Leeds 2023 trustee Sharon Watson, the chief executive and principal of the Northern School of Contemporary Dance, reflects on the importance of culture in education. Did you know with a Digital ...

“Whether you are performing or watching the arts it is so good for your mental wellbeing,” says the CEO and Principal of the Northern School of Contemporary Dance. “Mental health has never ...

Ballet has been dropped from auditions at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance in a bid to make the institution more inclusive. While the Leeds-based school will still teach the form ...

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The Northern School of Contemporary Dance (NSCD) reviewed the dance as part of a wider plan to 'decolonise the curriculum', and consider the impact of race and gender on dance. The Leeds-based ...

Sharon Watson, artistic director of Phoenix Dance Theatre, has been named new principal of the Northern School of Contemporary Dance. She takes up her position in May, and also becomes the school ...

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The Performing Arts Series at the University of Nevada, Reno welcomes Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company to northern Nevada for a week of public ... work that challenges audiences’ perceptions of ...

Instead of taking it easy, the teenager has won places at three top dance schools – the Yorkshire Ballet Scholarship Centre, the Northern School of Contemporary Dance advanced programme and the ...

Sharon Watson is a leading figure in the dance industry. As CEO and Principal of the Northern School of Contemporary Dance, she uses her years of experience to help young dancers develop their ...

A leading dance school has dropped ballet from its entry auditions as staff say it is an ‘elitist’ art form. The Northern School of Contemporary Dance has reviewed the inclusion of ballet in its ...