Wiltshire Dancing is a consortium of Wiltshire’s arts venues, local authorities, dance practitioners, schools, arts agencies and arts administrators, whose common aim is to support the strategic development of dance in Wiltshire. In creating a strategic approach to Dance in Wiltshire, we have focused on five overarching aims, and on what we believe to be the eight key priority objectives, around which the development of the dance in Wiltshire can be structured. Through these themes we can run projects and set in train new actions and new partnerships to develop future work.
Aims:-
- To establish Wiltshire Dancing as a strategic and sustainable organisation for Wiltshire.
- to act as a catalyst for creative collaborations
- to champion the value of dance in Wiltshire
- to develop access to high quality dance for audiences and participants in Wiltshire
- to sustain a dance ecology in which artists and practitioners can work and thrive in Wiltshire
Central Objectives
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To act strategically and sustainably by working alongside key partners and stakeholders.
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To increase resources for dance in Wiltshire
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To be the key point of contact for dance in Wiltshire, providing a signposting and brokerage service.
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To provide opportunities to celebrate dance, dancers and dancing in Wiltshire
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To promote opportunities to see and take part in dance in non traditional settings
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To support and nurture dance artists and practitioners by creating work opportunities and developing a nucleus of dance artists.
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To advise in the promotion, with partners through WAP (Wiltshire Arts Promoters) and the Wiltshire small scale promoters meetings, of a cohesive programme of dance performance for Wiltshire.
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To embrace diversity and be inclusive
Wiltshire Dancing’s steering group are The Arc Theatre, Trowbridge, Salisbury Arts Centre, Swindon Dance, Kennet, Salisbury, West and North Wiltshire District Councils, Wiltshire County Council, Dance Aware, Wiltshire Youth Arts Partnership, Dance South West and an independent dance artist.