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Dear Supporter, welcome to your January 2017 newsletter!
We’re kicking off 2017 with a special edition of our monthly e-newsletter, covering everything you need to know about coaching. Read on and see if coaching could be right for you this year! But first:
Photo credit: DCD supported dancer Andrew Ross
Just announced: 2017 Financial Retraining Grant deadlines
· 29 March at 5pm
· 2 August at 5pm
· 8 November at 5pm
For more information or to arrange a consultation in person, over the telephone or via Skype, please contact Ellen or call us on 020 7831 1449 to discuss your plans.
We’re so excited to release the first of our 2017 EVOLVE workshop dates
23 April 2017 will see DCD’s EVOLVE workshop delivered in partnership with DCD Contributing Company Rambert at their home in London.
Further dates for EVOLVE across the UK will be released soon.
Don’t miss it! Put it in your diary and register your interest now by emailing Nancy.
Martin Hylton, 2012 Clore Fellow. Photo credit: Geoff Wilson
Applications for the Clore Dance Fellowship 2017/18 are now open - deadline 13 February at 12 noon.
The Dance Fellowship is open to anyone who has worked as a dance artist in the UK for a total of at least 5 years.
Together with the Linbury Trust, DCD supports the annual Clore Leadership Programme Dance Fellowship, as well as providing support for the Emerging Leaders and Short Courses.
Booking Now Open for DCD Fundraising Gala Performance of the Award winning
An American in Paris
Tickets are on sale for DCD’s fundraising gala performance of the award winning An American in Paris on Wednesday 15 March 2017 at the newly refurbished historic Dominion Theatre in London.
Proceeds will go towards supporting independent dancers across the UK.
Join us to raise funds to enable these dancers to successfully transition into a post-performance career.
All tickets are in the Dress Circle at £100 each to include a Champagne reception.
Tickets are limited and already selling fast, so don’t miss out!
We have a number of exciting opportunities to be a Sponsorship Partner for the Gala, please do get in touch with Jennifer on 020 7831 1449 or by email to find out more.
The DCD Fundraising Gala is kindly supported by The Linbury Trust.
Photo credit: Jeremy Freedman
Dance Enterprise Ideas Fund
We are delighted to announce a new partnership with East London Dance as an investment partner for The Dance Enterprise Ideas Fund, which enables dance creatives to research, test and/or launch new artistic and entrepreneurial ideas. This could be a new idea or the development of something you are already working on.
Awards of up to £5,000 are available and the fund is open to anyone over the age of 16 years. It doesn’t matter where you are in your career – we believe ideas can be amazing whatever your experience. We welcome applications from dancers, choreographers, teachers, producers and creatives with an interest in dance.
Deadline: 20 February 2017 at 10am
Dancers' Mentoring Programme: Applications Open
One Dance UK, supported by Arts Council England and in partnership with Dancers’ Career Development, is inviting applications for its 2017 mentoring programmes. These much sought-after programmes are offered to dance artists and practitioners in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland who have been identified as future industry leaders.
Successful applicants are matched up with mentors who are drawn from among some of the dance sector’s most prominent figures. The programmes are designed to identify and hone mentees’ skills and develop their leadership potential.
Deadline: 20 February at 12 noon
Focus on: Coaching
Is coaching right for you? What does coaching mean to you? Does it mean anything? Is it relevant to you?
These are the big questions a recent DCD survey asked dancers to consider - and the response was fascinating.
Confidentiality is one of the biggest considerations for dancers when deciding to sign up for coaching – knowing that DCD’s Coaching is independent of dance companies and kept strictly confidential.
Dancers also told us that it is important that they feel very clear about what to expect from coaching and how it can ultimately benefit them.
Some felt it’s just not relevant to them right now.
So here is what you need to know when considering whether coaching is right for you:
Coaching is about change. People come to coaching because they want change.
No matter what point you are in your career or transition, coaching can help you to find the clarity and confidence to move forward in your life. Coaching is about raising awareness of the behaviours and attitudes that may be holding you back from achieving your dreams or just planning your next move in life.
"Coaching is helping me to look towards the many fantastic skills that dancing has given me and the possibilities that could lie ahead.” Iain Mackay, Principal dancer, Birmingham Royal Ballet
Coaching is about exploring ideas and options, and finding ways to put those ideas into action. It is about recognising the reality of the situation for you right now, and finding ways to change that reality if it is no longer desirable or fulfilling. It is not about making judgements or telling people what to do. A good coach offers a healthy balance of challenge and support. It is an invitation to take action and create the life you want.
If you think that you could benefit from coaching, or just want to find out more, register now by contacting Ellen Chambers, Dancer Support and Services Officer by email or on 020 7831 1449.
· Totally confidential, one to one sessions
· For all professional dancers
· A focus on the future, from wherever you are right now
· Professional, experienced team of DCD coaches
· 60 minute sessions
· Three sessions, £30 total dancer contribution (actual cost, subsidised by DCD £300)
· Skype sessions available if you can’t reach us in person
DCD now offers face to face coaching sessions in London and across the UK – coming to Birmingham on 27 March, as well as to Leeds and Glasgow (watch this space for dates!).
DCD's Coaching Programme is kindly supported by the Royal Opera House Benevolent Fund for independent dancers and by DCD's Contributing Companies for dancers currently or formerly of those companies.
Meet the team!
Photo credit: Matthew Dalby
Isabel Mortimer: Director of Coaching
Isabel Mortimer is a certified Personal and Executive Coach CPCC and a graduate of the prestigious Clore Leadership Programme. A DCD beneficiary, Isabel is the former Resident Director for Matthew Bourne's New Adventures Dance Company and enjoyed an extremely successful 22 year career as a professional dancer and choreographer.
Isabel has coached on DCD's programme since its launch in 2013, and also delivers EVOLVE Workshops.
Jo Wright: Facilitator and Coach
Jo Wright is a passionate Facilitator and Coach who delights in getting the best out of people and step-changing performance. Jo brings 15 years professional experience in business before becoming a coach. She is a Licensed Practitioner of Insights Discovery® and a Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming, tools which, combined with her deep intuitive understanding of people and cultures, give her a unique insight into how to get the best out of people in both their personal and professional lives.
Jo will also begin to run DCD’s EVOLVE workshops this year – see below for newly released dates!
Coaching 101 by Jo Wright
Photo credit: DCD supported dancer Nicole Guarino
• Coaching is 100% confidential. It's a safe place to explore
• LOTS of people have coaching – it’s very common in the business world, for example. A bit like having a personal trainer for the mind to help create some direction and accountability for the coachee
• Coaching isn't therapy! It's a two way conversation creating space to help you think about options for moving forward
• Each session is driven by the coachee - who decides the topic and outcome. The coach supports you in getting there
• You may not
realise yet just how powerful a tool it is - book a session and see for yourself!
Coaching Case Study: James Barton
James is currently a Soloist at Birmingham Royal Ballet. Photo credit: DCD Supported Dancer, Tim Cross
"I have to admit the idea of it didn’t appeal to me - why would I want to sit and talk over my career choices with a complete stranger when I was so certain I had a plan?
I had put myself in a box. Because of my experiences with coaching, my life has completely changed".
Are you a DCD supported dancer? We'd love to know what you're up to!
Have You Donated to boundless?
DCD is raising funds to provide two Financial Retraining Grants, allowing professional independent dancers to expand upon their unique skills and strengths and gain additional experience and expertise in the career field of their choice.
No donations too large or small and all very gratefully received! A big thank you to all those who have already donated.
Coming Up...
- Clore Fellowship application deadline - 13 February
- Full day Action Learning Set, in partnership with Independent Dance - 13 February
- Dance Enterprise Ideas Fund deadline - 20th February at 10am
- Dancers' Mentoring Programme application deadline - 20 February at 12 noon
- An American in Paris Fundraising Gala - 15 March
- Nationwide Coaching Launch - Birmingham - 27 March
- Financial Retraining Grant deadline - 29 March at 5pm
- EVOLVE London in partnership with Rambert - 23 April
- IOTPD Phillippe Braunschweig Grant deadline - 30 April
Thank you
Dancers' Career Development is kindly supported by the following Contributing Companies:
Birmingham Royal Ballet, English National Ballet, Northern Ballet, Rambert Dance
Company, Richard Alston Dance Company, Scottish Ballet and The Royal Ballet
The Dancers' Career Development Independent Trust is generously supported
by:
The Linbury Trust, The Society of London Theatre, Equity Charitable Trust,
The Rudolf Nureyev Foundation, Acting for Others,
The Royal Opera House Benevolent Fund and The Mackintosh Foundation.