Monday 2 August
We are delighted to announce that DanceWest has been nominated for Peoples Choice! The One Dance UK Awards are an annual celebration for people from across the dance sector to unite, celebrate, acknowledge and reward the people who have made an impact on the vibrant UK dance landscape! You can Vote for us here voting ends on the 27th August.
Friday 30th July
Week one of our summer school was an incredible success. 33 children aged 5-10 years took part in a full week of activity from 9am-3pm each day. From Musical Theatre, Latin, Hip-Hop and Yoga each day the children had access to four different dance styles. ‘I made seven friends’ ‘My favourite thing was Musical Theatre’ and ‘I felt chilled out after Yoga’.
Tuesday 13 July
We are delighted to announce that you can now vote for DanceWest in store for the Tesco Community Grant. It’s a scheme which gives community projects like us grants of up to £1,500. We have applied to support our work for Disabled and Learning Disabled Children.
Tesco customers will now vote in Fulham, Hammersmith, Askew Road, Shepherds Bush and White City in store during July & August to decide how much funding we get, so please support us next time you shop at Tesco!
Wednesday 30th June 2021
In partnership with Hammersmith and Fulham Libraries, Dancing Books will return this summer. Join us at Hammersmith, Fulham and Shepherds Bush Library for FREE this July and August. More details here
Wednesday 23 June 2021
Take part in free pop-up dance classes this August in Ravenscourt Park and South Park Fulham.
Led by our award winning team of teachers. Take part in Hip-Hop, Salsa, Contemporary, Jive, Bollywood, Dance Cardio and much more!
We have intergenerational dance classes, as well as sessions for families, children and dance adults 55+. Supported by Hammersmith and Fulham, sports development.
Further information and booking here
Wednesday 16 June 2021
If you have applied for the summer school 2021, we will be in touch by Monday 21 June to confirm your places and are doing our best to accommodate everyone. We received 118 applications and have been able to extend our programme by a further week - Monday 23rd August until Friday 27th August.
We will be in touch soon!
Monday 14 June 2021
Delighted to be supporting this programme!
Chelsea Theatre and choreographer Lea Anderson are searching for amateur, professional, enthusiast dancers of all ages to feature in a new ground-breaking film. Are you a street dancer, ballroom performer, do you dance in the kitchen at home for fun? Then we need to hear from you! We need all dance styles and ages! To apply then please email: With your name and how you heard… dance@chelseatheatre.org.uk
Tuesday 8th June 2021
We are delighted to announce our summer school! Supported by the Dr Edward Bishop King Charity, the Daisy Trust and Hammersmith & Fulham Council. The programme is FREE to families in the London borough Hammersmith & Fulham! Read more here
Thursday 27 May 2021
In partnership with Hammersmith Bid. We are delighted to launch a brand new programme for our colleagues in the borough working from home. Delivered every Tuesday morning in June, this activity provides a gentle and efficient way to stretch at your desk at the start of your working day. Screen users all suffer to some extent from tight shoulders, necks and backs from repetitive movements, static pose and a lack of attention to our posture. Deskercise allows participants to release stress and spark some energy with a quick bout of seated dancing. Further details here
Wednesday 26 May 2021
We are delighted to announce a brand new programme in partnership with Peabody for Hammersmith & Fulham residents. Taking place socially distanced from June 2021! For further details please get in touch with projects@dancewest.co.uk
Monday 24 May 2021
In partnership with National Carers week 2021, DanceWest are offering free seated dance and Yoga classes for adults with Dementia and their carers. To take part in the programme please contact Florence projects@dancewest.co.uk
Wednesday 7 April 2021
We are delighted to announce leaders from the Media, Theatre and Health industries are joining us as new board of trustees. Former Evening standard and the Independent’s Video Chief Mars El Brogy, Frantic Assembly’s Executive Director Kerry Whelan and Well-being Coach Jon Chu will bring invaluable knowledge and experience to the organisation. Read about our new trustees here
Monday 5 April 2021
Delighted to be featured in PeerUp an exciting lifestyle platform from Peabody Housing, Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing and Southern Housing Group. Read about our work with Peabody residents supported by the London Community Foundation. Here
Friday 2 April 2021
We were thrilled to have received from the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund. A huge thank you to Arts Council England and The Department for Culture, Media and Sport. We are most certainly here for culture!
Monday 15 March 2021
We are delighted to announce a brand new programme of classes at the Lyric Hammersmith for young people across west London. A variety of accessible courses are available for all abilities, aged 4-25 years, and will run for 10 weeks from April 2021. More here
Thursday 11 March 2021
In partnership with Age UK Kensington & Chelsea we are delighted to be able to offer a very special workshop to celebrate St Patricks Day. Join us for an Irish themed workshop and a bit of a Cèilidh!
Tuesday 26 January 2021
Back by popular demand, join us for our online disco. This time with a Valentines twist!
All ages welcome, Friday 12 February 2020 6pm.
Free, booking required here
Monday 18 January 2021
'Wondering about West London' is a zine created by the PhotoJournalism hub. Showcasing stories and articles from people living in West London. We were proud to be featured in this much loved and celebrated local zine.
Read more here
Monday 11 January 2021
DanceWest will continue to produce dance classes and community dance programmes online from January to March 2021. If you need any support getting online or accessing the programme please do not hesitate to email us: projects@dancewest.co.uk
