Festive wishes from DCD

On the first day of Christmas, with support from DCD…
Hip Hop dancer Francesca Miles sharpened her DJ’ing skills, as one of our 2023 SHIFT participants in partnership with Zoonation: The Kate Price Company.

On the second day of Christmas, with support from DCD…
Ballet dancer Emma Price furthered her law training thanks to a Career Exploration Grant.

On the third day of Christmas, with support from DCD…
Portfolio Dance & Performance Artist Marie Louise Flexen felt more comfortable with change following some one-to-one coaching “Coaching gives me strength and courage and confidence to keep moving forward, to handle change…The best support a dancer can get.”

On the fourth day of Christmas, with support from DCD…
Ballet dancer Fabian Reimair furthered his music production skills at London Academy of Music Production thanks to his Career Exploration Grant.

On the fifth day of Christmas, with support from DCD…
Hip-Hop and Contemporary Dance Artist Rosie Wilson-Sidlauskas, aka Rosie Rose, felt positive after an online Skills for Living workshop “I took away a positive feeling of looking at self-compassion, with some humorous ways to bounce back up when one can doubt."

On the sixth day of Christmas, with support from DCD…
Birmingham Royal Ballet dancer Lennert Steegan revelled in his role as a DCD REACH Ambassador: “DCD provide invaluable support to dancers at all stages of their careers."

On the seventh day of Christmas, with support from DCD…
Circus & Dance Artist Natalie James left DCD’s one-to-one coaching with confidence and clarity of purpose: “Anything is possible with the right support and attitude.”

On the eighth day of Christmas, with support from DCD…
Choreographer and Co-Director of New Art Club Tom Roden felt nourished following EVOLVE Digital, an online career development workshop: “Liked the balance of positivity and realism. It felt so good to be fed."

On the ninth day of Christmas, with support from DCD…
Ballet dancer Tomas Mock completed a Bachelors degree course thanks to a DCD Retraining Grant, following his dream to be a statistician or data analyst in the financial sector or tech industry.

On the tenth day of Christmas, with support from DCD…
Indian-born Contemporary dancer Deveraj Thimmaiah studied for his MA in Expanded Dance Practice, to further a lifelong aspiration of developing his own choreographic work.

On the eleventh day of Christmas, with support from DCD…
Through her role as a DCD REACH Ambassador, Rambert dancer Naya Lovell reported that she “noticed my growth and progression in my leadership skills."

On the twelfth day of Christmas, with support from DCD…
Charity Director and dancer Avatâra Ayuso was excited to take part in DCD’s Beyond Dance Mentoring: “I can’t wait to be challenged, inspired and learn more about how to become a better and more committed change maker."