EVOLVE London

Monday 23 March 2026, 10.30am-1.30pm

Theme: Navigating Uncertainty.
A free career development workshop for professional dancers.
Gain practical tools, insight and inspiration.

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Location: Prince of Wales Theatre (The Delfont Room), Coventry Street, London W1D 6AS (currently showing The Book of Mormon / less than 5 mins walk from underground stations Piccadilly Circus & Leicester Square).

'I have been coming to these for a few years now and I always know I will come away feeling inspired and empowered.'

EVOLVE London 2025 attendee

The EVOLVE workshop is an opportunity for dancers to discover your potential, explore career pathways and unlock new possibilities, in an energised, open and safe environment.

Connect with peers, reframe your mindset, and be inspired for your future.

The workshop will be expertly facilitated by experienced coach (and former dancer) Isabel Mortimer, and also feature a Guest Speaker sharing their career journey in and beyond dance.

For all professional dancers, working in any genre of dance.

Theme: Navigating Uncertainty

With the ever-increasing volatility within the world, as well as within the creative and cultural landscape, this is an opportunity to focus on what we can control and to tap into our strengths. Coming together as a community gives us the chance to face these challenges head on and with the support of our peers.  This event will provide participants with practical self-coaching tools to gain awareness and take positive steps towards their career goals.

EVOLVE allows dancers the time and space to:

  • Think and talk about the journey of a dancer’s career with like-minded people
  • Be inspired by real life stories from DCD retrained dancers
  • Reflect on your own achievements, strengths and transferable skills
  • Learn some practical tools that will help you develop your own personal action plan
  • Explore how to manage a sustainable, lifelong career, beyond performance
  • Feel supported and expand your network

Facilitated by DCD’s Director of Coaching, Isabel Mortimer

Isabel enjoyed an extremely successful 22-year career as a professional dancer and choreographer before becoming a certified Personal and Executive Coach CPCC. She is a DCD beneficiary and a Clore Leadership Fellow.

Isabel has endless energy for people realising their unique potential, and pursuing the powerful impact they create in the world, when they unleash that focus, flow and drive.

'A safe, inclusive environment for dancers/artists to express themselves without fear.'

EVOLVE London 2025 attendee

Accessibility information

DCD wishes to remove barriers to attend. We want you to feel safe and supported at our events. What do you need to engage with us at your best?  Please let us know.

We may be able to provide bursaries for travel, childcare and accessibility needs or adjustments. Please contact us for further information.

You can contact us at dancers@thedcd.org.uk

The venue has a lift from the Foyer (ground floor) to the Delfont room, where the session will be held (below ground level).

The Folies room, above the Foyer, is our designated quiet space for participants to use as they need (please note that the lift does not go this floor, so this room is only accessible via stairs).

Any questions please contact: dancers@thedcd.org.uk

This Event is supported by the Royal Opera House Benevolent Fund.

Photography: Becky Lee Brun, EVOLVE London 2025

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