London Contemporary Dance School (LCDS) provides extensive vocational training of the highest quality through its undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, producing leading choreographers and professional dance artists.
Fund for Excellence
LCDS encourages applications from talented students regardless of their background or financial circumstances. For this reason we created the Fund for Excellence, which distributes grants to students in need of additional financial support. These awards make a real difference to those who might otherwise not have the resources necessary to take up a place or complete their training.
The need for the Fund is greater than ever. Applications have almost doubled this year. We have no endowed student support funds to draw upon and rely solely upon generous contributions from trusts and individuals to help our students through their training. While the high physical and academic demands of our programmes, alongside the hours of training required, make it very difficult for students to hold part-time jobs that fully cover their study costs.
“The Fund for Excellence has really helped me to concentrate on my studies. Without it I would have had to work on top of the incredibly demanding hours of the degree. Because of the Fund I am able to focus on making the most of my time here without having to worry so much about the pennies” - Vicki, BA (Hons), First Class, Graduate 2010
We are grateful to our current supporters: Michael Pender-Cudlip, The Craignish Trust, The Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation, Fenton Arts Trust, The Leverhulme Trust, The Lunn Prothero Fun, The South Square Trust, Eranda Foundation, The Thistle Trust and the RM Burton Charitable Trust.
Commissions at London Contemporary Dance School
London Contemporary Dance School involves the most exciting international artists in our work, in order to advance the practical knowledge of students on the cusp of their careers.
EDge, the School’s postgraduate performance company, gives company members the experience of working in a small to mid-scale touring company operating in the UK. Following an intensive six month period creating new work commissioned from professional choreographers, the company go on to tour venues throughout the UK and Europe.
We are grateful to The Leche Trust and The Idlewild Trust for their support of EDge commissions, as well as Zurich Plc for their support of EDge.