URBAN8 ran for 8 weeks in February offering Urban Dance classes for young dancers 15 - 25 years. The project was launched through the Sportivate Funding Programme held at West Kent College. We are looking to relaunch the project in September 2017! Watch this space!

Our Autumn Platform was hosted on Saturday 3rd December and was well received by our dancers and audience members. Groups from across the South East performed their work including The Canterbury Academy, Rapture Dance Company, Loop Dance DASP. PICTURES from the event are still available to purchase via Sue Tye.

Congratulations to our Canterbury Academy dancers who took their Grade 5 exams in October and secured merits and distinctions! Also to our Grade 1 dancers achieving merits and distinctions - our first Grade 1 exams! Find out about NATD Contemporary grades here.

The dancers from The Canterbury Academy performed in Canterbury City Centre on Saturday 15th October as part of the Canterbury Festival Opening ' Community Stage' . We created and performed a medley of work which used Jazz and Contemporary to entertaining and capture passers by.... We drew quiet a crowd!

Dancers from the Canterbury Institute for Performing Arts ( Canterbury Academy) will be taking part in the Kent School Games Cultural Celebration on Sunday 18th September. Our dancers performed at the Winter Garden Theatre in Margate, watch their performance here.

Another jam packed dance platform hosted on Saturday 2nd July in Tonbridge. Our Platform was part of THE BIG DANCE FESTIVAL 2016 & U DANCE and involved over 150 performed from across Kent & the South East. Individual video clips of the dance pieces will be available to purchase very soon.

Our practitioner Ellie Byrd headed to South East Dance this week to learn the 2016 Big Dance Pledge this year choreographed by Akram Khan. The choreography was delivered to over 80 dancers and performed at the Evolve Dance Platform on Saturday 2nd July. Watch the video clip 1 here & video clip 2 here.

Our Early Years, Juniors and Cascade Youth dancers performed on Monday 2nd May at Hilbert and Grosvenor Park in Tunbridge Wells. We had a great time and pictures will be available to view via our facebook page

We hosted a commercial dance workshop with professional dancer and actor Layton Williams in June for dancers aged 13 - 19 years. The workshop gave dancers a great workout and a real feel for professional dance classes and further training. Layton will be returning next year, please keep checking for information. View workshop clip here

Our Youth dancers took part in the Mardi Gras Festival at Sadlers Wells Theatre London on Saturday 21st May. Our dancers performed two new pieces choreographed by Ricia and Sam. You can view pictures via our Instagram account