Connecting dance professionals across Surrey to cultivate a vibrant dance ecology enriching the county’s cultural offer, contributing to the national landscape and UK’s position as global leader for dance.
WHO WE ARE
Supported by the Co-op and using the combined consortium efforts of local dance organisations that make up its Strategic Advisory Group (Dance Mama, GLive and Made By Katie Green), Surrey Dance Network exists to create a more efficient and effective framework for dance professionals to connect, collaborate and create more opportunities for themselves which in turn will enrich the county’s cultural offer.
We are part of Surrey Cultural Partnership.
Join us FREE to connect to 420+ local dance professionals in our community!
This International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating the incredible women behind the Surrey Dance Network (left to right, top to bottom)
Katie of @madebykg , Lucy of @dancemamaofficial , Karen of @royalballetandopera ,
Kerry of @mbnewadventures , Tilly of @handtcreative Emma of @gliveguildford
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We are the rallying point connecting the rich ecology of dance professionals in Surrey - online and in person.
Surrey has a vast range of dance activity on offer - from community dance classes, professional site-specific dance works in Surrey’s heritage sites, specialisms in dance science, dance classes for those with Parkinson’s, large-scale participation events, inclusive dance, syllabus-based learning schools, adult dance studios, international-level expertise on parenting in dance, support for teachers delivering dance in schools, movement direction in theatre, film, TV, home to two prestigious training centres (GSA and Italia Conti), five National Portfolio Organisations (NPO) organisations with a focus on dance (New Adventures, Stop Gap, Freewheelers, Amina Khayyam Dance Company and Second Hand Dance) and welcoming to visiting companies and artists on tour such as Motionhouse, Tom Dale and James Wilton.
🤩 We're a friendly group who create opportunities for professionals to meet, share ideas and raise awareness of opportunities (funding, performances and jobs).
To find out what's coming up and join FREE: Join the email list or Facebook Group
Picture left: Network members with choreographer Rosemary Lee at West Horsley Place, Surrey.
Motionhouse brought Hidden to the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre on 20th May 2025, so we met with other Network members at 7pm for a chat and a chance to meet Associate Director, Daniel Massarella.
Catching up with other members of the dance community as well as supporting our visiting colleagues sparks ideas, connection and joy.
Here's Lucy (aka The Dance Mama) with her daughter enjoying this breathtaking show!
About our Coordinator Tilly
Matilda (Tilly) Maginnis is our mutli-skilled and talented Network Coordinator moving seemlesly between admin, studio and stage.
Matilda is also one half of H&T Creative who have just been awarded two grants for their work (APS and ACE), as well as dancing in this season at Garsington Opera.
More about Tilly here...