Essential Moves #45
Your roundup of opportunities, resources, and events
This edition of Essential Moves is packed with standout opportunities, workshops, performances, and events we think every dancer should have on their radar.
YOUR FEEDBACK
Over the past few weeks, we’ve been gathering resources, listening to feedback from the beta version of the platform, and having ongoing conversations with companies, colleges, and agencies as we work on refining the database. Every conversation helps us better understand how we can serve dancers in a way that feels useful, sustainable, and community-led.
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EVENTS
1. A Fugitive Thought: An Immersive Theatre Experience
The CAVE | Several dates
A completely original site-specific theatrical production that takes place in a dystopian world.
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2. Farm Fatale
Southbank Centre | 15 May & 16 May 2026
In Philippe Quesne’s vision of a post-apocalyptic, near-future, a group of poet scarecrows run an independent radio station, discussing their strange reality.
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3. There and Here
The Place | 21 May 2026
A performance dedicated to people worldwide who have been forcibly displaced because of persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations, or disasters of climate change.
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NEW FINDS
This might be worth adding to your wish list if you’re a bride-to-be. Think pole dance & bridal celebrations with your inner circle.
Altar Ego runs private pole parties for your bridal alter ego.
WORKSHOPS
1. Dance.Film.Performance.
Create Destroy Studios | 16 May 2026
This class is designed for professional and pre-professional dancers and students, focusing on training technique through stylised choreography focused on movement detail, changes in quality and embodied performance.
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Discover Dance UK
Gymbox Bank | 23 May 2026 & 30 May 2026
Join Dance Workshops happening every Saturday for a full 8 hours of fun, energy, and learning! This is an awesome chance to sharpen your moves, meet fellow dance lovers, and just have a blast in person. No matter your style or skill level, come on down and let’s dance the day away!
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POP-UP: Theatre Jazz ft. Graeme Pickering
The Manor LDN | 13 May 2026
An advanced/pro-level Theatre Jazz class for dancers aged 16+. This class focuses on refining technique and learning dynamic theatre jazz choreography, with strong emphasis on style, musicality, and performance quality.
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AUDITIONS
Audition | 09 May 2026
MDR is seeking dance artists for company training positions for our 2026/27 performance season in Connecticut, USA. Selected artists would join a full season from September 7, 2026, to April 5, 2027, including rehearsals, creative development, and 35+ performances.Audition | 13 May 2026
Paradis Latin is looking for female and male dancers to join the iconic show L’Oiseau Paradis, choreographed by Kamel OualiAudition | 25 May 2026
Phoenix Dance Theatre is holding auditions for a contemporary dancer with a strong classical foundation and at least 2 years of experience in a dance company setting to join the company from the 2026 – 2027 season.Casting Call | TBC
Paid film work for female models and dancers aged 18-35, filming in London and the surrounding areas from late May through to the end of August 2026.
DANCE JOBS
Assistant Producer
Employer: Dance Umbrella
Salary: £13,000 fixed (65 days at a daily rate of £200)
Type: 20 weeks, freelance short-term contract
Location: London
Deadline: 13.05.2026Dance Facilitator Call Out!
Employer: Waggle Dance Co.
Salary: £25 p/hr x 10 week term = Total £500
Contract Type: Freelance, Temporary
Location: Crouch End, North London N8 9JJ
Deadline: 16.05.2026Lead: Performance and Commissions
Employer: Candoco Dance Company
Salary: £42,000 – £45,000 per annum (pro rata)
Type: Hybrid. Minimum 1 day per week (Thursday) in the London office
Location: London
Deadline: 18.05.2026Membership Manager
Employer: Rambert Grades
Salary: £33,000-£36,000 per annum/pro rata
Type: 0.8 (flexible working considered)
Location: Central London
Deadline: 01.06.2026
FINAL NOTE
Before we wrap up, thank you for being part of the Essential Moves community. Whether you’re a free or paid subscriber, every share, comment, like, and recommendation helps us reach more dancers and continue building something meaningful for the community.
To everyone who has tested the beta version of the STUDIO 27° platform so far, thank you for your feedback, patience, and support. We’d love to hear what you’d like to see next as we continue developing the platform for dancers, companies, colleges, and agencies alike.
And finally, if you have an audition, workshop, event, grant, or opportunity you’d like to share with the community, send it our way. Subscriber submissions can now be featured in future editions of Essential Moves.
Until next time,
STUDIO 27°