Massive news for That! Dance! 🚨
We’re delighted to say we’ve been awarded funding from Arts Council England for our next big project, “Why I Dance” 🎉
We’ll be showing off what dance means to our participants, showcasing their awesome talents and aiming to inspire community leaders and dance professionals to get serious about inclusivity in dance across the Midlands 🙌
As always, a big thank you to our supporters as we build up to our exhibition and community film in spring 2025 🙏
“Why I Dance” is generously supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England and by The Brewhouse Arts Centre, East Staffordshire Borough Council, Mercer Family Charitable Foundation and FABRIC as part of Keep Moving, funded by United by 2022 ❤️
📷: Photos 1 and 2 by @romywhai@aceagrams@fabric.dance@sophiehumphries_@brewhouseartscentre@unitedby2022@discovereaststaffordshire #WhyIDance #inclusivedance #letscreate #acesupported #burton #burtonontrent #eaststaffordshire #communitydance #staffordshire
We've got lots planned for this summer and we're getting excited! ☀️
We'll be running workshops, sharings and holiday sessions over the next few months, with something for everyone!
More details coming soon, but if you want to make sure you don't miss anything, give us a follow!
📸: @romywhai for Burton Green Week 2025
#inclusivedance #communitydance #Burton #burtonupontrent #summerdance
We’re hiring two more roles as part of our new Arts Council England funded project!
We’re looking for an Audience Development Lead to help us better understand how our local communities want to engage with dance activity.
We’re also looking for a Marketing Assistant who can help raise the profile of inclusive dance in Burton, making sure people know what’s happening and how to get involved.
For more details, see the role briefs at the link in our bio.
If you would like any information in a different format, or need any support with an application, please get in touch with Natalie at [email protected].
#inclusivedance #communitydance #Burton #burtonupontrent #artsjobs
As part of our National Lottery Community Funding, we've been running social activities before our dance sessions, helping us to make more connections, learn more about each other and create some cool stuff!
So far we've made bookmarks, scoobies and drawings with lots more planned! 🎨
Thank you to the National Lottery and National Lottery players for supporting our work!
#NationalLottery #Burton #burtonontrent #nationallotterycommunityfund #inclusivedance
Deadline this Sunday! 🚨
That! Dance is hiring for an Artist Connector in Burton-upon-Trent as part of a new Arts Council England funded project.
We’re looking for someone who can connect with artists in the area, mapping out the local dance landscape, building connections and helping shape an artist development offer that responds to what people in the area need.
For more details, see the role brief at the link in our bio.
If you would like any information in a different format, or need any support with an application, please get in touch with Natalie at [email protected].
#artjobs #burtonupontrent #eaststaffordshire #inclusivedance #communitydance
Charter for Equity Pilot 🌱
You may have seen news recently that That! Dance is one of six pilot organisations for Culture Central's new Charter for Equity. We'll be working alongside Black Country Touring, Live to Your Living Room, Open Theatre, Stourbridge Glass Museum and the Royal Shakespeare Company to test and shape a framework for fairer working practices across the West Midland's cultural sector.
As we grow, we want to make sure our policies, processes and ways of working are fair and effective and we're looking forward to learning with and from the other pilot partners.
You can find out more about the Charter for Equity Pilot on the Culture Central website (copy and paste this link): /news/charter-for-equity-pilot-organisations
Photo: @romywhai
#CultureCentral #Staffordshire #burtonupontrent #inclusivedance #communitydance @culturecentraluk
We’re hiring!
That! Dance is hiring for an Artist Connector in Burton-upon-Trent as part of a new Arts Council England funded project.
We’re looking for someone who can connect with artists in the area, mapping out the local dance landscape, building connections and helping shape an artist development offer that responds to what people in the area actually need.
Deadline to apply: Sunday 26th April at 11:59pm
For more details, see the role brief at the link in our bio.
If you would like any information in a different format, or need any support with an application, please get in touch with Natalie at [email protected]. Please note that we’re now on an Easter break but will be back replying to emails on Monday 13th April.
#artjobs #burtonupontrent #eaststaffordshire #inclusivedance #communitydance
Are you interested in developing inclusive dance in Burton? Do you have thoughts and ideas about exciting future dance projects in our local area?
We’re looking for new members to join our steering group, helping to shape the direction of our work and future projects for inclusive dance in Burton-upon-Trent and East Staffordshire.
Meetings take place once every 2-ish months, online, for an hour (usually during the daytime) and we can pay freelancers to attend.
Questions? Interested? Contact Natalie at [email protected] for more information or for a chat about what being involved means.
We had a brilliant time @culturecentraluk 's 'Murmuration' summit today! A day full of knowledge sharing, collective thinking and working towards being a supportive, communicative and adaptable ecology.
#westmidlands #culture #culturecentral #artsleadership #stratforduponavon
Let's Dance 2026 ✨️
We celebrated the Let's Dance campaign today (better late than never!) with a 1920s inspired session full of jazz, charleston and sequins!
We had a brilliant time! Here's to next year's campaign! ❤️
@theangelarippon #letsdance #letsdance2026 #charlestondance #burtonupontrent
Last month we welcomed Motionhouse dancers Beth and Olly to Burton who delivered a fun workshop for our Next Steps group! Over 3 hours we explored new techniques and partner work, as well as learning choreography and developing our creativity (we also loved that Harry Styles featured as a music choice!)
Thanks Beth and Olly for a brilliant time!
@motionhouse #inclusivedance #contemporarydance #burtonupontrent
