screenings are often being co-ordinated across the UK. See www.videodance.org.uk for details.
Can I buy your dance films and videos? We have a collection ‘Take 7’ which is available for purchase. Please go to the films area of the website to purchase via PayPal. All our individual films and collections are available for hire for theatrical screenings. Please contact screendance@southeastdance.org.uk for details
What training courses are currently available in Screen Dance? South East Dance currently do not have new training courses available at this time. For opportunities elsewhere please see www.videodance.org.uk
I have made a dance film, will South East Dance distribute it for me? South East Dance can only distribute our own commissions at this time. However we are more than happy to give advice on distribution and a dance film festvail information is on our links page. Please email charlotte.miles@southeastdance.org.uk if you would like to book a distribution advice session.
We have a Screen Dance Commission scheme with a specific application process, please see below.
When will the next round of Screen Dance Commissions be open to applications? Keep checking the website for updates.
I am a dance filmmaker and I would like to meet other dance filmmakers, is there an event for networking? Dance for Camera Nights. This is South East Dance’s quarterly forum for Screen Dance, held in the Digital Lounge of 28 Kensington Street.
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