Opportunity through
inclusive dance
Indepen-dance is an award winning inclusive dance company for disabled and non-disabled people to enjoy, express, and fulfil their potential through dance. Our mission is to enable participation in high quality arts provision and improve wellbeing, quality of life and provide opportunities for disabled and non-disabled dancers in both the professional and non-professional dance sectors. We provide weekly creative movement and dance classes throughout the year, where participants become lifelong members and join a thriving social network. We also provide bespoke professional training, career development and employment opportunities.
Performance
Education
Classes
Weekly Classes
Indepen-dance classes are for disabled people and their carers. We work with a skilled team of professional dancers to deliver weekly classes to service users, organisations, day centres, community groups and more. Our weekly classes are split into three categories:
Core Classes
Our core classes are based in Glasgow for our members and run on a term by term basis in Glasgow
Outreach Classes
Our outreach classes are run outside Glasgow for children, youths and families.
Specialised Classes
Our specialised classes run in Glasgow for varying ages and abilities and are open to members and
non-members.
Connect with us
Wednesday 7th October | 1pm | Zoom
We would be delighted for you to join us in the session where we will be discussing physical classes returning, Covid-19, the position of the organisation and much more.
It is also your chance to pose some questions to our staff, and you can put your questions to us during the session or send them in before hand.
So please join us, all you need to do is get in touch with our office at admin@indepen-dance.org.uk, or call us on 0141 552 3555.
Running from the 15th - 18th October, you can find out further information and get your tickets via the link below 👇
https://www.citymoves.org.uk/dancelive-festival
We are excited to let you all know that we will be having a shorter than planned break from online classes, with our schedule next week continuing as normal, and so there is plenty more dancing to be had!
Only our guest tutor class will not be taking place next week.
Our pause for classes will only last for one week from the 12th to 18th October.
Susana is from Portugal, Santa Maria da Feira, and she has been highly involved in dance, theatre and performative arts for much of her life. She holds a Bachelor of Theater and Performative arts, a master in Scenic Arts specializing in Education and a PHD in Literary Studies, based in the theoretical, historical, aesthetic aspects of street theatre and socio-educational dance-theater. Her research interests mainly focus on topics including corporeality practices in artistic environment.
She has trained in many studios and schools in; Santa Maria da Feira, London, Barcelona, Lyon and Côte d'Azur. Susana enjoys teaching and choreography, and has also directed several dance-theater shows, such as; “The amazing journey of Vitória Nujeen”, “Miguel Hernández”, “Alice in Wonderland”, “Aladdin and Genie’s Lamp”, “The Rite of Spring” and many more. She holds over 15 years teaching experience in universities, schools, institutions, studios and cooperatives of education and rehabilitation for the inclusive community.
Susana says that what she loves and enjoys is encouraging creative self-expression in others.
Join us tomorrow at 5pm for her class! All you have to do is get in touch with admin@indepen-dance.org.uk to take part.
They will also take you through a favourite task they enjoy doing in classes for you to enjoy at home.
First up we have ADAM SLOAN
Watch below as Adam takes us through a task all about levels. 🎬👇
youtube.com/watch?v=b-5Mf_7mzno
Please turn on subtitles in YouTube for captioning
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Be sure to head on over to our YouTube Channel to get all our latest videos! 🎞️🎬 #inclusivedance #independance #lovedancescotland
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Tomorrow we will be welcoming the wonderful Aya Kobayashi as our guest tutor! 💃
5pm | Free | Zoom
This is open for anyone to join in and be guided by Aya exploring themes, movements and the use of imagery and video.
Contact admin @indepen-dance.org.uk.
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