Enkindle
Dance, Health & Creativity
Professional development for community dance artists
led by Dance Centred.
“It is amazing you as a small scale dance company are putting so much into supporting the dance sector and us as freelancers, thank you.
Generally I work quite isolated but today I found the need to work more intimately with the dance network of my county.
I really appreciate the efforts you are making to reunite the dance practitioners in the area, highlighting all the potential our work has to offer. ”
A rich, energising day, 10-4.30pm for Dance Artists, Movement Practitioners and anyone who would like to develop their work in a Health context. Featuring a practical morning of creative dance ideas led by Dance Centred, inspiring afternoon speakers, active round-table discussions, relaxation, and opportunities to connect with practitioners and health professionals.
What you can expect.
- A packed morning of practical creative dance ideas
- Afternoon presentations + buzzing round-table conversations
- A delicious guided relaxation to close the day
- Tea, coffee, fruit and vegan/GF cake
- Dance in the beautiful Creation Works studio
- Connect with Dance Centred and other movement practitioners
Why Come? You’ll experience:
A great dance in the beautiful Creation Works space
Creative ideas to take away and use in your practice
Insight into dance and movement work in health contexts
New contacts for potential collaborations and future work
Supportive conversations with practitioners and health partners
A nourishing space to reconnect with why you love movement
Two Enkindle sessions coming up in 2026 for community dance artists looking for professional development.
Moving Grief | Sun 22nd March | 10-1pm
Newquay | Heron Tennis Centre
In this session we will explore Creative approaches to grief within a dance setting and how, as dance artists we can hold space for tending and nurturing grief in a safe and supported way. The session will include some practical movement work and some discussion.
Ideas Generator! | Fri 12th June | 10-1pm
The Creation Works | Par
Can we make session planning fun?........we think so. In this session we will explore ways to generate creative starting points, let ideas run wild and grow and then distil into a fabulous workshop plan. Supporting those who are new to teaching and refreshing workshop planning for more experience artists too.
This session will be full of practical ideas you can use in your own practice and some discussion.
Session run on a pay-what-you-can basis. We have suggested a donation of £15 but this is flexible.
Tea and Coffee are provided.
work with us
we currently have no vacancies.
But don’t let that stop you reaching out! We love to hear from new people, dance artists and movement practitioners. Drop us an email and let us know what you are working on and interested in.
COMPASS
development programme for professional dancers and movement practitioners.
Are you a professional dancer or movement practitioner? Compass is our development programme, a space to be playful, open and curious, aimed at those with experience and interest in creative movement and improvisation practice.
New dates will be coming for 2026 - if you’d like to be the first to know then send us an email and we’ll drop you a line when we have them confirmed.
Payment: All Compass sessions work on a pay what you can if you can basis, we suggest £10 – £20 but your choice.
Bring cash on the day or transfer to:
Dance Centred CIC - Nat West
Reference Compass
Account: 74160974
Sort Code: 53 70 17
““Through the carefully developed tasks set by Lois it was easy for us to discover extraordinary things in our movement.”
“such a treat, utterly enriching,”
“Thank you for reminding me how much I love to dance”
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