WE HELP PARENTS IN DANCE
MOVE THEIR WORLDS
AS SEEN ON BBC's THE ONE SHOW SUPPORTING ANGELA RIPPON'S LET'S DANCE CAMPAIGN
FEATURED IN WOMEN'S HEALTH & BARBIE CAMPAIGN 2024
WINNER - CHANGE MAKER AWARD
ONE DANCE UK AWARDS 2022
NOMINEE - THIS MUM MOVES AMBASSADOR OF THE YEAR
ACTIVE PREGNANCY FOUNDATION AWARDS 2023 & 2025
ONE DANCE UK AWARDS 2023
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WHAT WE DO
HOW WE CAN HELP
WHY YOU SHOULD TAKE PART
Not sure what this is all about?
Take a look inside a Dance Mama Live session at Sadler's Wells and see how we are making a positive impact on parents who dance.
ARE YOU A DANCE MAMA?
PERFORMER, CREATIVE TEAM, LEARNING, ADMIN...
WHETHER ON OR OFF-STAGE, OR TAKEN A BREAK...
CONNECT WITH OTHER LIKE-MINDED PARENTS IN DANCE AND STAY INFORMED AND INSPIRED
Develop your career with world-class
specialists at your convenience
Silver Members can access Lucy 121 via our Mentor Mama programme with 30% off
(Yes, that is Mel Sinclair,
Associate Choreographer of
'Six' The Musical in the picture - come and play her workshop!)
Industry-leading sessions to inspire, inform and improve
Do you have confidence in you knowledge of how to support parent dancers in and out of the studio? Either for yourself, colleagues or participants?
We deliver awareness-raising sessions produced from Active Pregnancy Foundation and Institute of Health Visiting (This Mum Moves) to enlighten you on current government guidance, as well as our Project Management Masterclass and career management workshops to help support you in managing your many responsibilities as a working parent in the arts.
(Ooh, and that's Bethany Kinsley-Garner, Former Principle of Scottish Ballet pictured above, who came to us on her mat leave - see her in our film)
Real-life stories, articles, research and books to support you
Read the latest information about being an active working parent from dance, public health, sports science and more to help you on your journey through parenthood in dance, as well as over 70 stories to inspire you on our site, books we have featured in as well as our reading recommendations.
Or listen to our podcast on the go for the busy working dance parent
We are host to the International Dance and Parenting Network.
(Yes, that is Clare Halse, star of London's West End who we supported on her mat leave and is also in our film - just doing a spot of admin in between tapping...)
OVER
80
STORIES
Our unique collection of over 80 stories, amplified online since 2014, traverse roles on and off-stage across the sector of parents from a multitude of family contexts.
Read how parents navigate parenthood in dance and related sectors
Listen to their stories of resilience in the face of challenge
Watch them talk about their experiences and be inspired
JOIN DANCE MAMA IN CONVERSATION WITH...
LUCY BALFOUR
Lucy, (Royal New Zealand Ballet, Rambert), who delivers Dance Mama’s specialised pre and postnatal dance classes for professionals, talks about her experience bending the many roles in life as a ballerina, dancer and mother, including dancing on tour during her pregnancy.
KRISTINA ALLEYNE
Kristina, Co-Artistic Director of Alleyne Dance, shares her experience of what it is like to be pregnant, performing, choreographing and co-running your own dance company, whilst also rehearsal directing for Akram Khan's Kaash at the Southbank Centre, London
EMMA FLETT
Emma, Filmmaker, Founder of Flett Films and dance teacher talks about her vast career in dance, theatre and film as a
parent, with wonderful real-life stories of how she has navigated her career with three children - including emergency celebrity babysitters!
CELEBRATING
DANCE PAPAS
#dancepapa Federico Bonelli talks to Dance Mama Founder, Lucy McCrudden, about his recent move from celebrated Principal The Royal Ballet to his new position as Artistic Director of Northern Ballet. giving insight and how his experience combined with Board membership of PiPA Campaign will shape the future his thinking as he embarks on this exciting new chapter.