Dance South West

Pavilion Gardens Dance Centre

Dance South West is working in partnership with Bournemouth Borough Council and consultants, Bonnar-Keenlyside, on the creation of a new centre for dance at the renovated Pavilion in Bournemouth town centre. There will be new dance studios for both professional and public use and a new studio theatre seating 250. There would also be access to the fabulous ballroom – the largest in the south of England. These facilities will offer unparalleled new opportunities to artists and audiences.

Working in partnership with others, Dance South West plans to fill the Pavilion and its surroundings with activity, energy and extra-ordinary events. The vision is bold – high quality dance in the studios and on stage, in parks and open spaces, everything from ballroom dancing to Bollywood, break-dance to ballet. The aim is to create better links between performance and participation and to celebrate the contribution that dance can make to health and well-being.

Dance at the Pavilion will attract new visitors and increased investment into Bournemouth and the region, offering opportunities for all. Dance South West will be working with others on a range of events to pave the way to the Pavilion, beginning with the national celebration, Big Dance, scheduled for 5-13 July 2008. Link to Big Dance