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Originally intended as a drop-in dance centre, Pineapple Studios is a complex of 12 dance studios that are used for various purposes. The studios host over 200 scheduled dance classes each week, open to studio members and the public, however the studios have become most notable for their extensive use by the entertainments industry as a venue for rehearsals, castings and recordings.
The Dance Centre, previously at 12 Floral Street, Covent Garden, central London, England, was founded by Valerie Tomalin (née Hyman) in 1964 [1] as a space where dance teachers could hire small studios by the hour and large ballet companies, such as The Royal Ballet and Ballet Rambert, could rent larger studios by the day or by the week.
Urdang, previously known as The Urdang Academy, is a performing arts academy based in Islington, London.The school was founded as a ballet school under the direction of Leonie Urdang; after her death her daughter and CEO Solange Urdang succeeded her in 2001, reinventing the school as a performing arts college and remaining director until 2022.
Richard Alston Dance Company: contemporary London: England: AD Richard Alston: 1994–present Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company: contemporary Salt Lake City, Utah: United States: Joan Woodbury & Shirley Ririe 1964–present Riverdance: Irish Dance Dublin: Ireland: Composer Bill Whelan Producer Moya Doherty Director John McColgan 1995–present The ...
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. [2] In October 2001 a £7.5 million redevelopment of The Place, including the construction of six new dance studios, was completed.
In 2019, the London International Screen Dance Festival was introduced by the institution. [5] Laban Creekside (Deptford) includes 13 purpose-built dance studios; eight with ballet barres, the 300-seat Bonnie Bird Theatre, a smaller studio theatre, and a dance library. Laban Laurie Grove (New Cross) also has a number of studios and performance ...
The Royal Ballet School is a British school of classical ballet training [1] [2] founded in 1926 by the Anglo-Irish ballerina and choreographer Ninette de Valois.The school's aim is to train and educate outstanding classical ballet dancers, especially for the Royal Ballet (based at the Royal Opera House in London) and the Birmingham Royal Ballet.
London Studio Centre's facilities at artsdepot include a lecture room, ten dance studios, a library, and other rooms for singing and drama. It also has shared use of the on-site Pentland Theatre and Studio Theatre. [4] [5] The school has a long-standing relationship with Chester House, Muswell Hill, which provides some accommodation for ...