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Join South West Dance Artists Network (SWDAN) supported by PDSW as we bring a desperately needed CPD weekend for professional Dance Artists in the South West. The Artist Recovery Plan will take place digitally on 19th-20th September – comprising four 1.5 hour workshops in Technique, Choreography, Online Presence and Fitness & Wellbeing. All workshops will be of a professional level but are open to all who would like to take part.

This weekend will offer four paid opportunities to professional artists in the South West. We would like to encourage participants to join in for the CPD opportunity and in support of the facilitators who may have endured hardship during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Continue reading here…

Lockdown Dancing

As a key objective of the network, it is crucial at this time of social distance to connect with one another and share our experiences. Members of the SW Dance Artist Network took up the challenge and devised this fun short filmed whilst in isolation in their respective homes. This micro-commission was supported by Pavilion…

Professional Class

Whilst we are all working from home, we have been unable to come together to dance in a physical space for a while. However, our network members have been leading classes online, connecting with one another and finding space to move in their gardens, living rooms, hallways and bedrooms. Check out the online classes being…

Network meetings

Lockdown hasn’t stopped us from connecting together as a network, sharing our experiences together, and finding the time to develop our network activities. SWDAN is a collective of individuals with a shared passion for dance and creativity through movement. Are you a dance artist in the South West? How could you contribute to the network?

Want to join one of the network members classes?

Claire Benson – Professional Contemporary Zoom classes – Mondays and Fridays 10-11am

Daisy Harrison – Contemporary Zoom Professional Class – Tuesdays; 10-11
Contemporary Open Level Class – Thursdays; 5.30-6.30

Luke Brown Company – Intermediate / Professional Class Thursdays; 10- 11am Open Contemporary Class – Saturdays; 10-11am

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