As part of our ambition to create a thriving local dance community we wanted to showcase some of our excellent schools that are on our Dance Surrey Directory. We start our Take Part Tuesday campaign today with Woking Dance Space.

Woking Dance Space are a non profit organisation, providing dance and exercise classes for adults, no matter what their age, experience or previous training. Woking Dance Space is unique in that classes are offered for all age ranges, from young adults to senior citizens. We run classes in many dance disciplines, hold special events and performances and provide a forum for people to meet and explore what is both a creative and beneficial interest.

With ages ranging from seventeen to seventy, every ability is covered from complete beginner through to examination standards.

You can find out more about Woking Dance Space by visiting our Dance Surrey Directory. Here you will be able to find out more about what they offer and contact them directly.

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Dance Surrey Directory is a NEW refreshed platform-listing site designed to help the dance community increase their reach and for those seeking dance classes to find out what’s on offer in Surrey. With new search options this is a comprehensive tool which we hope will help promote dance classes and encourage new sign-up.

Are you a local dance school and would like to benefit from being showcased on our platform? You can find out more about the listing service and member benefits here

Dance Woking have secured the funding to once again run our extremely popular Hunky Dory Holiday Club this December! Run in partnership with Club4, we will be running our Hunky Dory Christmas Club during the Christmas holidays at Surrey Arts Studio.

The Hunky Dory Christmas Holiday Club will run from Monday 20th December – Wednesday 22nd December 9.30 – 3.00pm

The club will provide a fun and safe environment for all abilities and whilst there will be dance each day, the focus is on us providing a fun, active and creative week for all participants! No dance experience required!

The Christmas Club is suitable for children in Primary School Year 4 to Year 6. Registration starts each day from 9.30, with a jam packed day of activities until 2.30pm.

We are also excited to be able to provide Hot food each day to all participants from a specified menu which includes both vegetarian and meat options, plus we can cater for other dietary requirements.

At Dance Woking we believe in creating active and engaging opportunities to inspire the younger generation. Our Hunky Dory Christmas Club aims to promote health and well being whilst also allowing children to find new ways of expressing themselves. Our highly qualified and experienced team will lead a range of creative activities including daily dance sessions and arts and crafts activities.

Bookings can be made for the full 3 day block or for individual days. To book your place please click the button below

Discounts are available for block bookings and those eligible for Free School meals.

If you currently receive Free School Meals or are on Pupil Premium please contact us and we can offer you further support or if you have any additional queries or concerns about accessibility for participants or to apply directly then please email ellie@dancewokingltd.onmicrosoft.com

Monday 18th November saw the eagerly anticipated New Adventures Doorstep Duets Film premiere and we can’t wait to share it with you.

In August, Dance Woking partnered with Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures to connect communities and individuals who have been isolating due to Covid19. Over two days our team visited 18 different venues in and around Woking bringing the Doorstep Duet tour of live dance to so many within our community. We visited care homes, assisted living venues, residential settings, school activity clubs and saw over 350 people benefit from the performance. Watching the reactions of the lucky audience members was so inspiring and we were thrilled to bring dance back into so many of their lives again.

New Adventures captured some amazing footage throughout their nationwide tour and we are thrilled to be able to finally share it with you.

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New Adventures presents “A Doorstep Duet”

Directed by Paul Smethurst

Created and Devised by Kerry Biggin, Etta Murfitt and Paul Smethurst

Performed by Benjamin Bazeley, Alistair Beattie, Stephanie Billers, Isaac Bowry,

Ben Brown, Harrison Dowzell, Cameron Flynn, Bryony Harrison,

Shoko Ito, Monique Jonas, Daisy May Kemp, Dominic North,

Catrin Thomas and Bryony Wood

Produced by Stephen Daly

Stage Managers: Nicki Barry, Eleanor Butcher, Owen Collick, Kirsty MacDiarmid,

Silky Morrison, Ben Sheekey, Gaz Wall, Claire Wilmore and Sammi Woolard

Filmed and edited by Kaasam Aziz

A special thank you to Alex Ringham and Farnham Maltings

This project supports Dance Woking’s work with isolated communities and particularly those over 65 through our weekly online Dance Gold sessions and Social Tea dances.  This project compliments this programme of work as well as the work we deliver in partnership with other communities in and around Woking. 

We will be sharing our own highlights film in due course so keep your eyes peeled.

A special Thank You to the New Adventures team for coming to Woking and bringing so much happiness to the people we visited!