We believe passionately that dance makes a positive difference to people’s lives and we love creating opportunities for people to dance and move together.
We are lucky to be part of an amazing dance community who have danced through so much together.
We are aiming to raise £15,000 between now and the end of February to ensure that SiD continues to flourish and offer inclusive dance experiences for so many.
Any support you can offer us really will make a big difference.
We will share with you in the coming days ways you can help us fundraise and Keep SiD dancing
Please Join us for an evening’s celebration of inclusive, joyful and spell binding dance at the Walker Theatre, Theatre Severn on Saturday 13th July.
A Summer Dance Celebration features captivating performances and dance film from SiD’s participants & dancers plus a guest performance by the powerful and humorous dance theatre duet, Tom and Rob. The dances will be introduced and woven together by Makaton signing MC Sam Stephen.
SiD’s Thrive group in Performance at last years celebration
SiD prides itself in creating dance experiences which bring people together to celebrate artistry, connection, diversity, humour, and the power of dance. The evening’s show will be shared in an accessible, supportive and relaxed environment.
Tom n Rob in rehearsal
Please book your tickets by pressing on the link below. Alla ccess details are available on the Theatre Severn Website Access Pages
It’s full steam ahead as we prepare for SiD’s Summer Dance Celebration at Theatre Severn on Saturday July 13th
SiD’s Dance Artists are absorbed in creating amazing performances, our dancers are working together, creating, learning & remembering their dances and the SiD team are super busy bringing all the show together.
Take a look at the images below of SiD performers in rehearsal. Be sure not to miss this incredible celebration of the power, humanity and creativity of inclusive dance.
A Summer Dance Celebration features captivating performances from SiD’s participants & dancers plus a guest performance by dance theatre duet Tom and Rob. The dance performances will be introduced and woven together by Makaton signing MC Sam Stephen.
Tickets are going fast so please book yours by clicking on the this link or by calling Theatre Severn Box Office on 01743 281281.
Tom N Rob on Tuesday 5th December 2023 10am – 4.30pm at the Gateway Centre, Shrewsbury SY1 1NB Cost – £30
Join Contact Dance Company for a one-day workshop led by Tom N Rob. Tom and Rob (Tom Bright and Rob Hemming) are dance theatre artists who make and perform dance, celebrating their shared love of dance, theatre, laughter and improvisation. Their combination of physical energy, partner work, great dancing and comedy has wowed audiences wherever they perform.
The workshop is open to Contact Dance Company dancers and people who are D/deaf, disabled, neurodivergent and non-disabled, who have previous high level dance experience. We would particularly like to reach out to dancers based in Shropshire or the West Midlands who don’t regularly dance with SiD.
In the workshop, Tom N Rob will be sharing how they dance and make dances together through their non-verbal creative practice. On the day you will also get to watch their most recent short film ‘Happy Okay Mate’ which will inform some of the workshop content. The workshop will explore Partner skills, improvisation and creating work in duets and small groups. They will give an insight how to use these tools for choreography.
Contact Dance Company are an inclusive dance company produced by Shropshire Inclusive Dance. CDC meets to explore and experience dancing together, to express artistry through dance and to create powerful contemporary dance performance.
How to Book Please email on officesidance@gmail.com to request a place on the workshop, If places are available we will then send a booking form with payment details.
About The Venue. The workshop will take place at The Gateway, Chester Street Shrewsbury.
The Gateway is an accessible venue. There are a range of facilities including lifts to all floors, wide corridors and electrical opening entrance doors.
There are 3 Disabled Parking Spaces
The venue is close the train station and town centre car parks. There is some on street parking close to the venue.
For more information, or to talk to us about what you might need to be able to access the workshop, please email SiD’s Co artistic director Ray Jacobs at directorsidance@gmail.com or call him on 07817194644
A one-day workshop led by Tom N Rob On Tuesday 5th December 2023 10am – 4.30pm at the Gateway Centre, Shrewsbury SY1 1NB Cost – £30
Join Contact Dance Company for a one-day workshop led by Tom N Rob. Tom and Rob (Tom Bright and Rob Hemming) are dance theatre artists who make and perform dance, celebrating their shared love of dance, theatre, laughter and improvisation. Their combination of physical energy, partner work, great dancing and comedy has wowed audiences wherever they perform.
The workshop is open to Contact Dance Company dancers and people who are D/deaf, disabled, neurodivergent and non-disabled, who have previous high level dance experience. We would particularly like to reach out to dancers based in Shropshire or the West Midlands who don’t regularly dance with SiD.
In the workshop, Tom N Rob will be sharing how they dance and make dances together through their non-verbal creative practice. On the day you will also get to watch their most recent short film ‘Happy Okay Mate’ which will inform some of the workshop content. The workshop will explore Partner skills, improvisation and creating work in duets and small groups. They will give an insight how to use these tools for choreography.
Contact Dance Company are an inclusive dance company produced by Shropshire Inclusive Dance. CDC meets to explore and experience dancing together, to express artistry through dance and to create powerful contemporary dance performance.
How to Book Please email on officesidance@gmail.com to request a place on the workshop, If places are available we will then send a booking form with payment details.
About The Venue. The workshop will take place at The Gateway, Chester Street Shrewsbury.
The Gateway is an accessible venue. There are a range of facilities including lifts to all floors, wide corridors and electrical opening entrance doors.
There are 3 Disabled Parking Spaces
The venue is close the train station and town centre car parks. There is some on street parking close to the venue.
For more information, or to talk to us about what you might need to be able to access the workshop, please email SiD’s Co artistic director Ray Jacobs at directorsidance@gmail.com or call him on 07817194644
If you have a passion for the arts and for contemporary dance in particular, a commitment to accessibility and inclusion, and would like to get involved in supporting our organisation, we would love to hear from you!
Shropshire Inclusive Dance (SiD) is a creatively driven contemporary dance company that enables people of all abilities to express themselves through dance and explore their own creativity in our weekly community classes, our dance company, our youth projects, and other special projects. We are based in Shrewsbury, but we work with people across the whole county and beyond
We would like our board to better represent our users and that’s why we would like to find a young person to become a trustee to ensure that different views are represented in our decision making going forwards.
SiD shared a fantastic night of dance film and dance performances with a packed audience at The Hive in Shrewsbury.
Groups from SiDs weekly classes and its new project for 16 – 30 yr olds Darwin Dancers, shared amazing dances on film and on stage.
The evening culminated with the premiere of SiDs new professional touring piece ‘Here There Everywhere’
The new work choreographed by Siobhan Hayes and performed by Mervyn Bradley, Chander van Daatselaar, Beth Gardiner and Anna Belyavin was immensely enjoyed by the appreciative audience.
Below is a film of the evening created by Calum Barre capturing the unique atmosphere, commitment, skills and creativity of all the dancers involved.
Contact Dance Company performed Here There Everywhere to appreciative audiences at The Shrewsbury Food Festival. The work really captured the attention of festival goers, audiences literally stopped in their tracks to watch this powerful & unique work. The short film clip below was created by film Maker Calum Barre to support future touring of this eye catching inclusive dance show,
SiD is excited to announce the creation of an entrancing new dance performance ‘Here There Everywhere’
The new work will be made during an intensive rehearsal period in June and performed to the public later in the month at The Shrewsbury Food Festival and SiD’s own Midsummer Celebration.
Performed by SiD’s Contact Dance Company ‘Here There Everywhere’ will comprise of three ‘pop up’ dance performances made specifically for outdoor events and festivals.
The new dances will catch festival and event goers by surprise with energetic, poignant and playful dances, which literally pop up in unexpected places.
SiD has commissioned choreographer Siobhan Hayes and designer Heidi Luker to choreograph and design this wonderfully unique new work.
Within Here There Everywherethe dances will be delving into the question ‘What do we think we’re searching for?’ Power, Love, Escape, Freedom… This inclusive and delightful mini-series will invite you to reflect on the question “What is your Utopia?”
The diverse and skilful cast comprises of Contact Dance Company member’s Mervyn Bradley, Beth Gardiner and Anna Belyavin joined by guest dancers, Maiya Leeke and Chander van Daatselaar.
SiD is very excited to be making this new work and sharing it to a wide range of audiences, hopefully at events near you.
(images created by Gary Lindsay – Moore / Arron Fowler / Ray Jacobs
Our ‘Create’ group had its final class of the autumn term last week. This term we have really celebrated the joys, creativity and connection in moving and dancing together. There have been some beautiful dances, giant leaps forward and much shared laughter. Huge thanks to the participants, they’re carers, the creative team and everyone involved in the class. There are a few places in this Wednesday morning class for next term, we particularly invite people with disabilities who need extra support in participating. Big thanks go to Condover Ciollege who have supported their residents in attanding the classes, Musician Mani Wells who has played beautiful live music and the SiD team Ray Jacobs and Becky Pringle
On Friday 24th September, Contact Dance Company performed a new duet as part of the FEAST Festival in Malvern. ‘Skirting Around The Edge’ performed by dancers Beth Gardiner and Anna Belyavin, is a lyrical exploration of connection and boundaries. The two dancers navigate the space, exchange glances and like so many of us during this time, experience being together after a long time apart.
The packed FEAST festival audience who were enjoying a sublime selection of poetry, music, performance art and physical comedy were entranced by the dance piece and the dancers. The audience were there with the dancers for every swing, turn, leap, touch and thanked them with rapturous applause at the end of the piece.
Skirting around the Edge, directed by SiD’s co-artistic director Rachel Liggitt was accompanied by the beguiling music track ‘Vardeldu’r by Signor Ros. Contact Dance Company continue to make dances which share the power and importance of human connection at a time when everyone needs it.
Shropshire Inclusive Dance are accepting bookings for this new work please contact directorsidance@gmail.com with enquiries.
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