Other sources of support

DCD are here to support all professional dancers in the UK, in their transition into an alternative career beyond performance.

Below is a list of other organisations that offer additional practical, financial, emotional and psychological support for performing artists. Click on their name to find out more.

Funding Sources

Acting for Others (see member charities)
Actors’ Benevolent Fund
Arts Council England
CaAPA The Catholic Association of Performing Arts
Dance Professionals Fund
Drury Lane Theatrical Fund
English National Opera Benevolent Fund
Entertainment Agents’ Association Benevolent Fund
Equity Charitable Trust
Immersive Arts
International Organization for the Transition of Professional Dancers
King George V Fund for Actors and Actresses
Lisa Ullmann Travelling Scholarship Fund
National Theatre Foundation
Royal Opera House Benevolent Fund
Royal Variety Charity
The Film and Television Charity
The Ralph and Meriel Richardson Foundation
The Royal Theatrical Fund
The Theatrical Guild
Theatre Chaplaincy UK
Turn2Us
SafetyCurtain
Scottish Showbusiness Benevolent Fund
StageOne

Training & Opportunities

Arts Professional
CoursesOnline
Clore Leadership
Creative Re Work
One Dance UK’s Professional Development for Dance Leaders
People Dancing
The King’s Foundation
The King’s Trust
The Stage

Government Funded Level 3 Training & Qualifications
Government Funded Level 2 Training & Qualifications (England only)
Government Funded Skills Training (England only)

Recruiters

The following recruiters work with former professional sports people and dancers – who are making a career change.
LAPS – Life After Professional Sport
Add-Victor

Skills Assessment

National Careers Service Skills Assessment
Skills Builder Partnership

Support for Parents

Dance Mama
Parents in Performing Arts (PIPA)

Other Support

Actors’ Childrens’ Trust (ACT)
British Dance Council
British Performing Arts Medicine Trust
Council for Dance, Drama and Musical Theatre (CDMT)
Dancers Network
Denville Hall (retirement home)
Equity
FreeSpace – Studio Wayne McGregor
National Resource Centre for Dance (NRCD)
People Dancing :: Inclusion in Dance Network :: Foundation for Community Dance

Health and Wellbeing

British Association of Performing Arts Medicine
National Institute of Dance Medicine and Science (nidms)
Wellbeing in the Arts
Better Help
Samaritans
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (bacp.co.uk)
What are talking therapies and counselling? – Mind
Counselling Directory – Find a Counsellor Near You (counselling-directory.org.uk)
One Dance UK Performance Optimisation Package
One Dance UK Healthcare Practitioners Directory
One Dance UK Wellbeing Package
Mind
Black Minds Matter UK
Muslim Community Helpline
Southeast and East Asian Centre
Hub of Hope

Starting a business

Business Gateway
Centre for Entrepreneurs
Creative Entrepreneurs
Grow London Local
Help to Grow (gov.uk)
NatWest Business Hub
Setting up a business (gov.uk)
Start your own business (Open University)
Starting a business (Department of Education course)
The King’s Trust

Regional Dance Organisations

Cheshire Dance
Dance 4
Dance City
DanceEast
Fabric
North West Dance
Pavilion Dance South West
South East Dance
Swindon Dance
The Place (London)
Trinty Laban
Yorkshire Dance

Please note that organisations being listed does not necessarily imply endorsement from DCD, or vice versa, but are included here as a guide of alternative support that dance artists may find helpful.