When was the last time a dancer left you speechless? Perhaps in the incredible physicality of a ZooNation hip-hop performance, or the intricate perfection of a Royal Ballet pas de deux?

But what happens when these dancers take their final steps and share their final performance? The same dedication and commitment to dance excellence that left audiences speechless left little time for building an identity outside of dance, and many are without the typical academic qualifications or professional connections shared by their contemporaries outside the dance sector.

At Dancers’ Career Development, we know the extraordinary determination, creativity, teamwork ethic and resilience dancers demonstrate throughout their performance career, can be channelled and enable them to excel in their next career.

For 50 years, we have enabled and empowered dancers to transition into the next stage of their working lives, identifying and utilising their transferable skills in a new field, either within the arts or another industry.

But to continue to do this, we need your support.

In collaboration with dancers, we have designed a range of effective programmes and services that equip dancers with the tools, resources, insight, connections and mental resilience to pursue whichever career they choose, and become a success.

We ask you to reciprocate the joy those dancers gave you through their artform, by supporting their next journey and making a transformational gift to DCD.

Thank you.

Make a one-off or regular donation here.