For over 35 years, Wolfgang has been the Artistic Director of Amici Dance Company, UK’s first inclusive dance company. Consequently, he is well known in the field of dance and disability, both in the UK and around the world.   The course is designed to enhance the skills of the course participants on the subject … Continued

Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th March | Cecil Sharp House, London This specialist conference will focus on morris dancing within the British Isles and its history up to recent times. As an enduring feature of British culture across more than six centuries, research in, and understanding, appreciation and practice of, our vernacular dance genre is worth … Continued

Nathaniel Gow’s Dance Band: Ceilidh Nights reimagine the 18th-century ceilidh, in a four-part series running from 14 December to 27 March in Glasgow venues The Glad Cafe and Oran More Inspired by the father of the Scottish dance band, Nathaniel Gow, Concerto Caledonia collaborates with some of the creative powerhouses of Scottish traditional music, including … Continued

To all budding aerialists, dancers and Ceilidh-goers around Edinburgh! Marie Williamson is searching for people with a love for ceilidh who may have a dance and/or aerial background that would like to join her on her first ever residency at Dance Base. During her residency she will be researching and developing a… flying ceilidh!  • The residency … Continued

Join author and musician Andy Greig and Dr Fiona Watson, BBC historian, as they discuss his new book 100 Favourite Ceilidh Dances and the history of ceilidh dancing in the UK. With a talk, a Q&A with the audience and a book signing; the evening will be brimming with Ceilidh music, stimulating conversation and knowledgeable … Continued

Dancers and musicians from the Edinburgh Branch of the RSCDS head to Catalonia to take a Taste of Scotland to Jornades Internacionals Folkloriques de Catalunya (JIF) one of the largest folk dance festivals in Europe. Scottish country dancing has always been popular in Auld Reekie, and the dancers and musicians are delighted to be the … Continued

Janice Parker Projects are delighted to announce their new Dance Artist Development Bursary in partnership with The Saltire Society. As part of The Saltire Society’s ‘Inspiring Scotland” programme and 80th Anniversary celebrations, Janice Parker Projects are thrilled to be offering, for the first time, a Dance Artist Development Bursary to support an emerging artist who puts people, place and collaboration at the … Continued

How might choreographic practices contribute to environmental movements and sustainability? A one-day gathering for choreographers, dance and movement artists to collectively question, discuss and share: – How is the dance community engaging with sustainable thinking and practice? – How might choreographic practices, thinking and approaches bring new perspectives, shift established discourses and contribute to wider … Continued

Throughout the year Dance Base offer residency opportunities to professional choreographers, companies and individual artists who want to develop their work. The selection is not highly competitive but we will choose artists who we believe will make the best use of the facilities we have built for dance and who may also have a positive … Continued

The JCRP is an innovative investment model designed to broaden and challenge the understanding of choreography by enabling artists and creatives to think, dream and experiment freely. This is a unique opportunity for UK-based artists and creatives to get funding of between £2,000 and £100,000 for a research idea they consider to be choreographic. Information … Continued