Classes and Workshops
Dance North’s Participatory Programme offers regular classes, one-off workshops and performance opportunities facilitated by trained dance artists across the length and breadth of Moray.
- Dance North Youth – for young people aged 7-19 who want to explore dance and performance.
- Older people (aged 55+) – dance mixed with gentle standing and seated exercise to increase mobility, strength and fitness.
- Dance for Parkinson’s – a welcoming class for anyone who is part of the Parkinson’s community
WATCH: RISE 2025 – Dance North Conversations…RISE 2025
Sit up and listen to our RISE artists in conversation with Māori contemporary dance artist and cultural advocate, Paige Shand Haami, recorded live for our new podcast, Dance North Conversations… …
Credit:Mie Roche-Nishimori
DO: Elgin Youth Dance (Advanced) | Apr-Jun 2025
Develop Your Dance Skills (Ages 11+) in Elgin, Moray. Join our exciting 9-week Contemporary Dance class designed for young dancers (11+) to build technique, explore improvisation, and gain performance confidence. Led by Dance North's Ruth Kent and …
DO: Spring Creativity 2025 Fochabers
Want to dance and create your own choreography? Join Ruth & Debbie's 6-week course. Informal performance for family on the last session. Mondays, 4-5pm, 21 April - 2 June …
DO: Spring Creativity 2025 Forres Seniors
New style of classes! Spring into creativity! MY_DANCE offers yoga, mindfulness, and dance for kids. 5-week course, Tuesdays, April 22 - May 20. …
DO: Spring Creativity 2025 Forres ages 8+
Celebrate Spring with MY_DANCE! Enjoy yoga, mindfulness, and dance with Mhari & Sharon. 5-week course, Tuesdays 3:45-4:30 pm, April 22 - May 20. Family sharing on the last day …
DO: RISE 2025 – RISE Festival Party with DJ Deborah Lewin
Join us to celebrate RISE 2025 at our Friday night party at the Phoenix Café complete with live DJ set from Deborah Lewin. The Phoenix Café will be open late, the drinks will be flowing and the …
DO: RISE 2025 – Acro-balance family workshop with Ashtar Muallem
Embark on a movement journey suitable for the whole family, from little ones to grandparents. This workshop promises a delightful adventure for everyone aged 3 years and up. …
DO: RISE 2025 – Dance Jam led by Seke Chimutengwende
Join Seke Chimutengwende in this unique dance jam in exploring the space at Universal Hall with freedom, play, presence and awareness. …
DO: RISE 2025 – Picnic brunch with DJ Bration
An all-ages, family friendly party on The Dancing Green, with a live DJ set. Bring sunscreen and hats, and maybe a brolly just in case, but most of all, bring your moves! …
WATCH: RISE 2025 – The Perfect Number by Richard Layzell
The Perfect Number by Richard Layzell. In live performance and on film, at the same time, we explore dreams, other living beings, brutality and survival, trees fighting back, how to pose, wearing the wrong clothes, undisciplined golfers, …
WATCH: RISE 2025 – Long Solo 4 – Seke Chimutengwende
Seke Chimutengwende embarks on a one hour performance without a plan. As he faces the empty space, alone, he draws on memory, sensation and imagination to conjure worlds out of nothing. A fusion of dance, poetry, stand-up, …
DO: RISE 2025 – RADIOMATON
A total sensory and immersive experience, RADIOMATON questions the construction of truth, media contamination, fake news and the role of the body in the perception of information. …
DO: RISE 2025 – Regional Artist Networking Event with guest artist Rakesh Sukesh
Join Dance North's Regional Artist Network for our biannual gathering, supporting freelance dance artists across the north of Scotland, Highlands, and Islands. In a field often marked by isolation, we cherish the chance to come together and …
WATCH: RISE 2025 – because i love the diversity – Rakesh Sukesh
In because i love the diversity (this micro-attitude, we all have it), Rakesh tells the story of his own journey through the powerful semi-improvisational, trance-like movement technique that makes him such an in-demand teacher across the world. …