Dancers’ Career Development (DCD) has been supporting professional dance for over 35 years. We help dancers to make the often difficult transition from professional dancing to a new career by giving them the confidence and skills they need to keep working beyond dance.
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Dancers' Career Development invites applications from Musical Theatre dancers for Acting for Others retraining bursaries
“The best thing to come out of the bursary is that I feel supported in my decision. I feel believed in, encouraged and that gives me strength and confidence to embrace my new career”Jane Butler, Acting for Others Bursary recipient 2011
Dancers' Career Development (DCD) is now inviting applications for two Acting for Others bursaries, worth up to £3,000 each, for outstanding retraining applications from professional Musical Theatre dancers.
Acting for Others is run by The Combined Theatrical Charities. During the last two weeks in October, every year, bucket collections are held in theatres across the country. Audiences are asked by performers to assist with fundraising in aid of their less fortunate colleagues. As a member charity, DCD is extremely privileged to be able to offer two Acting for Others bursaries to professional Musical Theatre dancers in need of retraining support.
The bursaries are aimed to finance a personal retraining plan for a professional dancer, which leads to an accredited career or business start-up inside or outside the dance industry. All Musical Theatre dancers are welcome to apply if they fulfil the DCD eligibility criteria.
The application deadline is 5pm Friday 22nd June 2012
For further information on the bursaries please contact Jessica Carter, Grants Administrator. Tel: 020 7831 1449 or e-mail jessica@thedcd.org.uk
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Press Release - Acting for Others
DCD Retrained Dancer Rachel Vonmoos performs as part of Spring Loaded at The Place
Shall I Sit Here, a solo performed by Vonmoos, is a layered presentation of recorded and live performance, integrating film and text, light, reflection and shadow. Its development was also prompted by the desire to involve elements of personal experience as a woman and mother.
And Again is an installation piece designed for a large group of dancers and non-dancers moving through a film projection that is an abstracted rendering of a personal journey.
Date: Saturday 19 May 2012 Time: 8pm Tickets: The Place
For more information please visit:Rachel Vonmoos
Linda Yates steps down from her position as Executive Director of Dancers' Career Development
After twenty years Linda Yates is stepping down from her position as Executive Director of Dancers' Career Development.
In those years of service she expanded the scope of the organisation’s work so that it has become a leading organisation, internationally recognised, for helping dancers from every area of the profession, members of classical and contemporary companies, independent arts dancers and dancers in the commercial theatre.
As a qualified counsellor she was perfectly trained to help dancers in need. Her enthusiasm, compassion and vibrant personality gave her the ability to encourage, guide and give confidence to countless people at an often difficult period of their lives when they made the transition to a different career. Linda also developed regular contacts with the dance schools and with commercial and funded companies, so that youngsters embarking on a career in dance, or people considering what they should do when their dancing career is over, felt secure and confident that they wouldn’t be left unaided later on in life.
Recently she has been elected Vice Chairman of the IOTPD, the international body for dancers’ retraining organisations.
She will be sorely missed, not only by her colleagues in DCD, but also by countless ex-dancers who owe her their present security and livelihood.
The DCD office continues to operate as usual.
*Easter Break*
The DCD office will be closed from 5pm, Thursday 5th April 2012 and re-open at 9am on Tuesday 10th April 2012. All at DCD wish you a very happy Easter!
DCD Independent Trust Gala performance of Singin in the Rain
On Monday 19th March, a Gala performance of Singin in the Rain was held at the Palace Theatre, London, in order to raise much needed funds for the DCD Independent Trust. The evening was a joyous occasion with guests enjoying the wonderful performance and a reception with the stars of the show, including Adam Cooper and Scarlett Strallen.
On behalf of all DCD Trustees, Development Committee members and staff, thank you to all who attended and supported the event for your extremely kind generosity, which will make a huge difference to the lives of Independent dancers.
Look out for the March Issue of the DCD e-newsletter coming soon for more images and news from the evening.
Image: Adam Cooper (Don Lockwood) and Scarlett Strallen (Kathy Seldon)Photographer:Stephen Berkeley-White
Students of The Royal Ballet School Photographer: Stephen Berkeley-White
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