CAT School Workshops

Swindon Dance Centre for Advanced Training (CAT) are currently offering affordable and professional dance workshops to schools and dance groups in the South West. The workshops will be led by CAT artists or graduates and provide an enriching and inspiring opportunity for young people, whilst providing a taster of the high level of training given on the CAT.

These workshops can be delivered with a particular focus, such as 'technical masterclasses', 'creative workshops' or 'healthier dancer', or can be tailored to your individual needs, to support any topics you may be currently exploring with your students.

The below gives an outline of some of the types of workshops we could offer, as well as our guide prices.

If you would like to book in a workshop for your students, please complete the online sign-up form below or get in touch via email: catoutreach@swindondance.org.uk and we would be happy to discuss the possibilities further. 

  • Dance Technique Masterclass

    A workshop focusing on developing technique and
    understanding of a specific dance style such as
    contemporary, ballet, jazz, hip-hop, house, breaking,
    popping. Workshops will be adapted to age and
    experience level of participants.

    Workshops can be used to increase technical
    understanding and add new challenges to styles already
    studied or provide an introduction to a new dance style.


    -     1-2hours in length
    -     £40-£100

    Our school workshops are available during term time.

    Sign Up Here

  • Creative and Choreography Skills

    An opportunity to learn and build on creative skills through improvisation, motif development and/or contact work. Workshops can be designed to support GCSE/A-Level/BTEC composition dance work or as opportunity for students to build creative and team-work skills


    - 1-2 hours in length
    -     £40-£100

    Our school workshops are available during term time.

    Sign up here

  • Healthier Dancer Sessions

    Workshop to build awareness on looking after your
    body and mind in dance, focuses can explore injury
    prevention, body conditioning and pilates, wellbeing
    and mindfulness.

    Workshops can be used to support anatomy and
    physiology work, link to health and wellbeing weeks
    or help assist the morale and dynamics of groups


    - 1-2 hours in length
    - £50-£125

    Our school workshops are available during term time.

    sign up here

  • Performance Projects

    Longer workshops to create a piece with a group in the
    style of contemporary, street dance, ballet or jazz.
    Students will participate in process of creating a piece,
    adding their own creative input, as well as learning
    performance and professionalism skills.
    - The pieces created can be used to be performed in
    sharings, performances or platforms or part of an exam
    content. Workshops can also be used to help students
    understand the choreographic process and building
    performance skills.


    - 1-2 days in length
    - £200-£450

    Our school workshops are available during term time.

    Sign up here

  • Dance Career Workshops

    Presentation and discussion on training options and
    career paths in dance to raise awareness of possible
    progression routes and build status and understanding
    of the subject. Can be added onto a practical dance
    workshop to understand what pre-vocational and
    vocational dance training may look like
    - Workshop can be used to support Careers Days and
    events, Subject options/awareness events, or building
    aspirations in students and helping them understand
    the industry.
    - 30 – 90 minutes
    - £50-£75

    Our school workshops are available during term time.

    sign up here

Additional Information

Workshops can be tailored and personalised to match your wishes, needs and budgets


• Prices of workshops will depend on the location of dance artist to the venue and their
experience level (recently graduated and starting in the industry to working in the
industry for 10 plus years)


• We have a large pool of dance artists to use so should be able to work around any days
or timings that work for you, depending on the availability of artists in your area, the fee
could increase or decrease depending on travel expenses