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Summer Dance Classes for all ages

28 July - 15 Aug

a creative powerhouse for dance in the heart of London

mel6et One of Europe’s most exciting, innovative dance spaces and home to London Contemporary Dance School (LCDS); where artists from all over the world come to push creative boundaries, to experiment and to perform outstanding new work for audiences who expect to be surprised, inspired and delighted.

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Study

Join London Contemporary Dance School for world leading dance education at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Applications open now for BA (Hons) Contemporary Dance Performance, MA Dance: Performance, and MA Dance: Participation, Communities, Activism

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Dance

mel6et Weekly classes for all ages and abilities, taught by inspiring professional dance artists

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Two young students wearing glasses and dance clothing are working together. They have their arms outstretched to the side and are speaking to each other. In the background there are three other dancers

Centre for Advanced Training

mel6et A pre-vocational training programme for young people aged 11-16 years to explore and hone their passion for dance

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What's On

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    Screendance Summer School

    Tue 29 Jul - Fri 1 Aug

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News and stories

  1. Theo Clinkard brings A Great Unsettling to The Place with MA Dance: Performance 2024-25 cohort

  2. Meet our Global South Scholars on the MA Dance: Participation, Communities, Activism

  3. Choreographer Yuval Pick on working with BA students at London Contemporary Dance School