Street Dance
Swindon Dance – enriching lives through dance
Our Street Dance activities range from a 5-day international festival, a weekend international festival, a day training and performance together for UK crews and groups, training for those looking at a career in dance and support for professional street dancers.
What’s on offer ?
Litefest
A weekend festival that happens early September each year
Litefest ’24 returns this autumn, Sat 31 Aug and Sun 1 Set. Come and showcase your best routine and get named a Litefest Champion!
The Jam Festival including West Country Clash
A 5-day festival & battle during April/Easter break each year. Next event – April 2025
A celebration of underground dance with workshops & events by the dancers who were there at the genesis of ‘Jam!’
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West Country Clash 2023 – part of the Jam Festival
Part of The Jam Festival, occurs on final day – Saturday each year. WCC international battle is presented by The Jam Movement! and Your Next Move. Next event April 2025
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The Centre for Advanced Training – Street Dance programme
The Centre for Advanced Training (CAT) offers pre-vocational training for young street dancers demonstrating exceptional potential and the commitment and passion for a career in dance. It is 1 of only 2 CATs in the UK offering specialist training in street dance.
Street Dance Connect
Our annual event celebrating the vibrant energy of young street dance talent, from across the south west. Street Dance crews and groups from across the south west come together to show off their amazing skills, with free workshops taking place ahead of the Street Dance Connect performance. Next event 2025
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Support for professional artists
This programme is for new to mid-career artists and practitioners from any dance genre or location. It aims to support professional artists and practitioners by reducing the financial pressures a young dancer faces when trying to grow and develop their professional career.
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