London Contemporary Dance School (informally LCDS) is a contemporary dance school located in London, England. Previously part of the Conservatoire for Dance and Drama, since 2022 LCDS has been independently registered with the Office for Students. It was founded by Robin Howard in 1966 to train new dancers for his company, London Contemporary Dance Theatre.
LCDS is based at The Place in the Bloomsbury area of Central London.
History
London Contemporary Dance School and its partner company, London Contemporary Dance Theatre, were founded in 1966 under the governance of the Contemporary Dance Trust. After receiving support from its founder, Robin Howard, the Contemporary Dance Trust moved to 17 Duke's Road in 1969, which it renamed The Place. In the same year LCDS and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) formed the Conservatoire for Dance and Drama. In 2008 a £1.1 million development at The Place added two new further studios. Darshan Singh Bhuller, Seeta Indrani, Sally Potter, Liz Roche, Kenneth Tharp, Studio Lenca, Paul Liburd, Jonzi-D, Anthony Van Laast, Celeste Dandeker, Fiona Quilligan, Etta Murfitt, Joan Cleville, and Sharon Watson.
Students of the School have gone on to perform with a variety of prestigious dance companies including Adventures in Motion Pictures/New Adventures, Random Dance Company/Company Wayne McGregor, DV8, CandoCo, Diversions/National Dance Company Wales and Rambert, as well as working as choreographers, movement directors and artistic and creative directors of their own performance companies.
References
External links
- Applying to London Contemporary
- The Place website
- The Conservatoire for Dance and Drama