Admission workshop for the Swindon Street Dance Programme, with a practical class by the CAT team and an informal chat with the tutors.
Swindon Dance is holding an admission workshop for its Street Dance programme on Saturday 17 July, from 12:30 to 4:15 pm at Regent Circus. It's a free session, though you'll need to fill in and send off an application form to reserve your place.
The afternoon is a relaxed one: a practical class, a chance to share a short dance or a phrase you've learned, and an informal chat with the CAT team. The class is run by the Centre for Advanced Training team, including Hollie, who holds the only Street Dance teaching qualification in the UK through Urban Strides, and Kieran, known as 'King K', a Litefeet pioneer. It's a good way to get a feel for the teaching and the atmosphere before committing.
That's because the workshop is the gateway to the Swindon Street Dance programme, one of five strands of Swindon Dance's Centre for Advanced Training (CAT), which is one of nine National CATs across the UK. The centre trains young dancers aged 11–19, and the programme runs weekly on Sunday afternoons during term time, split across two levels based on ability, strength, maturity and technique. It draws dancers from across the Southwest, so it's not just a local thing.
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Training is free or subsidised for those who qualify, supported by the Department for Education's Music and Dance Scheme, with additional support available to cover travel, dancewear and physiotherapy. Past students have gone on to Europe's top vocational schools and conservatoires, and work professionally in the dance industry. The session itself is kept friendly and low-pressure: a practical class, a moment to share a short dance or learned phrase, and an informal chat with the CAT team. It runs from 12:30 to 4:15 pm on Saturday 17 July at Regent Circus, and it's free to attend, provided you complete and submit an application form to secure your spot.
