Dance

The Take Art inspired older people's dance group Tone Dance will be performing in Dartington Space, Devon on Tuesday 1 October, as part of the Dance in Time celebration.

As part of Spring Forward’s 10 year Anniversary Take Art will be hosting this year's Regional Youth Dance Platform; U.Dance South West 2014.

Somerset Youth Dance Company (SYDC) is auditioning for new members in September and is sending a call out to young dancers who might be interested in joining.

InspirED’s Primary School platform was a creative afternoon of dance, music and song and included children from Preston Primary School, West Chinnock and Countess Gytha School.

Cath James, Take Art's Co-Director of the Dance Professional Programme has left Take Art to move to London for the impressive role of Programme Directorwith South East Dance. We are delighted for Cath and wish her well in her new position.

The Octagon Theatre invites dance companies to apply for the newly created Octagon Dance Associate bursary. The £5,000 bursary is in partnership with Take Art Dance, Somerset County’s dance development agency.

As part of DanSCe Dialogues 2, South East Dance and partners are seeking a dance company based in the UK for a new early years dance commission targeted towards children between the ages of 0-5 years old.

DanSCe Dialogues 2 is currently running the first of two Light Labs, where eight emerging professionals working in contemporary dance are being mentored by leading UK stage lighting collaborative team Russell Maliphant and Michael Hulls.

Take Art are delighted to announce an exciting partner project that will link dance hubs, centres, artists and companies in Normandy and Brittany with those in the south and west of England. DanSCe Dialogues2 has been given the go ahead thanks to a significant cash injection from European funding agency Interreg.

In 2013 the Life Circles project offers three more dance with older people training days in Devon, Dorset and Somerset, for dance artists and activity co-ordinators in care homes and day-care centres.

Somerset Youth Dance Company (SYDC) is auditioning to find new young dancers who show potential, passion and talent in Dance.

Open to dance artists interested in working with the fragile elderly, as part of our Life Circles project running in 8 Care Settings in Somerset, Dorset and Devon.