Stopgap’s Company Class will begin with a gathering to arrive and check in, followed by focussed mobilisation sequences to warm the body and attention. Stopgap’s Senior Artists, Christian Brinklow and Nadenh Poan, will offer structured exercises with multiple access points, supporting a range of physicalities and learning styles, sharing the company’s playful guided improvisations — inviting dancers to explore new movement textures, dynamics, and expressive possibilities. Each class will culminate in the learning of a movement phrase, taught in a way that encourages clarity and choice, allowing us to move together in unison while finding joy in individual interpretation.
Stopgap’s class will follow a consistent and supportive structure that will develop over the course of the week.
There will also be an opportunity to chat to members of the company after class to find out more about the company’s artistic practice and equitable culture. Join them in the Parlour on the Ground Floor 12:00-13:00 each day.
Stopgap Dance Company is driven by a diverse creative team using dance as a powerful movement for change. Our mission is to create an inclusive world where diversity is not only accepted but actively pursued, and where Deaf, Disabled, and neurodivergent people are no longer limited by prejudice.
Working with an artform shaped by human touch and energised by connection, our work demonstrates the transformative power of inclusivity. By moving together, we create remarkable experiences that challenge perceptions of difference and dismantle inequities of privilege, in dance and across all aspects of living, collaborating, and creating as humans.
Our work is rooted in a deep commitment to equity and inclusive culture. We remove barriers to dance and nurture the talents of dancers born into any body and any mind. As a global leader in disability access in dance, we continually examine best practice and actively advocate for a more inclusive industry and society.
Independent Dance is resident at Siobhan Davies Studios. To find out more about accessibility and the amenities available within the building please see here.
If you have any questions about the accessibility of our programme and would like to discuss any specific access requirements, please feel free to reach out to us via email info@independentdance.co.uk or by phone on 0207 091 9650, to speak to a member of the Independent Dance team.
During class, all participants are welcome to take breaks, observe, exit and enter the space as they wish. Lounge areas are available on the first and ground floors of the building. Yoga mats, blocks, cushions and ear defenders are available for use. We also welcome you being in contact if you would like to discuss the option of bringing your access support worker. Please speak to a member of the ID team if you require any assistance.
Prices for classes are kept very low and are subsidised by ID in order to support artists to attend. To keep admin manageable for our small team, we don’t offer refunds if you cancel or can’t attend a class, and we can’t transfer your booking to a different class/event. We hope this is understandable. If a class is cancelled or changed by ID however, we do offer refunds/transfers to everyone who has booked.