Find out more about the tenth anniversary Collabo line-up

East London Dance Under The Hood – Sharing what East London Dance does best!

East London Dance has been successful in its bid for a Catalyst Evolve Grant from Arts Council England

Stunning rooftop choreography from seven up-and-coming choreographers in collaboration with Hofesh Shechter and his company.

Olga Primary School perform their animal themed Big Dance Pledge to Akram Khan

East London Dance, English National Ballet, Sadler’s Wells and Studio Wayne McGregor announce new collaboration as East London shapes up to become a world-leading hub for dance

All you need to know about Physical Justice – in less than a minute!

After weeks of rehearsals with their Lead Artist and choreographer Sara Dos Santos, the newly formed East London Youth Dance Company (ELYDC) took to the stage for their first performance together on Sunday 13 March at the U.Dance London Regional …

Bursaries totalling £25,000 were awarded to eight outstanding dance creatives at the 2016 Dance Enterprise Ideas Summit

The Dance Enterprise Ideas Fund offers dance creatives the chance to pitch for £5,000 plus mentoring support to research, test, or launch new artistic and entrepreneurial ideas. As part of the Dance Enterprise Hub we have put together a consortium …

We’re project managing a tailor made dance programme for 6 month’s with St. Paul’s With St. Michael’s school

International dance exchange 1000 Pieces Puzzle culminated in an electric showcase at the end of 2 international residencies

The Idea to Reality masterclasses have built my confidence and prepared me for approaching partners and for pitching.

On 5 February East London Dance’s over 65s dance class Leap of Faith performed in a showcase with Dance to Health groups as part of Aesop‘s first national Arts in Health Conference & Showcase. The conference was held at the …

We are offering a unique opportunity for 8-mid career artists to have individual mentoring and coaching with Anamaria Wills (CidaCo) to develop their creative careers.

East London Dance is delighted to announce it has been awarded for an Ambition for Excellence Award by Arts Council England.

An East London Dance and University of East London (UEL) partnership project

On 27 October we held the third and final Fi.ELD graduation here at Stratford Circus Arts Centre. As part of this evening we celebrated all three cohorts that have been on this incredible journey with us, inviting their past and …

Big Dance 2016 – save the dates!

A Shared Commitment: Orfeo at the Roundhouse with the Royal Opera and East London Dance The Roundhouse is to host its first opera in collaboration The Royal Opera in January 2015, as renowned theatre director and former artistic direction of …

East London Dance announces launch of Dance Enterprise Hub in 2015

East London Dance is pleased to introduce the third collective of emerging professionals taking part in The Fi.ELD (Future Innovators. East London Dance). Following a rigorous selection process this collective of 15 individuals aged 16 – 25 years will be …

WHAT’S GOING ON – A NEW MAKEOVER! So how does a dance organisation get the equivalent of a new haircut or a new makeover? Well it’s a new website of course! We maxed out the credit card (sorry Polly) and …

East London Dance is proud to announce that we have been confirmed as part of Arts Council England’s National Portfolio for the next three years. We will continue to receive our current level of funding of £241,391 per year for …

East London Dance’s future innovators, The Fi.ELD, are currently in full creative flow. Under the direction and facilitation of Kate Scanlan (Scanner’s Inc) and Emma Kerr (East London Dance), the group of 12 emerging professionals, meet monthly for in depth …

East London Dance’s Fi.ELD (Future Innovators of East London Dance) initiative has just celebrated its first year, with the first group of 16 participants graduating last week. Since the project began in January 2013, the group has worked with some …

East London Dance is pleased to introduce the new collective of emerging professionals on the path to becoming the future innovators in dance. Following a rigorous selection process this collective of 12 individuals aged 16 to 25 years will be …

This Christmas help raise money for East London Dance at no cost to you in a hassle free way… But not everyone knows that we are a charitable organisation. In fact many people don’t associate arts organisations as charities at …

In celebrating the past, present and future of East London Dance, Thursday 12 & Friday 13 September saw a huge variety of performances come together under one roof at Stratford Circus in the London borough of Newham. The abundance of …

East London Dance announced as a creative artist at the Coronation Festival at Buckingham Palace this Summer. The Royal Warrant Holders Association confirmed the names of artists that will take part in three magnificent Gala performances within the gardens of …

Leading UK Dance Organisations Scoop £150,000 Arts Council Award A GROUP of leading UK dance organisations – headed by Nottingham’s Dance4 – has been awarded £150,000 to support dance talent. The award, from Arts Council England has been given to …

East London Dance is delighted to today announce that Polly Risbridger has been appointed as Director to succeed Kiki Gale, who departs the organisation after 20 years of hugely distinguished service and great success. Polly, who is currently Creative Producer …

East London Dance announces the resignation of Kiki Gale who has led the organisation for the last 21 years. She started her career as a dance performer, choreographer, and animateur, performing with companies including Ludus Dance Company and Rosemary Lee. …

East London Dance is pleased to introduce a collective of emerging professionals on the path to becoming the future innovators in dance. Following a rigorous selection process this collective of 18 individuals aged 16 to 25 years will be embarking …

East London Dance has joined with Westfield Stratford City to create an arts project aimed at capturing iconic dance images of the changing landscape in Stratford, East London. The project, ‘Dancing Landscapes’, took place on the 1.9m sq ft Westfield …