Classes

ID’s adult drop-in classes offer a wide range of contemporary, somatic and improvisation practices and are led by internationally renowned teaching artists in the large roof space at Siobhan Davies Studios, 30 weeks a year.

Regular classes include daily Morning Classes for experienced dancers and Monday Night Improvisation which is open to everyone.

These classes enable a wide range of practices, ideas and approaches to be transmitted and developed through artistic exchange. They are led by a pool of 100+ artists who see teaching as a key part of their practice and are renowned for their knowledge and facilitation skills. The overall programme offers a great place to meet and work with others and aims to generate a ‘community of practice’.

ID’s programme is not based on a normative view of the human body or mind, and the classes embody an ethos of questioning, extending notions of what dance can be and for whom. With a focus on movement explorations that attend to what movement feels like, rather than imitating an ideal form, we aim to make classes accessible for all physicalities. If you have any access requirements you would like to make us aware of in advance, please contact info@independentdance.co.uk.

You are welcome to dip in or treat classes as a series. And do also let us know if you would like to recommend teaching artists for the programme.

Prices: Classes are £10 or £8 with a Class discount card  (£80 for 10 classes). Prices for classes are kept very low and are subsidized in order to enable artists to attend.

To keep admin manageable for our small team and to keep the organisation sustainable, we don’t offer refunds if you cancel or do not attend, and we can’t transfer bookings. We hope this is understandable. Our full cancellation policy is available here.

Booking for our Autumn Class programme will open for booking on 2 September 2026.

Morning Class

21 – 25 September: Adesola Akinleye
28 September – 2 October: Franzi Böhm
5 – 9 October: Rhys Dennis
12 – 16 October: Sasha Roubicek
19 – 23 October: Charlie Ashwell
2 -6 November: Manuela Albrecht
9 -13 November: Ben Ash
16 -20 November: Carolyn Roy
23 – 27 November: Cathy Waller Company
30 November – 4 December: Jo Fong

Monday Night Improvisation

21 September: Jose Funnell
28 September: Sam Burkett
5 October: Elisabeth Mulenga
12 October: Bisola Bello
19 October: Esme Rocha-Benjamin
2 November: Colleen Bartley
9 November: Edward Thommason
16 November: Rudzani Moleya
23 November: Mirabelle Haddon
30 November: Jo Fong