DCD - Dancers' Career Development

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Psychological support

Our first service to professional dancers is specialised support and up-to-date understanding of the many issues affecting dancers’ careers. The transition away from dancing can be difficult both financially and emotionally. We provide a wide range of confidential services to help them to find their feet in a new profession either inside or outside the dance industry. The emotional process of retraining can affect each professional dancer differently, and the adjustment to changes in profession can take time. This is why the pastoral care that we offer continues throughout the retraining process and is available at anytime thereafter.

  • Confidential one-to-one counselling, before, during and after retraining
  • Psychometric testing
  • Networking with qualified individuals and counselling groups
  • Life-coaching seminars



“Words cannot express my gratitude to the DCD – Not Only the financial help but the truly comprehensive support during a particularly vulnerable time, as one makes the transition from dancer to a new career”