DANCE TIMELINE: 40 Years of Excellence NB: In 1945 Sadlers Wells Theatre Ballet reopend the Royal Opera House after WW2. Ballet Rambert and Ballet Joos are the only other dance companies supported by the Arts Council. Martha Graham tours to for the first time in 1954 bringing a wider interest in a new contemporary dance language even if it was completely rejected by critics and audiences as 'an absurd way to move'!(Cohan quoted in White 1985 p 114) 1969 -1979 1979 - 1989 1989 - 1999 1999 - 2009 A decade of diversification and innovation in A decade of growth, diversity and expansion A decade of consolidation and A decade of maturity and widening impact new dance forms infrastructure development and reach Major Artistic Milestones London Contemporary Dance Company founded in Increase in number of companies and regionally LCDT closed in 1994. Richard Alston Dance 1964 and London Contemporary Dance School in based companies are being funded locally through Company was formed at the Place in 1994 1967. They took over The Place in 1969 : the RAAs: Extemporary Dance Theatre, Mantis, when The Place refocussed its work Undertakes residency tours throughout UK: Rambert Janet Smith and Dancers, English Dance Theatre becomes a modern ensemble in 1966 (Northern, Yorkshire and Lincs and Humberside), EMMA (East Midlands), Delado (Merseyside)

1990: formed when Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet move to Birmingham Culturally diverse dance forms becoming more The Black Dance Development Trust and 2000: launches own company visible: Phoenix formed out of Harehills Middle ADITI were established to support the and wins The Jerwood Foundation School in 1981 moving into Yorkshire Dance Centre development of these forms. Choreography Award in 1987 Adventures in Motion Pictures formed in 1987(now New Adventures since 2000) begins to operate on a commercial model after its first successful season in the West End in 1997 Strider, the UK's first independent dance company Second Stride formed in 1981; Further growth of choreographer led 2004 sees Hofesh Shechter winning the formed in 1972 by Richard Alston forms her own company in 1981 prior to going to US companies including Shobana Jeyasingh audience award at The Place Prize and and then reforms it in 1988: Lloyd Newsom forms Dance Company forming his own company. 2008: Rafael DV8 in 1986: Lea Anderson forms The Bonachela, winner of the Place Prize, Cholmondeley Sisters in 1984; Michael Clark forms appointed Artistic Director of Sydney Dance his own company in 1984: Mathew Bourne forms Theatre but will also continue to run his own AMP. The advent of the choreographer led company, BDC company model New Dance emerges: X6 Collective founded in 1976 1980 X6 moves to Chisenhale 2008: Having opened in 1999 The Point, marking the beginning of the Independent Dance Eastleigh will open Phase Three of its Artist: New Dance magazine launched in 1977 development as an arts and dance centre

First three animateurs appointed in Swindon, Cardiff 1985: National Association of Dance and Mime Establishment of the National Dance In 2001 there were 9 NDAs and a wide range and Cheshire in 1976 Animateurs (now Foundation for Community Dance) Agencies: The initial three were in of sub regional agencies. By 2008/09 there founded in Hexham Newcastle, Swindon and London, closely were xx agencies included in the ACE review followed by Nottingham, Leeds and of agency provision. ANDA formed in xxxx Birmingham and becomes National Dance Network in 2008 1998 Sadler's Wells reopens as a Dance 1999 the refurbished ROH opened: 2000 The House Lowry opens in Salford: 2006 The newly built Dance City opens in Newcastle: The Birmingham Hippodrome complex opens with BRB in residence and The Jerwood Centre for the Prevention and Treatment of Dance Injuries Ludus founded in 1975 as a collective Growth in dance in education companies and Dance Umbrella run the first Bagnolet Big Dance takes place in 2006 and 2008 led development of education programmes within larger Platform as part of the international by the London Mayor's Office and partnered companies. 1980: Arts Council pilots Dance Artists choreographic competition. John Ashford by ACE and BBC. in Schools residencies establishes Spring Collection which broadens the event for international promoters in London 1978: First Dance Umbrella festival 1980: Dance Umbrella expands to three regional 1988: Dance City in Newcastle takes the BDE in 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008 acts venues: 1987 Spring Loaded launched Bagnolet event on and rebrands it as British as major showcase for British Dance to Dance: Edition. 1990 Turning World promoters from the UK and Internationally launched in London by the Place 2008: DTAP research into accreditation and training for artists working with young people National Organisation for Dance and Mime (now 2009: FCD launch the National College for Dance UK) founded Community Dance 1973: The Dancers Resettlement Fund founded 2005: Paul Hamlyn Foundation launches JADE Fellowships 1975: First National Festival of Youth Dance in 1991 National South Asian Youth Dance 2004 Youth Dance England Launched: 2008 Leicestershire Company formed announcment that dance will receive a £5.5 million investment from the Government. Funded through the Departments for Culture, Media and Sport and Children, Schools and Families and Arts Council England.

1974: Laban launches a three year full time 1982: The Place launches a 3 year honours degree 2007 Palatine research on Dance in HE programme which became the first BA (Hons) in in Contemporary Dance although some LCDT highlights 80 institutions offering dance at FE Dance in 1976. dancers had been studying before degrees before and HE level. Overall student numbers on this date dance HE programmes grows by 97% from 2002 - 2007 with 3645 students entering training in 2006/07: UCAS carries 506 listings for dance for entry in 2009 Conference on Dance Education and Training led to 1988: National Dance Teachers Association formed 2004 6 Centres for Advanced Training (CATs) the formation of the Council for Dance Education established by government funded by the and Training in 1974 Department for Children, Schools and Families and managed by the Music and Dance Scheme (MDS). 2008: A further 6 announced. 1980: Dance Education and Training in Britain 1991: Brinson's Dance as Education: 2001: Jeannette Siddall's 21st Century Dance published by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Towards a National Dance Culture published by ACE published. Milestone Reports 1984: The Glory of the Garden published 1989: Graham Devlin Stepping Forward; 2008 Tony Hall's The Dance Review: A report recognising that dance is underfunded and that some suggestions for the development of to government on Dance Education and national touring, the animateur movement and dance in England during the 1990's Youth Dance in England leads to major regional companies needed to be strengthened published investment in Youth Dance England. Ruth Glick report on the Dance and Mime 1990: Penny Rae's report Young People Animateurs Dancing calls for a national back up organisation for the work 1988: Review of Independent Dance Sector by Gill Clarke and Rachel Gibson 1986: A Great British Success Story and the Myerscough reports (1985) bring a new emphasis on economic impact of arts investment ACE Dance Directors Arts Council Music Department employs a Ballet 1979:Arts Council establishes its Dance Department 1989 Sue Hoyle appointed Dance Director: 2003 Jeannette Siddall appointed Dance and Dance Officer; London Arts Board employs a under direction of Jane Nicholas 1994 Hilary Carty appointed Dance Director Director: 2007 Janet Archer appointed Dance and Mime Officer - Val Bourne Director, Dance Strategy Funding System Milestones Regional Arts Boards appoint Dance and Mime 2000 Devolution of NDAs and Development Officers: Susanne Burns at Northern Arts and Sue Funds to the RABs Harrison at Yorkshire Arts in 1985 Funding Regimes 1995 Lottery funded Capital Programmes 2003 Grants for the Arts Launched begin 1987 Incentive Funding scheme launched 1991: Enhancement Funding replaces Incentive Funding Political Shifts 1979 Margaret Thatcher elected prime minister 1997 Labour takes power in landslide victory. DCMS formed. Associated developments 1987: Margaret Thatcher reelected, stock market 1993 National Lottery Act passed 2004: Clore Leadership Programme launched crashes and a new ideology of the free market enters the arts. Peter Brinson dies in 1995 2006 Dance Manifesto Launched: All party Dance Forum announced