Professional Training

Aimed at professional dance artists (including graduates and those in training), these classes offer a continuing programme to maintain and develop skills and reflect on your own practice. A place to enjoy moving and meeting up with other professionals.

Co-curated by dance artists Chess Dillon Reams and Laura Careless, different guest artists will work with a wide range of current contemporary practices and techniques, bringing their own style and professional experience to their class.

Have a cuppa on us after class!

We love to find more ways for artists to connect. And drink tea. So we’re offering our Village Green on floor two of The Dance Space to artists who fancy catching up with each other after attending Professional Training on Monday mornings. 

See below for teacher information, which will be updated regularly.

Due to safety and warm-up requirements, late arrivals (15+ minutes) will not be permitted.

This class is presented by South East Dance. Discounts are available for Welcome Card holders. Find out more about the Welcome Card here.

Image: Emily Lue-Fong, Stopgap Dance Company. Captured by Chris Parkes

Date and time
Monday 09 September - Monday 16 December 2024
Times
Mondays, 10:30am
Duration: 1 hour 30 mins
Artist
Various
Location
Aldridge Community Space (The Dance Space)
Ticket Price
Drop-in: £10 / £8 concession
Book for half a term and save £1 a class!
Welcome Card discounts available
Book now

Guest artists teaching this season

Emily, wearing a green top and red pants with yellow and blue stripes, is captured mid-movement. Their long hair is tied back in a braid. They are bending one arm forward and extending the other arm back. The background is blurred, showing a spacious, light-filled studio with a couple of other dancers faintly visible, creating a sense of depth.

Professional Training: Emily Lue-Fong, Stopgap Dance Company

Monday 9 September

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Professional Training: Emily Lue-Fong, Stopgap Dance Company
A man with a dark ponytail and black top moves in a dance position.

Professional Training: Philip Hulford

Mondays: 16 & 30 September

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Professional Training: Philip Hulford
Luke performing an impressive dance move, balancing on one hand while his body is inverted mid-air. They are on stage, with a dark background, the floor illuminated with a pattern that resembles flowing blue waves, adding a dynamic and ethereal effect to the scene. The overall composition captures a sense of motion, balance, and artistic expression.

Professional Training: Flexer & Sandiland

Mondays: 7, 14 & 21 October

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Professional Training: Flexer & Sandiland
Portrait photo showing Ceyda standing against a neutral, textured wall, with gaze directed slightly to the side. Ceyda has long hair tied back in a ponytail and is wearing hoop earrings and a dark top that contrasts with the soft light that's highlighting the face.

Professional Training: Ceyda Tanc

Mondays: 4 & 25 November

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Professional Training: Ceyda Tanc
A black-and-white photo of Sia, pressing against a wooden wall in a dynamic, expressive pose with arms outstretched, one hand higher on the wall and the other lower, creating an impression of motion. Their body is partially turned away with the light highlighting contours of their back and arms

Professional Training: Sia Gbamoi

Mondays: 11 & 18 November

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Professional Training: Sia Gbamoi
A group of people standing in a room, participating in a dance workshop. The focus is on Joel, dressed in a striped top, gesturing and instructing the others, who are interacting and following along with activity, which involves movement exercises.

Professional Training: Joel O'Donoghue

Mondays: 2, 9 & 16 December

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Professional Training: Joel O'Donoghue