CLASSES
FOR FAMILIES (0-4 AND GROWN UPS)
DANCE FOR TOTS PLAYFUL . TOGETHERNESS . INTERACTIVE
MUMMY MOVERS RELAXED . SOCIAL . JOYFUL
FOR KIDS (4-11)
DANCE FOR KIDS IMAGINATIVE . ENERGETIC . CONFIDENCE
CONTEMPORARY CREATIVE . EXPRESSIVE . ENERGETIC
BALLET FOCUSED . GRACEFUL . STORYTELLING
SPRINGBOARD EXPLORATIVE . PLAYFUL . ENGAGING
HIP HOP DANCE LIVELY . SKILL-BUILDING . GROOVE
FOR YOUTH (12-18)
BALLET ARTISTIC . DISCIPLINED . SKILL-BUILDING
HIP HOP DANCE LIVELY . SKILL-BUILDING . GROOVE
CONTEMPORARY ARTISTIC . ENERGETIC . SKILL-BUILDING
FOR ADULTS (18+)
BALLET GRACEFUL
STRUCTURED . UPLIFTING
CONTEMPORARY STRENGTHENING
UPLIFTING . WELCOMING
SPRINGBOARD ENGAGING
PLAYFUL . DEVELOPMENTAL
PILATES STRENGTHENING
GROUNDING . FOCUSED
DANCE FOR PARKINSON’S
SUPPORTIVE . JOYFUL
THERAPEUTIC
HATHA YOGA BALANCED
RESTORATIVE . MINDFUL
HIP HOP DANCE RHYTHMIC
BOLD . EMPOWERING
ASHTANGA YOGA ENGAGING
MEDITATIVE . FLOWING
Photo: Alexander Ward
*Pay As You Go option available
**This class is for people with additional needs
Term Dates
Monday 22 September–Saturday 6 December 2025. There will be no classes during Half Term, w/c Monday 27 October 2025.
Open This class is perfect for everyone, especially beginners. It’s ideal for those new to the dance style, as well as those with some experience looking for a more relaxed pace or returning after a long break.
Advanced These classes are designed for those with at least two years of experience in the dance style, who have actively participated in classes within the last few years. This level is perfect for individuals looking to refine and further develop their skills.
OVER 50s
WORKSHOP
LOST DOG
WEDNESDAY 24 SEPTEMBER, 4.00PM–6.00PM | £15
SUITABLE FOR AGES 50+
Join award-winning dance theatre company Lost Dog for a playful, supportive workshop exploring storytelling through movement. Join director Ben Duke for a session that blends dance and theatre to celebrate creativity, connection, and expression in a relaxed environment. Perfect for all levels of experience.
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DON’T MISS Juliet & Romeo by Lost Dog. Friday 26 September, 7.30pm.
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MASTERCLASS ACE DANCE AND MUSIC
FRIDAY 10 OCTOBER, 12.00PM–2.00PM | £15
SUITABLE FOR AGES 18-25
Join ACE Dance and Music for a high-energy Afro-fusion masterclass blending contemporary and African dance. Experience dynamic rhythms, grounded flow, and full-body expression in this fast-paced two-hour workshop led by expert company artists.
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DON’T MISS TWAWSI – The World As We See It... by ACE Dance and Music. Friday 10 October, 7.30pm. BOOK NOW
Photo: Alexander Ward
Photo: Roswitha Chesher
MASTERCLASS NATIONAL DANCE COMPANY WALES
SATURDAY 22 NOVEMBER,
11.00AM–1.00PM | £15
SUITABLE FOR AGES 18+
Join National Dance Company Wales for a masterclass with new Artistic Director Bakani Pick-Up, plus a repertory workshop from the 2025 tour Surge | Gwefr. A rare chance to engage with Wales’ premier company and explore choreography by Marcos Morau, Faye Tan and Osian Meilir.
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DON’T MISS Surge | Gwefr by National Dance Company Wales.
Friday 21 – Saturday 22 November, 7.30pm. BOOK NOW
ARTIST MEETUP FESTIVE SPECIAL
THURSDAY 18 DECEMBER
11.00AM–2.00PM (11.00AM–12.30PM WORKSHOP, 12.30PM–2.00PM SOCIAL)
£12, FREE FOR CAT ALUMNI
SUITABLE FOR AGES 18+
Calling early career artists and CAT alumni! Join us for a festive workshop with CAT alumni Jack Parry, exploring performance, character and storytelling through contemporary movement. Afterward, relax and reconnect at our festive social.
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Since graduating, Jack has gone on to star in theatre, film and television including, CABARET at the Kit Kat Club (West End), Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake, Barbie, Doctor Who and Mood (BBC).
Photo: Kirsten McTernan
Photo: Nik Pate
FIND US IN LOWESTOFT
The
Battery of Ideas
Artists in Residence
119 LONDON ROAD NORTH, LOWESTOFT, NR32 1LZ
Led by First Light Festival CIC, The Battery of Ideas is a creative hub on Lowestoft’s high street bringing new energy to the town’s Cultural Quarter. This autumn, it returns as a space for testing, making, sharing and experimenting with, Glass House Dance and Second Hand Dance.
GLASS HOUSE DANCE
TUESDAY 23–SATURDAY 27
SEPTEMBER
Glass House Dance make celebratory, joyful, uplifting dance experiences; reclaiming dance for the joy of it! They will be hosting pop-up discos and workshops for you to share your favourite dance stories.
SECOND HAND DANCE
WEDNESDAY 22–SATURDAY 25 OCTOBER
Second Hand Dance create bold, accessible and sensory dance experiences for children and families. Their tactile and colourful performance installation, The Sticky Dance, will invite everyone to tape, stick and groove.
Photo: JMA Photography
Photo: Zoe Manders
Full programme coming soon on the DanceEast website.
EXPERIENCE
Hip Hop And South Asian Dance
SATURDAY 20 SEPTEMBER,
10.00AM–3.30PM | FREE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES
CHECK OUR WEBSITE FOR INDIVIDUAL WORKSHOP AGE GUIDANCE
Working together with awardwinning Hip Hop and Street Dance company, Elementz, and the vibrant dance troupes that bring the Indian Summer Mela to life each year, we invite you to EXPERIENCE these energetic, global dance forms as we kick off the autumn season. BRING THE ENERGY!
Photo: Alexander Ward
Photo: Alexander Ward
DANCE IN A DAY
FRIDAY 31 OCTOBER, 9.00AM–3.00PM £30 (BURSARY PLACES AVAILABLE)
SUITABLE FOR AGES 4-16 (4-7, 8-11, 12-16)
Create a Dance in a Day this October Half Term! Work with industry professionals to learn, create and perform a new dance. Build confidence, make friends and perform your finished piece for friends, family, and peers.
Photo: Alexander Ward
BABY LOVES TO BOOGIE
SUNDAY 2 NOVEMBER, 10.30AM–12.30PM
0-12 MONTHS FREE, 1-4s £5, ADULTS £7
SUITABLE FOR UNDER 4s AND THEIR FAMILIES
The coolest baby disco is back this autumn! For children 0-4 and their grown-ups to explore dance through joyful games, music and playful props. Whether new to dancing or just having fun, it’s the perfect way to move, laugh and celebrate the season together.
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“What a disco! The boogie has been beautifully led and my family absolutely LOVED it.”
Previous Baby Loves to Boogie participant
KIDS LOVE TO BOOGIE
SUNDAY 2 NOVEMBER, 1.30PM–3.30PM
0-12 MONTHS FREE, 1-8s £5, ADULTS £7
SUITABLE FOR UNDER 8s AND THEIR FAMILIES
Kids Love to Boogie returns! The ultimate disco for under 8s and their families to dance, play games and groove (no experience needed).
Plus, enjoy arts and crafts in the foyer for extra creative fun with friends and family.
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“I love how we got to dance and party, and how I got to meet all new friends.”
Previous Kids Love to Boogie participant
Photo: Alicia Clarke
GCSE DANCE DAY
FRIDAY 24 OCTOBER, 9.30AM–
3.00PM | £33 PER STUDENT
SUITABLE FOR KS4
Enrich your students’ education with a professionally led day of dance. With world-class professional artists from renowned companies Boy Blue and Studio Wayne McGregor, students will take part in highenergy workshops focusing on set works, Emancipation of Expressionism and Infra. Book your school group today.
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EVENING PERFORMANCE
Book this workshop and stay for the 7.30pm Tjimur Dance’s bulabulay mun? A powerful, immersive performance that blends tradition, storytelling and contemporary dance. Schools: £8 per student, plus one free teacher ticket per 10 students.
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CAREERS IN DANCE
TUESDAY 18 NOVEMBER, 5.00PM–6.00PM | FREE ONLINE (YOU DO NOT NEED A CAMERA OR MICROPHONE TO PARTICIPATE)
SUITABLE FOR AGES 11-18
Interested in a dance career? Join this free 1-hour online session to hear from DanceEast experts, explore career paths, training and experience, plus ask questions in a live Q&A. Perfect for young people ready to explore a career in the dance industry. This event is part of Discover Creative Careers Month 2025, helping young people explore real opportunities in the creative industries.
Photo: DanceEast
Photo: Alicia Clarke
DIGITAL PRIMARIES
Digital Primaries brings high-quality, cross-curricular dance to Key Stage 1 and 2 classrooms, streamed live from the Jerwood DanceHouse.
Designed to support curriculum learning, boost teacher confidence, and enhance pupil engagement and wellbeing. Expressions of interest always welcome!
Visit our website for more information and to get involved. danceeast.co.uk/digital-primaries-3
To book your place on the programme, email digital.primaries@danceeast.co.uk
“We don’t have a specialist teacher to upskill us to be able to deliver effective dance curriculum to the children… [Digital Primaries] gives us the resources and confidence to be able to do that successfully.”
Teacher interview 2023
Funded by The Linbury Trust
Photo: Roswitha Chesher
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In 2024-25 we reached beyond the Jerwood DanceHouse into Suffolk, Essex, Cambridgeshire and Norfolk. We involved more people with lifechanging dance, recording:
ATTENDANCES FROM DELIVERED Worked with PROGRAMMED HOSTED ARTISTS AT THE DANCEHOUSE. regional festivals. TAKE PART SESSIONS
PEOPLE
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HIRE THE JERWOOD DANCEHOUSE
DanceEast’s stunning waterfront home offers flexible spaces for hire, perfect for rehearsals, performances, meetings, away days and events.
AVAILABLE SPACES INCLUDE
› Studio Theatre
› World-class dance studios
› Digital suite
› Therapy room, café, bar and foyer
› Meeting rooms and gallery
Take a virtual tour at danceeast.co.uk/venue-hire
Our digital suite features green screen, lighting, AV and postproduction facilities. Our expert team is here to support your event, and catering is available.
To enquire or book, please get in touch
T: 01473 295230
E: hires@danceeast.co.uk
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JOIN THE MOVEMENT. DONATE TODAY.
Your generosity makes the difference. Thank you. As a charity, everything we do is made possible by our audiences, participants, donors, and supporters. Every ticket, class booking, and donation brings lifeenhancing dance to Ipswich, East Anglia, and beyond.
Your support is transformative, enabling people to move and be moved: to experience connection, expression, and joy.
HOW CAN YOU HELP?
› Support our impact fund to give dance class places to children who can’t afford to attend.
› Become a member and join DanceEast’s regular giving community.
› Donate £1,500 or more as an Impact Patron to drive lasting change through dance.
› Leave a gift in your will to secure a bright future for DanceEast.
› Sponsor DanceEast to align your brand with impactful community and youth work.
› Contact us to discuss Dance in Perpetuity, DanceEast’s upcoming Endowment Campaign: development@danceeast.co.uk
YOUR DONATIONS MATTER
£10 £50
pays for two under 5s to attend our Baby Loves to Boogie disco.
£250 £500
buys a new props box for sessions for people with Dementia.
£75
pays for a term of dance classes for a young person in Ipswich who otherwise couldn’t afford it.
buys tickets to a DanceEast performance for 40 children living in deprived households.
£1 ,750
covers a specialist Artist to deliver sessions for people with Parkinson’s for half a year. employs a young Dance Artist to perform at DanceEast’s annual YouthFest.
*These examples are indicative and donations are unrestricted unless agreed with the Development Team
“This role has quite literally changed my life. It’s broadened my view of what the arts can be and what they can do. I’ve found a family here, a team deeply committed to sharing beautiful, meaningful experiences with the people of Ipswich and beyond.”
Audience Ambassador
“… people with dementia and their carers are isolated, this might be the only thing they do in a week… socialising and exercising in a fun way may be the only time they do anything for their physical and mental health.”
Partner setting, Care to Dance (Dementia programme)
VISITING DANCEEAST AT THE JERWOOD DANCEHOUSE
Located on Ipswich Waterfront, the Jerwood DanceHouse is easy to reach by public transport or car. We encourage sustainable travel where possible.
ADDRESS
Jerwood DanceHouse, Foundry Lane, Ipswich, IP4 1DW WHAT3WORDS ///dips.legs.birds
For more information, including café hours or access support, please contact our Box Office on 01473 295230, email info@danceeast.co.uk or visit the DanceEast website, danceeast.co.uk
BY TRAIN
Ipswich Station is a 12-minute walk and provides great links to the rest of the county, with London just over an hour away.
BUS STATIONS
Cattle Market and Tower Ramparts are within 15 minutes walk.
BY CAR
Easily accessible via the A12 and A14. Nearest car parks: St Peter’s Dock, Cardinal Park, and Duke Street. Limited Blue Badge parking is available, please call 01473 295230.
A14 (W) – Cambridge, Bury St Edmunds
(S) – London,
HOW TO BOOK
danceeast.co.uk/ticket-information/ Prices vary, individual prices per event/class. Book early for the best deal. Details available on individual event pages.
BURSARIES
Free places for eligible children and young people in Ipswich. Limited availability, please visit our website for criteria.
ACCESS
Please contact us in advance for access needs or to book a wheelchair space. Visual Story and Virtual Tour available online.
CONCESSIONS
Available for over 60s, students and those receiving qualifying benefits. Tickets from £14 –full details online.
BOX OFFICE HOURS
FAMILY AND GROUP BOOKINGS
Family tickets available on select shows. For groups (10+), call Box Office on 01473 295230
Payment due within 30 days.
SCHOOLS
£8 per student, with one free teacher ticket per ten pupils. Payment due within 30 days of booking.
CLASSES
Pay upfront or in two instalments. Tasters available. Please call Box Office on 01473 295230 to book.
Monday-Thursday 9.00am–8.00pm
Friday-Saturday 9.00am–6.00pm
Sunday 10.00am–5.00pm
Hours may vary during events, please call ahead to check.
Please note: Discounts subject to availability. Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable. Terms and charges may change.
All discounts are subject to availability, only one discount applies and cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer or concession. Concessions for classes and performances are classified as over 60, students, and anyone on income support or in receipt of benefits (excluding standard child benefits). Once purchased, performances, classes and workshop tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded. The information in this booklet was correct at the time of going to print. DanceEast reserves the right to amend prices, discounts, and benefits at any time. Fees and transaction charges are subject to change.
Photo: Alexander Ward