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DANCE BASE LTD

14- 16 Grassmarket, Edinburgh, EH1 2JU

0131 225 5525

Registered in Scotland No. SC145736 | Scottish Charity No. SC025512

Dance Base encourages and celebrates the potential for dance in everyone. As Scotland's National Centre for Dance, we offer a vibrant and uplifting focal point which reaches out and inspires well-being and creativity, and cultivates a future for dance in local, national and international communities.

Dance Base has been active as an independent company promoting and delivering dance activity in the city of Edinburgh since 1994. The company undertook a major development with the move into a new, purpose-built premises in the heart of Edinburgh's Old Town in June 2001.

Scotland's new National Centre For Dance, was officially opened by our Royal Patron, The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay KT, KG on 21st September 2001. A month later our Artistic Patron, the internationally renowned choreographer Mark Morris, celebrated with Dance Base by creating and dedicating a new work performed by his Company at the Festival Theatre in Edinburgh.

Located in the Grassmarket in Edinburgh, the £6,900,000 centre caters for dancers of all ages and abilities - providing an accessible programme of activities that offers a diverse public a non-competitive, sociable and enjoyable way to keep physically fit and develop new creative skills. Our four 'world class' studios provide dancers with excellent facilities and an inspirational environment in which to dance. This has all been made possible due to £5,400,000 funding through the Scottish Arts Council National Lottery Fund awarded in March 1998. Our other major funders of the project include City of Edinburgh Council, Lothian and Edinburgh Enterprise, Edinburgh World Heritage Trust and Scottish and Newcastle.

Dance Base operates three artistic programmes:

A public class programme providing over 100 classes in over 40 different forms of dance throughout the year, including: Under 5's, Hip-Hop and Breakdancing, Cuban Salsa, Ballet, Tap, Contemporary, Tango, Ballroom and Egyptian Belly Dance - to name but a few.
A professional support programme, supporting and promoting professional dancers through classes, workshops, performance opportunities - including a Fringe Festival platform, continued professional development and administration resources.
A fully inclusive outreach programme working with individuals and groups with a wide range of interests and abilities. We take dance to nurseries, primary and secondary schools, youth groups and adult day centres. We also bring groups to our fabulous studios at Grassmarket for classes and to watch professional company rehearsals. Many of our groups also go to see dance shows as part of their Outreach Programme.

Over 2500 people a week currently experience the physical and emotional benefits of dance through a Dance Base activity.

For further information, please visit www.dancebase.co.uk