Centre for Advanced Training (CAT)

The Dance City Centre for Advanced Training (CAT) is one of nine Dance CATs across England offering professional level pre-vocational dance training to young people aged 9 to 18 years old.  The Dance City CAT is supported by the government’s Department for Education (DfE) and is responsible for delivering contemporary dance training to gifted and talented young dancers in the North East region.  More information about the government's Music and Dance Scheme and the National Dance CATs can be found here: www.nationaldancecats.co.uk 

The Dance City CAT delivers two main strands of dance activity for young people between 9 - 18 years of age.  The CAT also works regularly with local schools in the North East region to find talented young dancers who may have the potential to audition and gain a place on one of the training programmes. 

Our Advanced Training Programme (ATP) is supported by the Department for Education (DfE) to provide a high level training for extremely talented young dancers between 10 - 18 years of age. ATP classes take place here at Dance City in Newcastle and at Hummersknott Academy in Darlington.

Our Foundation Training Programme (FTP) is the junior outreach arm of the CAT.  The FTP programme provides dance training to gifted and talented young people between 9 - 13 years of age at three different locations in the North East region. 

Click on the logos below to find out more about how the Dance City CAT works with local schools and for further information about the ATP and FTP: