Dear , welcome to our June 2015 newsletter!

We need you to join Team DCD for the Spotlight 10k Challenge!

Swap your dance shoes for running trainers and join Team DCD to raise money for Dancers' Career Development at the Spotlight 10k Challenge on Sunday 13th September 2015 at Regents Park, London. Visit the Spotlight 10k Challenge website.

We need you to join Team DCD by Tuesday 30th June! Complete our online sign up form now.

You can also volunteer and come along to cheer on Team DCD on the day. Follow #RunforDancers on Twitter.

The event is being held in aid of Acting for Others, an umbrella organisation which represents 15 theatrical charities, including Dancers’ Career Development. All sponsorship raised by Team DCD at the Spotlight 10K Challenge will go directly to Dancers' Career Development.

DCD's Executive Director, Jennifer Curry, is already in training! Please join Team DCD today by completing our sign up form.

From L-R: Leanne Benjamin AM OBE, Paul Bronkhorst, Sun Hye Hur, Pierre-Marie Quéré and Paul Waarts. 

Leanne Benjamin AM OBE speaks at International Transition Conference and DCD attends annual IOTPD meeting in Seoul, South Korea

During my time in Seoul I was inspired by the energy and commitment of Dancers’ Career Development and their quest to give dancers comfort both during and after their transition from dance.

 I am eager to help raise awareness of the importance of Dancers’ Career Development and to offer my support to the many dancers across the UK who benefit from this critical organisation.    

Leanne Benjamin AM OBE    

Attended by over 150 delegates from Korea and worldwide, the International Career Transition Symposium – ‘Professional Dancers, Design a New Tomorrow' was held in the beautiful surroundings of the Seoul Cyber University, who had generously supported both the symposium and the IOTPD Conference.

DCD were honoured that Leanne Benjamin AM OBE, former Principal with The Royal Ballet, joined the DCD Executive Director Jennifer Curry for a Q&A. Leanne discussed her prolific performance career, as well as giving insights into her transition journey to date and the importance of the support she received from Dancers’ Career Development.    

Find out more about the IOTPD.