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Membership Organisations

 

Members

Caerphilly County Community Dance Project - Carys Wynn
Blackwood Miners Institute High Street Blackwood Caerphilly NP2
1BB
01495 224425

Danceblast - Emma & Sally Carlson
c/o Chepstow Library Manor Way Chepstow NP6 5HZ
01291 635630 

Dance Blast was established in 1998 to deliver high quality creative dance activities throughout Monmouthshire and Torfaen. We have achieved excellent recognition in both counties and annual participation figures are now in excess of 6,000.

Dance Blast delivers a range of activities from weekly classes to performances serving the whole community.
Some of the activities available:
Junior Blast (8 - 11 years)
Blasters ( 11 - 18 years)
Boys Blast (8 - 11 years)
Break Blast (11 - 18 years)
Dancercise (Adults)
Mature Dance (60+)
Mother and Toddler

Dawns Dyfed - Margaret Ames
Theatr Felinfach, Dyffryn Aeron, Ceredigion, SA48 8AF
01570 471049

Dawns Dyfed provides professional training, workshops, and creates performance work in Social Activity Centres, youth clubs, comprehensive schools, community education centres, privately owned care facilities, colleges and universities, local arts festivals, and community projects throughout west Wales.

Dawns Dyfed works extensively throughout west Wales to provide creative and dance opportunities to adults and children of whatever age, background or ability who may be interested.

Dawns i Bawb - Sioned Huws
Galeri, Doc Victoria, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, LL55 1SQ
01286 685220

Dawns i Bawb is the specialist organisation for community dance provision across North West Wales. In partnership with the Local Authorities of Conwy, Gwynedd and Ynys Môn it caters for participants of all ages and abilities, disadvantaged groups and isolated areas and has achieved the reputation of being a model community art form provider. 

Working within a bilingual community reflects a diversity which attracts interesting partners from abroad. Projects involving exchanges from Hungary to Ireland demonstrate that Dawns i Bawb sees itself not only as a regional provider but also as a network with international connections. Our team combines strong teaching, administrative and artistic skills as well as enthusiasm and creativity. Our home is in the exciting new arts centre - Galeri, Caernarfon, set in the beautiful landscape of Gwynedd.

Dawns TAN Dance - Carol Brown
Baglan Community Centre, Hawthorn Av. Baglan Neath, Port Talbot SA12 8PG
01639 813428

TAN works in education and in the community throughout the two counties of Swansea and Neath Port Talbot. Vulnerable and marginalized groups and areas of disadvantage are prioritised. 

Programmes of work are tailored to fit the needs of client groups and communities in valley, rural and urban settings. The programmes are costed to enable access for all.

Our work is artistic and educative, and is used as a tool for personal, group and community development, social engagement and integration. It caters for all ages and abilities from pre-school to elderly.

TAN run a youth programme throughout the two counties.

We are known for our pioneering work in male dance. TAN's award-winning male dance company, Dynion, has toured to ten countries and has hosted and taken part in many cultural exchanges.

Our annual dance in education project is offered bi-lingually

TAN work as facilitators for people to create their own art and have their own voice and have mounted community productions in all the area's theatrical venues from the smallest to the biggest.

Powys Dance
The Dance Centre Arlais Road Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5HE
01597 824370

Cultivating culture with dance
Dance in rural contexts
Community - Education - Welsh Language
Developing an understanding of
Dance as Art
Dance in Recreation
Dance for Health
Tots 
Youth
Adults
Students
Older People
Diverse Cultures
Disabled People
Encourage
Develop
Participate
Understanding
Culture
Language

Rhondda Cynon Taff Community Arts - Julie Evans / Louise Prosser
Park and Dare Station Road Treorchy Rhondda Cynon Taff CF42 6NL
01443 776090

Rhondda Cynon Taff Community Arts is an independent charity, established in 1983 and is a multi-disciplined professional community arts organisation.

Rhondda Cynon Taff Community Arts provides opportunities for taking part in creative processes that enable people to create artworks of meaning and relevance to their lives and communities.

Rhondda Cynon Taff Community Arts charity no: 702128 supported by Arts Council of Wales, Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council Cultural Services and Youth Services and a Lottery Grant from the Arts Council of Wales, with financial assistance from the Workers Educational Association.

Rhondda Cynon Taff Community Arts is committed to developing artwork throughout Rhondda Cynon Taff. We provide and organise:

  • Regular weekly workshops and projects in dance and Performance Art, dance in Education, Dance Training Programmes, Public Environmental Art and Digital Media.

  • Visiting Artists and companies to the area

  • Residencies and Training Events

  • Community performances, visual art exhibitions and large scale multi media events

  • Accredited training courses

Rubicon - Ruth Till 
Nora Street, Adamsdown, Cardiff , CF2 1ND
02920 491477

The Community Dance Organisation for Cardiff and Newport

Rubicon provides dance activities for all ages and abilities in a variety of settings.
Rubicon creates consistently high quality provision and inspires dance that is relevant to each community group.

We want to reach more people 
We aim to address access for all

Rubicon has.....
A growing range of programmes 
A wide variety of groups 
Increased dance skills in our target areas

Rubicon Dance Centre

  • Classes for adults and young people

  • Nubrico Youth Groups

  • Rubicon Boys

  • Full time course

  • Apprentices 

  • Volunteers 

Cardiff Community Settings

Sessions offered across the city in schools, community centres, and centres for the elderly.

Newport Community Settings

Initial focus on young people but additionally growing provision for nurseries and the elderly.

Valley & Vale - Alex Bowen
Sardis Media Centre, Bettws, Bridgend
01656 729246 

Valley and Vale Community Arts has been working in South Wales since 1981. We prioritise work with isolated, excluded and vulnerable people and communities, offering Community Arts, Media and Performance as tools for individual and community development.

We have a reputation for our innovative, professional and creative Community Arts processes, arts and media products and community performances. We create and deliver tailor-made workshops, training programmes and projects in dance, forum theatre, video, animation, photography, visual art, digital art, music and multimedia. 

We aim to create opportunities for individual development and social change.

mission statement

'valley and vale community arts, enriching lives,  using arts and media  to release potential'

we aim to

build confidence
enable participation
facilitate self expression
stimulate dialogue
increase inclusion
celebrate diversity
promote respect
release potential
connect communities
create opportunities for change

National companies

Diversions - 02920 635600
Artistic Director - Ann Sholem
diversions@diversionsdance.co.uk 

Independent Ballet Wales - 01633 253985
Artistic Director - Darius James 
dariusjames@welshballet.co.uk 

India Dance Wales - 02920 753002
Artistic Director - Kiran Selvartnam

admin@indiadancewales.com

Touch Trust 
Director - Dilys Price
andy.williams@wmc.org.uk

SWICA - 02920 382094
South Wales Intercultural Arts
Director - Steve Fletcher
sf@swica.force9.co.uk

 

 

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