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Join us for No Dress Code, our annual scratch night which takes place on 21 Nov. Featuring 3 works-in-progress:
Counterfeit Goods by Beth Emmerson
handle with care (working title) by Alex Gosmore & Imo Wright
Falling Down by Lewys Holt
📸 Lizzie Quek
Counterfeit Goods by Beth Emmerson
handle with care (working title) by Alex Gosmore & Imo Wright
Falling Down by Lewys Holt
📸 Lizzie Quek
November 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Join us for No Dress Code, our annual scratch night which takes place on 21 Nov. Featuring 3 works-in-progress:
Counterfeit Goods by Beth Emmerson
handle with care (working title) by Alex Gosmore & Imo Wright
Falling Down by Lewys Holt
📸 Lizzie Quek
Counterfeit Goods by Beth Emmerson
handle with care (working title) by Alex Gosmore & Imo Wright
Falling Down by Lewys Holt
📸 Lizzie Quek
Catch Beth Emmerson’s latest work Counterfeit Goods next Friday, 21 Nov, 7.30pm at No Dress Code
Book your ticket: buff.ly/JBNPM6B
📸 Conor Campbell
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Book your ticket: buff.ly/JBNPM6B
📸 Conor Campbell
#YorkshireDance
#LeedsEvents
#LeedsDance
#DanceArtist
#YorkshireArtist
#LeedsArtist
November 12, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Catch Beth Emmerson’s latest work Counterfeit Goods next Friday, 21 Nov, 7.30pm at No Dress Code
Book your ticket: buff.ly/JBNPM6B
📸 Conor Campbell
#YorkshireDance
#LeedsEvents
#LeedsDance
#DanceArtist
#YorkshireArtist
#LeedsArtist
Book your ticket: buff.ly/JBNPM6B
📸 Conor Campbell
#YorkshireDance
#LeedsEvents
#LeedsDance
#DanceArtist
#YorkshireArtist
#LeedsArtist
Our Saturday Superstars Spring term is open for booking!
Saturday Superstars are affordable weekly dance classes for ages 0-16 in Leeds city centre. With a range of different dance styles available, our classes offer the chance to learn dance without the pressure of exams.
📽️ Pocket Projects
Saturday Superstars are affordable weekly dance classes for ages 0-16 in Leeds city centre. With a range of different dance styles available, our classes offer the chance to learn dance without the pressure of exams.
📽️ Pocket Projects
November 12, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Our Saturday Superstars Spring term is open for booking!
Saturday Superstars are affordable weekly dance classes for ages 0-16 in Leeds city centre. With a range of different dance styles available, our classes offer the chance to learn dance without the pressure of exams.
📽️ Pocket Projects
Saturday Superstars are affordable weekly dance classes for ages 0-16 in Leeds city centre. With a range of different dance styles available, our classes offer the chance to learn dance without the pressure of exams.
📽️ Pocket Projects
As well as performing at Leeds Playhouse, youth dance groups selected for FRESH 2026 learn new dance styles from leading dance professionals.
Last years workshops included Disco, Breaking and Kathak.
Apply now for FRESH 2026 on 18 April. Deadline 15 Dec.
Find out more: buff.ly/YdgIj7j
Last years workshops included Disco, Breaking and Kathak.
Apply now for FRESH 2026 on 18 April. Deadline 15 Dec.
Find out more: buff.ly/YdgIj7j
November 12, 2025 at 11:24 AM
As well as performing at Leeds Playhouse, youth dance groups selected for FRESH 2026 learn new dance styles from leading dance professionals.
Last years workshops included Disco, Breaking and Kathak.
Apply now for FRESH 2026 on 18 April. Deadline 15 Dec.
Find out more: buff.ly/YdgIj7j
Last years workshops included Disco, Breaking and Kathak.
Apply now for FRESH 2026 on 18 April. Deadline 15 Dec.
Find out more: buff.ly/YdgIj7j
FRESH, our annual festival of dance, showcases everything from bharatanatyam to krump, contemporary to cheer dance.
Applications for FRESH 2026 are open for youth dance groups for ages 11-19 (11-25 for inclusive groups) across Yorkshire. buff.ly/YdgIj7j
FRESH 2026 takes place 18 April in Leeds
Applications for FRESH 2026 are open for youth dance groups for ages 11-19 (11-25 for inclusive groups) across Yorkshire. buff.ly/YdgIj7j
FRESH 2026 takes place 18 April in Leeds
November 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
FRESH, our annual festival of dance, showcases everything from bharatanatyam to krump, contemporary to cheer dance.
Applications for FRESH 2026 are open for youth dance groups for ages 11-19 (11-25 for inclusive groups) across Yorkshire. buff.ly/YdgIj7j
FRESH 2026 takes place 18 April in Leeds
Applications for FRESH 2026 are open for youth dance groups for ages 11-19 (11-25 for inclusive groups) across Yorkshire. buff.ly/YdgIj7j
FRESH 2026 takes place 18 April in Leeds
Alex and Imo trained together at Northern School in Leeds before touring with VERVE. They are working to develop and combine Alex’s choreographic voice with Imo’s instinct for nurturing someone else’s vision.
📸 Lizzie Quek
📸 Lizzie Quek
November 11, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Alex and Imo trained together at Northern School in Leeds before touring with VERVE. They are working to develop and combine Alex’s choreographic voice with Imo’s instinct for nurturing someone else’s vision.
📸 Lizzie Quek
📸 Lizzie Quek
Born in Mold in North Wales and raised in Scarborough, Lewys’ work combines improvisation with subtle wit to create innovative performances.
Catch Lewys’ latest work-in-progress Falling Down on 21 Nov, 7.30pm at No Dress Code
📷 Tim Dunk
Catch Lewys’ latest work-in-progress Falling Down on 21 Nov, 7.30pm at No Dress Code
📷 Tim Dunk
November 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Born in Mold in North Wales and raised in Scarborough, Lewys’ work combines improvisation with subtle wit to create innovative performances.
Catch Lewys’ latest work-in-progress Falling Down on 21 Nov, 7.30pm at No Dress Code
📷 Tim Dunk
Catch Lewys’ latest work-in-progress Falling Down on 21 Nov, 7.30pm at No Dress Code
📷 Tim Dunk
Does your work challenge perceptions around age, ageing and the body? Ageless Festival 2026 needs you! buff.ly/UYutY4U
We are still seeking proposals from the UK with a particular interest in dance films, workshops and talks from different dance genres
We are still seeking proposals from the UK with a particular interest in dance films, workshops and talks from different dance genres
November 6, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Does your work challenge perceptions around age, ageing and the body? Ageless Festival 2026 needs you! buff.ly/UYutY4U
We are still seeking proposals from the UK with a particular interest in dance films, workshops and talks from different dance genres
We are still seeking proposals from the UK with a particular interest in dance films, workshops and talks from different dance genres
Join us for No Dress Code, our annual scratch night which takes place on 21 Nov. Featuring 3 works-in-progress:
Counterfeit Goods by Beth Emmerson
handle with care (working title) by Alex Gosmore & Imo Wright
Falling Down by Lewys Holt
Counterfeit Goods by Beth Emmerson
handle with care (working title) by Alex Gosmore & Imo Wright
Falling Down by Lewys Holt
November 5, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Join us for No Dress Code, our annual scratch night which takes place on 21 Nov. Featuring 3 works-in-progress:
Counterfeit Goods by Beth Emmerson
handle with care (working title) by Alex Gosmore & Imo Wright
Falling Down by Lewys Holt
Counterfeit Goods by Beth Emmerson
handle with care (working title) by Alex Gosmore & Imo Wright
Falling Down by Lewys Holt
Artist Alethia Antonia would like to connect with West Yorkshire based black women and black non-binary people to learn more about their experience and provide an opportunity for them to explore different ways of telling their own stories of feminine blackness, sisterhood and community.
November 4, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Artist Alethia Antonia would like to connect with West Yorkshire based black women and black non-binary people to learn more about their experience and provide an opportunity for them to explore different ways of telling their own stories of feminine blackness, sisterhood and community.
There’s just two weeks left to submit your proposal for Ageless 2026.
We are seeking dance performances, workshops and talks, from different genres which examine different attitudes to age, ageing and the body in the UK and around the world.
Ageless 2026 takes place from 17 - 18 July.
We are seeking dance performances, workshops and talks, from different genres which examine different attitudes to age, ageing and the body in the UK and around the world.
Ageless 2026 takes place from 17 - 18 July.
November 3, 2025 at 11:24 AM
There’s just two weeks left to submit your proposal for Ageless 2026.
We are seeking dance performances, workshops and talks, from different genres which examine different attitudes to age, ageing and the body in the UK and around the world.
Ageless 2026 takes place from 17 - 18 July.
We are seeking dance performances, workshops and talks, from different genres which examine different attitudes to age, ageing and the body in the UK and around the world.
Ageless 2026 takes place from 17 - 18 July.
If you’ve never visited our dance studios before here’s a quick tour.
👻 Happy Halloween
👻 Happy Halloween
October 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM
If you’ve never visited our dance studios before here’s a quick tour.
👻 Happy Halloween
👻 Happy Halloween
Apply now to be part of the backstage antics at FRESH 2026! FRESH takes place 18 April 2026 in Leeds and is open to youth dance groups age 11-19 in Yorkshire. FRESH is the regional platform for One Dance UK's U.Dance Festival 2026. Deadline to apply: Mon, 15 Dec 2025. buff.ly/VkpPpBm
October 29, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Apply now to be part of the backstage antics at FRESH 2026! FRESH takes place 18 April 2026 in Leeds and is open to youth dance groups age 11-19 in Yorkshire. FRESH is the regional platform for One Dance UK's U.Dance Festival 2026. Deadline to apply: Mon, 15 Dec 2025. buff.ly/VkpPpBm
From the wacky antics of two shelf stackers at a 24-7 mega supermarket, to the sassy spirit of a solo woman wearing a tracksuit in the backstreets of Sevilla, this year’s shortlisted films showcase the huge variety of this burgeoning genre.
October 28, 2025 at 11:24 AM
From the wacky antics of two shelf stackers at a 24-7 mega supermarket, to the sassy spirit of a solo woman wearing a tracksuit in the backstreets of Sevilla, this year’s shortlisted films showcase the huge variety of this burgeoning genre.
Festival audiences were treated to high energy pop-up performances from our TEMPO & Street 8-11 groups. Thanks to DJ Azizi Cole for the beats and getting people of all ages dancing with their plants.
If you came to the festival share your thoughts: buff.ly/J73hQVL
📷 David Lindsay
If you came to the festival share your thoughts: buff.ly/J73hQVL
📷 David Lindsay
October 24, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Festival audiences were treated to high energy pop-up performances from our TEMPO & Street 8-11 groups. Thanks to DJ Azizi Cole for the beats and getting people of all ages dancing with their plants.
If you came to the festival share your thoughts: buff.ly/J73hQVL
📷 David Lindsay
If you came to the festival share your thoughts: buff.ly/J73hQVL
📷 David Lindsay
PERPETUUM by Katja Heitmann is back again this evening at Light Night. Catch this immersive video installation between 6.00-10.00pm. Briggate Zone (What 3 Words: wizard.flag.formed)
Behind the scenes the Motus Mori team have been busy capturing the personal movements of 24 local people
Behind the scenes the Motus Mori team have been busy capturing the personal movements of 24 local people
October 23, 2025 at 2:12 PM
PERPETUUM by Katja Heitmann is back again this evening at Light Night. Catch this immersive video installation between 6.00-10.00pm. Briggate Zone (What 3 Words: wizard.flag.formed)
Behind the scenes the Motus Mori team have been busy capturing the personal movements of 24 local people
Behind the scenes the Motus Mori team have been busy capturing the personal movements of 24 local people
Children & Their Grown Ups 2025 was a truly joyful, inspiring and creative day. We loved welcoming so many little people to our building and we hope you enjoyed falling in love with the planet with us.
If you came to the festival share your thoughts with us: buff.ly/J73hQVL
📷 David Lindsay
If you came to the festival share your thoughts with us: buff.ly/J73hQVL
📷 David Lindsay
October 23, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Children & Their Grown Ups 2025 was a truly joyful, inspiring and creative day. We loved welcoming so many little people to our building and we hope you enjoyed falling in love with the planet with us.
If you came to the festival share your thoughts with us: buff.ly/J73hQVL
📷 David Lindsay
If you came to the festival share your thoughts with us: buff.ly/J73hQVL
📷 David Lindsay
Behind the Scenes of PERPETUUM by Katja Heitmann. 24 local participants contributed to the project performing special and personal movements. Tonight you can stand face to face with their holograms, as they are projected on a monumental scale, and hear the stories behind their movements.
October 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Behind the Scenes of PERPETUUM by Katja Heitmann. 24 local participants contributed to the project performing special and personal movements. Tonight you can stand face to face with their holograms, as they are projected on a monumental scale, and hear the stories behind their movements.
Thank you to all the artists and families that we welcomed through our doors for Children & Their Grown Ups festival last weekend. With so much on offer from performances to workshops to Scrap Play the building was a hive of activity.
📷 David Lindsay.
📷 David Lindsay.
October 22, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Thank you to all the artists and families that we welcomed through our doors for Children & Their Grown Ups festival last weekend. With so much on offer from performances to workshops to Scrap Play the building was a hive of activity.
📷 David Lindsay.
📷 David Lindsay.
If you're heading to Leeds Light Night this week don't miss PERPETUUM, Katja Heitmann's immersive, video installation which will be in the Briggate zone (What 3 Words: wizard.flag.formed)
In PERPETUUM, the movements of people from Leeds are projected on a monumental scale.
In PERPETUUM, the movements of people from Leeds are projected on a monumental scale.
October 22, 2025 at 10:24 AM
If you're heading to Leeds Light Night this week don't miss PERPETUUM, Katja Heitmann's immersive, video installation which will be in the Briggate zone (What 3 Words: wizard.flag.formed)
In PERPETUUM, the movements of people from Leeds are projected on a monumental scale.
In PERPETUUM, the movements of people from Leeds are projected on a monumental scale.
Beth Emmerson’s Counterfeit Goods blurs authenticity and superficiality, evoking sci-fi unease within a glossy, Barbie-doll-like package.
Watch Counterfeit Goods alongside two other dance works-in-progress at No Dress Code on 21 Nov at 7.30pm.
Tickets are on sale now: buff.ly/CbcDr0u
Watch Counterfeit Goods alongside two other dance works-in-progress at No Dress Code on 21 Nov at 7.30pm.
Tickets are on sale now: buff.ly/CbcDr0u
October 21, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Beth Emmerson’s Counterfeit Goods blurs authenticity and superficiality, evoking sci-fi unease within a glossy, Barbie-doll-like package.
Watch Counterfeit Goods alongside two other dance works-in-progress at No Dress Code on 21 Nov at 7.30pm.
Tickets are on sale now: buff.ly/CbcDr0u
Watch Counterfeit Goods alongside two other dance works-in-progress at No Dress Code on 21 Nov at 7.30pm.
Tickets are on sale now: buff.ly/CbcDr0u
Heading down to Children & Their Grown Ups Festival today? Make sure you stop by our plant disco where you can adopt your very own plant to take home. Who will you choose?
October 18, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Heading down to Children & Their Grown Ups Festival today? Make sure you stop by our plant disco where you can adopt your very own plant to take home. Who will you choose?
The wait is finally over. We’re excited to welcome a packed out audience to our Children & Their Grown Ups Festival.
Before you dive into a day of dance here’s some important information.
⏰ Please arrive 15 minutes before your event. We’re paperless - sign in to claim your tickets.
Before you dive into a day of dance here’s some important information.
⏰ Please arrive 15 minutes before your event. We’re paperless - sign in to claim your tickets.
October 18, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The wait is finally over. We’re excited to welcome a packed out audience to our Children & Their Grown Ups Festival.
Before you dive into a day of dance here’s some important information.
⏰ Please arrive 15 minutes before your event. We’re paperless - sign in to claim your tickets.
Before you dive into a day of dance here’s some important information.
⏰ Please arrive 15 minutes before your event. We’re paperless - sign in to claim your tickets.
Fill your weekend with dance at our Children & Their Grown Ups festival tomorrow in Leeds city centre.
This playful family festival invites us to fall in love with the planet.
📆 18 October, 9.30am-4.00pm
📍Yorkshire Dance, Leeds City Centre
Book your pay what you can tickets now: buff.ly/2BJMr3n
This playful family festival invites us to fall in love with the planet.
📆 18 October, 9.30am-4.00pm
📍Yorkshire Dance, Leeds City Centre
Book your pay what you can tickets now: buff.ly/2BJMr3n
October 17, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Fill your weekend with dance at our Children & Their Grown Ups festival tomorrow in Leeds city centre.
This playful family festival invites us to fall in love with the planet.
📆 18 October, 9.30am-4.00pm
📍Yorkshire Dance, Leeds City Centre
Book your pay what you can tickets now: buff.ly/2BJMr3n
This playful family festival invites us to fall in love with the planet.
📆 18 October, 9.30am-4.00pm
📍Yorkshire Dance, Leeds City Centre
Book your pay what you can tickets now: buff.ly/2BJMr3n
Plastic. Is it Helpful or harmful? Join Akademi this Saturday as they explore all things plastic in their new family show Plastic Drastic Fantastic. Pay What You Can event!
📆 3.00pm, 18 Oct
📍 Yorkshire Dance, Leeds City Centre
🎟️ buff.ly/hyYKLr6
📆 3.00pm, 18 Oct
📍 Yorkshire Dance, Leeds City Centre
🎟️ buff.ly/hyYKLr6
October 16, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Plastic. Is it Helpful or harmful? Join Akademi this Saturday as they explore all things plastic in their new family show Plastic Drastic Fantastic. Pay What You Can event!
📆 3.00pm, 18 Oct
📍 Yorkshire Dance, Leeds City Centre
🎟️ buff.ly/hyYKLr6
📆 3.00pm, 18 Oct
📍 Yorkshire Dance, Leeds City Centre
🎟️ buff.ly/hyYKLr6