National Dance Network

The National Dance Network (NDN) is a meeting point for organisations whose primary role is the development of dance in the context of presenting, programming and commissioning.

NDN’s Vision
To work together to achieve a thriving, risk taking and confident dance sector in Britain, where UK based choreographers have the opportunities to research, create and present world-class work that is promoted nationally and internationally.

NDN’s Mission
NDN will champion and challenge the creation and presentation of dance as a contemporary art form within a UK and international context.

NDN Objectives

  • Initiating and managing key projects of national and international significance in relation to mission
  • Artistic direction and financial development of BDE
  • Developing projects in relation to improving coordinated touring of dance at different scales
  • Initiating ambitious joint projects to develop the commissioning and production of new dance works

Criteria for Membership
Application is open to all who meet the criteria. Potential members apply via an application form demonstrating how they contribute to the vision, mission and deliverable objectives of NDN (in no more than 500 words).

The applying organisation will nominate the Director or senior post holder (who should be a dance specialist) and will attend meetings regularly. Delegation and additional staff attending is not an option, in order to ensure continuity of practice and inform decision making processes.

Download the full NDN Vision document opposite.

A sub-group of NDN has been formed to help support the development of this BDE. DanceXchange would like to thank this group for its help in putting this platform together. The BDE Sub-Group Members are:

Assis Carreiro Artistic Director & Chief Executive, Dance East
Karen Gallagher Director, Merseyside Dance Initiative
David Massingham Artistic Director, DanceXchange
Stephen Munn Director, Deda
Emma Southworth Executive Producer, The Place
Katie Stuart Chief Executive, Dance Base

If you’re interested in becoming a member of NDN, please email Hannah Sharpe.

Download the list of current NDN Members by clicking on the pdf to the left.