Ludus Dance | Community Dance

What can Ludus Dance Development offer?

With over 30 years of experience in Community Dance. Ludus is passionate about offering a unique dance experience accesible to all. The Dance Development team based in Lancaster aim to offer adiverse range of work across the County and further afield.

Workshops and Classes

Dance workshops for anyone 18 months to 80 +
An inclusive, fun, creative approach to dance
Accessible to those new to dance as well as moreexperienced dancers
A wide range of dance styles to meet your needs including regular weekly classes
One off dance workshops and intensive projects
Facilitation of dance work in a variety of settings such as schools, colleges, universities, youth clubs, community centres, health centres and outside spaces

Specialisms

Particular expertise in special needs and those with disabilities
Collaborative projects with other arts organisations
Leading edge support and development for young people through regular classes, peer led workshops, youth performances and progression into the Ludus Youth Dance Company
Tailor made programmes of work for gifted and talented young people
Dance with Early Years and Older People

Projects

New media projects such as training and development in dance for camera for young people, community groups, arts teams and artists.
Community residencies: we spend a concentrated period of time in your area for the purpose of kick-starting dance activities which may continue after we have left.
National and International projects.

Training, Support, Advice and Advocacy

Advice, support, mentoring and professional development for freelance artists, emerging artists and dance graduates.
Advice and support for individuals, teams, organisations and schools in developing dance activities in most forms, shapes and sizes.
Dance activity days for team development days.
In service training days for those who work with dance in educational settings customized for primary, secondary and special environments.
Representation of good practice within community dance.

Ludus Dance Development

Finalist in ‘Partners in Excellence’ National Day Care Trust award for work with Surestart.; leaders in training on socially inclusive dance practice with the British Council Athens; represented the region in the televised BBC / ACE ‘Big Dance’