Scottish School of Contemporary Dance
- Scottish School of Contemporary Dance
The Scottish School of Contemporary Dance is a dance and performing arts school affiliated with the Dundee College. It offers a four year training from foundation level and prepares students for careers as dance performers, choreographers, and community artists. The School is relatively small (approx 100 students) and has close links with a variety of professional artists, including the Scottish Dance Theatre, and Thomas Small director of Smallpetitklein.
It grew from an existing successful one year foundation course based at Dundee College which was started in 1991 by Peter Royston. The second and third year of training were added in 1998 and 1999. A successful bid to the National Lottery allowed the college to build a facility at its Kingsway campus, comprising dance studios and a theatre. Building began in 2001 and "The Space" was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth as part of the Golden Jubilee celebrations in 2002.
The College also successfully applied to the National Lottery for a Dance Artist from the Scottish Arts Council to develop a community programme which would utilise the facilities at non-training times. Market research was undertaken to determine the potential for a small touring venue.
The school offers training to professional level focussing on technique in Graham, Cunningham and release techniques with a strong ballet development. The school seeks to nurture students choreographically and creatively and invites specialist lecturers such as Richard Alston, Stephen Petronio, and Sean Feldman.
Performances in the theatre have included those by the Scottish Ballet, the Scottish Dance Theatre, The X Factor, Stephen Petronio, and David Hughes.
Patrons are:
*"The Space": Brian Cox, David Bellamy
*The Scottish School of Contemporary Dance: Stephen Petronio
References
[http://www.dundeecoll.ac.uk/sscd/ Scottish School of Contemporary Dance]
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