Essential Alston workshops are led by highly experienced professional dancers from our team of trained animateurs.

Find out more about Richard Alston Dance Company with Essential Alston, our extensive outreach programme, which offers dance workshops, resource materials, talks and reduced price tickets. Since 1995 our dynamic team of professional dancers and musicians has worked with thousands of people in schools and the wider community across the UK to give them an insight into the Company's work.

"An excellent, challenging workshop where the students were enthused, engaged and energised ...They really really enjoyed the day!"
Dance Teacher, Palmers College, December 2009


Costs

Dance workshop
£180 for a half day (up to 3 hours)
£250 for a full day (up to 5 hours with the same group)

Dance workshop with live music accompaniment
£225 for a half day (up to 3 hours)
£340 for a full day (up to 5 hours with the same group)

NB: Two separate groups in the same day are charged as two 2 hour workshops.  Workshop costs do not include VAT and travel, which are additional charges.

Booking a workshop

Please get in touch with a member of the Essential Alston team to discuss dates and any requirements for your workshop. Once a date has been agreed you will be sent a booking form to confirm. Please allow at least a month between sending in your booking form and the date you would like your workshop to be held on.

Before the workshop date you will be sent a free resource pack about Richard Alston Dance Company with ideas for preparing your students for the workshop and suggestions for follow up activities.

To book a workshop, contact Katherine Rothman at katherine.rothman@theplace.org.uk or on 020 7121 1033.

 

  • A full colour image taken of Richard Alston Dance Company dancer Amie Brown leading an open workshop at Sadler's Wells.
  • A full colour image taken of Richard Alston Dance Company dancer Amie Brown leading an open workshop at Sadler's Wells, Amie and the participants are leaping.