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Catalyst Bid Success13.05.2013
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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 a new consortium of dance organisations for a project called Diversifying Investment in Dance led by Nottingham’s Dance4 alongside East London Dance, Merseyside Dance Initiative and Dance Initiative Greater Manchester.  
 
The funding, from the Arts Council’s Catalyst Arts: building fundraising capacity scheme will see the development and delivery of a two year programme of fundraising activities, ranging from individual giving to applying for sponsorship and foundations.
 
Kiki Gale, Chief Executive and Artistic Director of East London Dance said, ‘We are delighted to have this opportunity to work with our peers in this new consortium; to research & develop new ways of supporting our vibrant dance community here in east London and to continue to support it to flourish'.
 
Peter Knott, Area Director, Arts Council England added: “We are encouraging all organisations to build their fundraising capacity to encourage individual giving and develop skills and practical fundraising knowledge. It’s great that this consortium bid will benefit the country’s already vibrant dance sector.”  
 
Each member of the consortium already has established, international reputations for supporting, producing and developing dance, yet know that to secure their future they need to make a firm commitment to diversifying their income streams.  The aim of this programme is to develop the confidence and knowledge needed to develop these skills and in turn the artists and practitioners they work with across the UK’s dance sector.
New Director announced30.04.2013
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
Kiki Gale steps down as Artistic Director/Chief Executive 12.02.2013
East London Dance announce 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 co
Future Innovators on a journey into The FI.ELD 25.01.2013
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 embarki
Presenting our remarkable company of older dancers..... Generation XYZ05.11.2012
Generation XYZ is an inspiring dance performance company of 15 older east Londoners aged 65-85 years. Under the artistic direction of Cheryl McChesney Jones, the company present fun and engaging work that challenges stereotypes of older people dancin
Olympic Torch Relay & Newham Carnival06.08.2012
On Saturday 23 June East London Dance brought together 150 Newham and east London dancers, to welcome the Olympic Torch into the home borough of London 2012 and to follow it onto it's next stop as the start of the annual Newham Carniva
Postcards from East London25.07.2012
The pull of the ice cream van on a cloudy day; a revolution in the alleyways, funk-ing footballers and the Chicken Shop Jive are just a few of the magical moments made and found by the local dancers of east London. Visit 
Big Dance 2012 a big success16.07.2012
Big Dance 2012 came to a close on Sunday 15 July following 8 weeks of incredible, inspiring and thought provoking performances and events. 

A full round up of events will be released shortly but in the meantime enjoy the film of I
Holocaust Memorial Day27.01.2012
East London Dance were approached by the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust to produce an original piece of dance based on the theme of 'Speak Up, Speak Out' that could be presented as part of the Holocaust Memorial Day at a venue in Central London.
Merce Circus - 4 star review05.10.2011
“Merce Circus is more than just a performance showcase for Cunningham’s work: it’s a very genuine, enlightening and above all fun insight into the processes and practice of the legendary choreographer. My only disappointment is that
Unlimited Thinking 26.08.2011
A photographic exhibition and sound installation leads to three giant water tanks. Here is how the unlimited thinking happened...

Disabled choreographer and performance artist Caroline Bowditch has received a major commission for Unlim
Big Dance shortlisted for National Lottery Award: Voting now open09.06.2011
Big Dance shortlisted for National Lottery Award: Vote online here

Big Dance has made it through to the semi-finals of the National Lotter
Rooted Visionaries21.04.2011
Kweku Aacht, Director of deep:black and diarist in residence at East London Dance (eld), in dialogue with three of the UK’s most exciting young dance artists about identity, community and defining their work

Tony Adigun, Fred
Arts Council Funding Decision01.04.2011
East London Dance is delighted with the announcement that we are part of Arts Council England’s national portfolio of funded organisations with a 22.8% cash increase for 2012-2015 (11.8% real terms).  It will enable us to invest in an ambitiou
Joseph Toonga awarded Blueprint Bursary 201110.12.2010
The Blueprint Bursary, run in partnership by East London Dance, Sadler's Wells and London Youth Dance, has been going from strength to strength. Since 2008, it has been recognized worldwide as supporting and nurturing emerging choreographers, seeing
Strictly Dance - Sport Fever20.09.2010
DansAthlectic: A Teacher’s Resource

Have you got students who
New Landscape for East London27.04.2010
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,
Official Launch - Big Dance 2010 20.01.2010
PLANS ANNOUNCED FOR BIG DANCE 2010 AND 2012 
LONDON’S MAYOR INVITES EVERYONE TO DANCE

Amongst vintage fur jackets, colourful legwarmers, designer one offs and confused market traders, the Old Spitalfields market today played host t
We have Lift Off!28.10.2009
Come fly with East London Dance.

Use our new website to get your feet off the ground!

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Pick 'N' Mix: The Dance Selection24.10.2009
East London Dance worked with Fearghus O ' Conchuir to present a handful of tasty dance works and films in the former Woolworths on Leytonstone High Road.

For the first time and for one day only, some of Waltham Forest's most talented
African Currents17.10.2009
Dance Umbrella worked with East London Dance to create an exciting and uniquely local international event.

Dance Umbrella, the UK’s most prestigious international modern da
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