One Dance UK Launch 2018

Venue: Dance Base, Edinburgh
Date: Sunday 11th March 2018
Time: 9am-5.30pm

Launch is a day-long professional development conference for young dancers transitioning into a professional career. The aim of the event is to give students an insight into life as a dance professional, such as a dancer, choreographer, dance educator, dance manager, dance health practitioner, movement director and many more.

Programme sessions include:

  • Finances for dancers (How to manage your taxes and learn about the self-employment process)
  • Mastering Audition Workshop (Skills and tips to land your first professional job with advice on headshots and show reels)
  • How to work as a teacher workshop, including Youth and Community Dance
  • Collaborative Choreography workshop (How to work with musicians, producers and directors to get the best out of your choreography)
  • Dance agencies advice and how to apply for funding
  • Healthy Dancer Awareness in an Interactive Market Place with leading professionals

Speakers include:

  • Tommy Small, Artistic Director of Shaper/Caper
  • Emma Stewart-Jones, Dance Development Officer at Creative Scotland
  • Ian West, Creative Choreographer and Movement Director

*More speakers to be released soon*

Find out more on the One Dance UK website or follow this link for tickets: http://bit.ly/LaunchEd18