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'''London Contemporary Dance School''' (informally '''LCDS''') is a [[contemporary dance]] school located in London, England and a part of The Place, London’s creative powerhouse for dance development, leading the way in dance training, creation and performance since 1969. LCDS was founded by [[Robin Howard]] in 1966 to train new dancers for his company, [[London Contemporary Dance Theatre]].<ref>{{cite book |title= The Hutchinson Factfinder |publisher= Helicon |year= 1999 |isbn= 1-85986-000-1 }}</ref>
'''London Contemporary Dance School''' (informally '''LCDS''') is a [[contemporary dance]] school located in London, England and a part of the [[Conservatoire for Dance and Drama]]. It was founded by [[Robin Howard]] in 1966 to train new dancers for his company, [[London Contemporary Dance Theatre]].<ref>{{cite book |title= The Hutchinson Factfinder |publisher= Helicon |year= 1999 |isbn= 1-85986-000-1 }}</ref>


LCDS is based at [[The Place (London)|The Place]] in the [[Bloomsbury]] area of [[Central London]], close to the [[Senate House (University of London)|Senate House]] complex of the [[University of London]], [[RADA]] and [[University College London]].
'''LCDS''' champions new ideas, embraces artistic innovation and enables extraordinary experiences for dance artists to realise their full potential. The School offers intensive technical and creative dance courses in Higher Education at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. The courses prepare emerging dance artists for a portfolio career in dance and the creative industries and are validated by University of the Arts London. With a student-centred focus, sustainable dance practice is at the core of the programmes, with a holistic emphasis on student physical and psychological wellbeing shaped by ground-breaking research. The Place’s unique history as a pioneering dance organisation, combined with an ecology of education, creation, performance, production and touring is without parallel.    <blockquote>''“The undergraduate years at LCDS have been the best of my life. With an openness I hadn't experienced before, LCDS welcomes a diverse range of people and supports them to become well rounded artists.” –'' Dulcie Fraser, undergraduate student, undergraduate student 2017-20</blockquote>LCDS has a vibrant and diverse student body of around 250 students, where students join a community of makers, leaders, educators, and performers.

Our experienced and internationally renowned teachers inspire and encourage you to develop as a well-rounded, creative dance artist. You collaborate with a range of international guest artists and have the opportunity to work with organisations such as: Wimbledon School of Art, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, National Centre for Circus arts, Sadler’s Wells, Victoria and Albert Museum and Central St Martins.

Based at The Place, you are part of a cultural hub; home to production house making and touring new work, a 280 seat professional theatre, an extensive list of classes, courses and participatory opportunities for adults and young people, and professional development programmes for artists. This creative and lively environment presents opportunities for collaboration, networking, and growth.

We welcome imaginative, enquiring people from all backgrounds and nationalities who are interested in the endless possibilities of dance. To help you make a well-informed decision about whether it’s the right place for you, take a look around our website, watch the Virtual School for interviews with students, videos of classes and more information about the programmes.


==History==
==History==
London Contemporary Dance School and its partner company, London Contemporary Dance Theatre, were founded in 1966 under the governance of the Contemporary Dance Trust.<ref name=hist>{{cite web|url=http://www.theplace.org.uk/92/history/history.html|title=History|accessdate=30 April 2011|publisher=London Contemporary Dance School|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110621024333/http://www.theplace.org.uk/92/history/history.html|archivedate=21 June 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2010/may/11/contemporary-dance-the-place|title=The Place: dreams in a drill hall|accessdate=30 April 2011|work=The Guardian|date=11 May 2010}}</ref> After receiving support from its founder, Robin Howard, the Contemporary Dance Trust moved to 17 Duke's Road in 1969, which it renamed [[The Place (London)|The Place]].<ref name=hist/> In 1978, with assistance from the Arts Council and Linbury Trust, The Place underwent a major redevelopment, with new studios created for the School on Flaxman Terrace.<ref name=hist/> In 1982, LCDS began offering a BA Honours degree in Contemporary Dance, validated by the [[University of Kent]]. In 1994, London Contemporary Dance Theatre was closed and the Richard Alston Dance Company formed.<ref name=hist/> In October 2001 a £7.5&nbsp;million redevelopment of The Place, including the construction of six new dance studios, was completed.<ref name=hist/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2001/oct/14/features.review97|title=Get fell in, you 'orrible dancers|accessdate=30 April 2011|work=The Guardian|date=14 October 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/richard-alston-dance-co-the-place-london-631470.html|title=Richard Alston Dance Co, The Place, London|accessdate=30 April 2011|work=The Independent|date=14 October 2001}}</ref> In the same year LCDS and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) formed the [[Conservatoire for Dance and Drama]].<ref name=hist/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2009/may/10/university-guide-conservatoire-dance-drama|title=University guide: Conservatoire for Dance and Drama|accessdate=30 April 2011|work=The Guardian|date=8 June 2010}}</ref> Due to recent changes in the higher education policy landscape, most CDD member schools are pursuing registration with the Office for Students (OfS) from 2023 as independent providers of higher education
London Contemporary Dance School and its partner company, London Contemporary Dance Theatre, were founded in 1966 under the governance of the Contemporary Dance Trust.<ref name=hist>{{cite web|url=http://www.theplace.org.uk/92/history/history.html|title=History|accessdate=30 April 2011|publisher=London Contemporary Dance School|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110621024333/http://www.theplace.org.uk/92/history/history.html|archivedate=21 June 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2010/may/11/contemporary-dance-the-place|title=The Place: dreams in a drill hall|accessdate=30 April 2011|work=The Guardian|date=11 May 2010}}</ref> After receiving support from its founder, Robin Howard, the Contemporary Dance Trust moved to 17 Duke's Road in 1969, which it renamed [[The Place (London)|The Place]].<ref name=hist/> In 1978, with assistance from the Arts Council and Linbury Trust, The Place underwent a major redevelopment, with new studios created for the School on Flaxman Terrace.<ref name=hist/> In 1982, LCDS began offering a BA Honours degree in Contemporary Dance, validated by the [[University of Kent]]. In 1994, London Contemporary Dance Theatre was closed and the Richard Alston Dance Company formed.<ref name=hist/> In October 2001 a £7.5&nbsp;million redevelopment of The Place, including the construction of six new dance studios, was completed.<ref name=hist/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2001/oct/14/features.review97|title=Get fell in, you 'orrible dancers|accessdate=30 April 2011|work=The Guardian|date=14 October 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/richard-alston-dance-co-the-place-london-631470.html|title=Richard Alston Dance Co, The Place, London|accessdate=30 April 2011|work=The Independent|date=14 October 2001}}</ref> In the same year LCDS and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) formed the [[Conservatoire for Dance and Drama]].<ref name=hist/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2009/may/10/university-guide-conservatoire-dance-drama|title=University guide: Conservatoire for Dance and Drama|accessdate=30 April 2011|work=The Guardian|date=8 June 2010}}</ref> In 2008 a £1.1&nbsp;million development at The Place added two new further studios.<ref name=hist/>


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==Teaching==
LCDS has delivered higher education through University of Kent as its degree-awarding body since 1982, a much-valued relationship that has allowed LCDS to develop its profile as sector leader . In 2020 LCDS pursued a new partnership with University of the Arts London (UAL), building on a 20-year collaborative creative history . LCDS and UAL share the ambition to put the primary focus on the independent artist to create an unprecedented vision for a world with more dance and creativity. This partnership provides a springboard for a closer future with the potential to combine world-leading research and the creation of new performance territories across visual and performing arts. UAL validated LCDS's BA (Hons) Contemporary Dance (75 students), MA Screendance (7 students) and MA Expanded Dance Practice (January 2022 start) for the maximum 5-year period ..


LCDS teaches a variety of contemporary dance techniques including release-based, Limón, Humphrey and Contact Improvisation, priding themselves on their [[Graham technique]] and [[Merce Cunningham|Cunningham]] technique. As part of its courses LCDS also offers pilates, body conditioning, free electives in Choreology, Anatomy and Scenography, and ballet studies.
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LCDS provides both undergraduate and postgraduate (including EDge) vocational training as well as a research programme in contemporary dance. The School also offers courses in contemporary dance in London for adults and children, including Centre for Advanced Training, a programme allowing pre vocational training for young people in the South East.
London Contemporary Dance School has a teaching faculty of international stature, with unrivalled connections to the professional dance world, and whose combined skills offer students a vibrant, stimulating learning experience of the very highest standard. The management and faculty of the School are among the world's leading practitioners and thinkers in dance. By involving practising artists in all aspects of teaching and curriculum development, the School ensures that the curriculum is constantly interrogated and refreshed to embrace new movement styles and reacts to the demands of the art form. Staff are frequently invited to work within other institutions (in the UK and around the world) which means our staff are able to see others' practice as well as share their own. Many of the school's staff are practising artists, and are encouraged to continue to develop their professional practice, many have histories of innovation in curriculum design and teaching.


==Alumni==
==Alumni==
The School’s graduates have an impressive track record, including many of the dancers and choreographers who continue to shape today’s international dance scene. It also houses a complete spectrum of learning and access programmes, including classes in the evenings and at weekends, catering for people of all ages (a total of 50,000 participants in 2017/18) with varied interests and abilities. LCDS's first year's intake included [[Richard Alston (choreographer)|Richard Alston]], Ian Spink and [[Siobhan Davies]] who went on to perform with the main company before founding their own. Other notable alumni of LCDS include:<!--- NOTE: only include or list people here who have a Wikipedia biography. If you do not follow these rules, the entry will be removed. Thank You! ---> [[Richard Alston (choreographer)|Richard Alston]], [[Darshan Singh Bhuller]], [[Seeta Indrani]], [[Sally Potter]], [[Liz Roche]], [[Kenneth Tharp]] and [[Paul Liburd]]. Students of the School have gone on to accept contracts from a variety of prestigious dance companies including Adventure in Motion Picture, Random Dance Company, DV8, [[CandoCo]], Diversions and the [[Rambert Dance Company]] at the [[Sadler's Wells]].
LCDS's first year's intake included [[Richard Alston (choreographer)|Richard Alston]], Ian Spink and [[Siobhan Davies]] who went on to perform with the main company before founding their own. Other notable alumni of LCDS include:<!--- NOTE: only include or list people here who have a Wikipedia biography. If you do not follow these rules, the entry will be removed. Thank You! ---> [[Richard Alston (choreographer)|Richard Alston]], [[Darshan Singh Bhuller]], [[Seeta Indrani]], [[Sally Potter]], [[Liz Roche]], [[Kenneth Tharp]] and [[Paul Liburd]]. Students of the School have gone on to accept contracts from a variety of prestigious dance companies including Adventure in Motion Picture, Random Dance Company, DV8, [[CandoCo]], Diversions and the [[Rambert Dance Company]] at the [[Sadler's Wells]].


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Revision as of 16:59, 2 March 2022

London Contemporary Dance School
File:London Contemporary Dance School logo.jpg
TypeContemporary dance school
Established1966
(Foundation)
1982
(Granted degree-awarding powers)
DirectorVeronica Lewis[1]
StudentsApproximately 180[2]
Location
London
,
United Kingdom
AffiliationsConservatoire for Dance and Drama
University of Kent
Websitehttp://www.theplace.org.uk/lcds

London Contemporary Dance School (informally LCDS) is a contemporary dance school located in London, England and a part of the Conservatoire for Dance and Drama. It was founded by Robin Howard in 1966 to train new dancers for his company, London Contemporary Dance Theatre.[3]

LCDS is based at The Place in the Bloomsbury area of Central London, close to the Senate House complex of the University of London, RADA and University College London.

History

London Contemporary Dance School and its partner company, London Contemporary Dance Theatre, were founded in 1966 under the governance of the Contemporary Dance Trust.[4][5] After receiving support from its founder, Robin Howard, the Contemporary Dance Trust moved to 17 Duke's Road in 1969, which it renamed The Place.[4] In 1978, with assistance from the Arts Council and Linbury Trust, The Place underwent a major redevelopment, with new studios created for the School on Flaxman Terrace.[4] In 1982, LCDS began offering a BA Honours degree in Contemporary Dance, validated by the University of Kent. In 1994, London Contemporary Dance Theatre was closed and the Richard Alston Dance Company formed.[4] In October 2001 a £7.5 million redevelopment of The Place, including the construction of six new dance studios, was completed.[4][6][7] In the same year LCDS and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) formed the Conservatoire for Dance and Drama.[4][8] In 2008 a £1.1 million development at The Place added two new further studios.[4]

Teaching

LCDS teaches a variety of contemporary dance techniques including release-based, Limón, Humphrey and Contact Improvisation, priding themselves on their Graham technique and Cunningham technique. As part of its courses LCDS also offers pilates, body conditioning, free electives in Choreology, Anatomy and Scenography, and ballet studies.

LCDS provides both undergraduate and postgraduate (including EDge) vocational training as well as a research programme in contemporary dance. The School also offers courses in contemporary dance in London for adults and children, including Centre for Advanced Training, a programme allowing pre vocational training for young people in the South East.

Alumni

LCDS's first year's intake included Richard Alston, Ian Spink and Siobhan Davies who went on to perform with the main company before founding their own. Other notable alumni of LCDS include: Richard Alston, Darshan Singh Bhuller, Seeta Indrani, Sally Potter, Liz Roche, Kenneth Tharp and Paul Liburd. Students of the School have gone on to accept contracts from a variety of prestigious dance companies including Adventure in Motion Picture, Random Dance Company, DV8, CandoCo, Diversions and the Rambert Dance Company at the Sadler's Wells.

References

  1. ^ "Management team". London Contemporary Dance School. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  2. ^ "FAQs". London Contemporary Dance School. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  3. ^ The Hutchinson Factfinder. Helicon. 1999. ISBN 1-85986-000-1.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "History". London Contemporary Dance School. Archived from the original on 21 June 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  5. ^ "The Place: dreams in a drill hall". The Guardian. 11 May 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  6. ^ "Get fell in, you 'orrible dancers". The Guardian. 14 October 2001. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  7. ^ "Richard Alston Dance Co, The Place, London". The Independent. 14 October 2001. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  8. ^ "University guide: Conservatoire for Dance and Drama". The Guardian. 8 June 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2011.

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