National Dance Agency Support
Foundation for Community Dance
The Foundation for Community Dance is the UK development agency for access, participation and progression in dance for all. They provide information, advice and guidance for dance artists, organisations, students and communities about community dance and the issues they face; they support dance leaders to get better at what they do through professional development and networks; and undertake the strategic development of community dance for new audiences and under represented communities.www.communitydance.org.uk
Dance UK
As the national voice for dance, Dance UK advocates and lobbies to promote the importance and needs of dance. It is a membership organization that works to create a diverse, dynamic and healthy future for dance. By working with and on behalf of the dance sector, Dance UK aims to promote sustainable, longer dance careers and to improve the conditions in which dance is created, performed and experienced. Dance UK is also currently in a strategic alliance with the Association of Dance of the African Diaspora.www.danceuk.org
The Place – For Professionals
The Place runs many programmes of ongoing development for artists as they make their way in their careers. The Place's Artist Development Subscription service provides support and professional development for independent professional dance artists. Subscribers receive JUICE, a monthly listings magazine with the latest information about jobs and auditions, and access to their enquiry service.www.theplace.org.uk Click on For Professionals, then Artists Development
National Dance Teachers Association
The National Dance Teachers Association (NDTA) is a membership organsiation led by a team of teachers and dance education professionals. They work to ensure that all young people in the UK have access to high quality dance education in schools. They support dance teachers at all key stages of the national curriculum as well as GCSE, AS/A Level, GNVQ and in initial teacher training. www.ndta.org.uk
