Dan teaches workshops in contemporary dance, physical theatre, choreography and performance making. He has taught in a wide range of contexts, both nationally and internationally with participants of all ages and abilities, including workshops and outreach programmes for StopGAP, Green Candle Dance Company, Retina Dance, Stan Wont Dance and currently Gecko. This has included teaching in schools, Universities, professional training programs, integrated groups, especially with groups containing those with disabilities/identifying as disabled, as well as CPD and teacher training. He worked as an animateur for Richard Alston Dance Company, leading workshops based on Alston’s reporter at GCSE, A-Level and Undergraduate level and well as CPD’s for teachers and professional dancers. Dan has also been invited to lead professional morning class at The Place, London and Yorkshire Dance, Leeds.
Dan worked as an assistant on the outreach projects Stairways to the Stars (2012) with Vincent Dance Theatre/Dance Xchange and Chasing Wonderland (2011) with Freddie Opoku-Addaie Addie/Royal Opera House Education. In 2016 Dan was assistant choreographer for The National Commemoration of the Battle Of The Somme in Manchester, choreographing a cast of over 350 community volunteers and professionals to perform to an audience of 19,000 people.
Dan was a visiting/associate lecturer at York St. John University on their Dance BA Hons.
Dan worked as an assistant on the outreach projects Stairways to the Stars (2012) with Vincent Dance Theatre/Dance Xchange and Chasing Wonderland (2011) with Freddie Opoku-Addaie Addie/Royal Opera House Education. In 2016 Dan was assistant choreographer for The National Commemoration of the Battle Of The Somme in Manchester, choreographing a cast of over 350 community volunteers and professionals to perform to an audience of 19,000 people.
Dan was a visiting/associate lecturer at York St. John University on their Dance BA Hons.
Some things people have said....yes really...
"Dan was great. He was funny and encouraging, thoughtful, perceptive, kind and talented. A real facilitator and enabler who took a very diverse group and gave us the skills to perform together and achieve"
-participant of MOTHERLAND project, a collaboration with DanceXchange, Birmingham and Vincent Dance Theatre working with dancers aged 50+
"I’ll just take this moment to highly praise Dan for his work with us. He is thoroughly engaging with adults with disabilities and seems to know exactly where to pitch a session. I would 100% recommend him to others as his skills as a practitioner go beyond that of many professional artists. What he achieved in 3 sessions was way beyond any expectations. Thank you once again for giving Proteus a chance to work with him."
- Ross Harvie, Creative Producer, Proteus Theatre
