NO DRESS CODE PROGRAMME UPDATE Due to personal circumstances, Counterfeit Goods by Beth Emmerson, will no longer be performed at our annual scratch night tomorrow. Our No Dress Code 2025 programme will now include: Sometimes I hate going for walks in nice places that look nice by Orla Collier

Beth Emmerson’s Counterfeit Goods blurs authenticity and superficiality, evoking sci-fi unease within a glossy, Barbie-doll-like package. Catch Counterfeit Goods at No Dress Code, our annual scratch night on 21 Nov. Book now: buff.ly/CbcDr0u

In Alex Gosmore and Imo Wright’s handle with care, two tread their way across glistening tarmac, searching for home in a navy blue haze. Watch as we claim this city as our own. Watch handle with care alongside two other dance works-in-progress at No Dress Code on 21 Nov at 7.30pm. 📷 Lizzie Quek

Ballet & Tap or Brother & Sister?... When you join our Saturday Superstars with a sibling, or stack multiple classes together, take 10% off your term total! 📷 Bevan Cockerill #LeedsMums #BabyClassesLeeds #KidsClassesLeeds #KidsActivitiesLeeds #KidsDanceLeeds #KidsBalletLeeds

Are you aged 11-19? Do you want to perform on a national stage? FRESH 26 on 18 April is the regional platform for U.Dance, the biggest youth dance festival in the UK. One or two groups will be selected at FRESH to perform at U.Dance 2026 in Glasgow. Deadline 15 Dec: buff.ly/YdgIj7j 🎥 Wayne Sables

In Alex Gosmore and Imo Wright’s handle with care, two tread their way across glistening tarmac, searching for home in a navy blue haze. Watch as we claim this city as our own. Watch handle with care alongside two other dance works-in-progress at No Dress Code on 21 Nov at 7.30pm. 📷 Lizzie Quek

Take a look at our weekly Saturday Superstars dance sessions. No uniform, no exams, no pressure. Just a love for dance! 📷Bevan Cockerill, Drazen Priganica #LeedsMums #BabyClassesLeeds #KidsClassesLeeds #KidsActivitiesLeeds #KidsDanceLeeds #KidsBalletLeeds

Join us for No Dress Code, our annual scratch night which takes place on 21 Nov. Featuring 3 works-in-progress: Counterfeit Goods by Beth Emmerson handle with care (working title) by Alex Gosmore & Imo Wright Falling Down by Lewys Holt 📸 Lizzie Quek

Catch Beth Emmerson’s latest work Counterfeit Goods next Friday, 21 Nov, 7.30pm at No Dress Code Book your ticket: buff.ly/JBNPM6B 📸 Conor Campbell #YorkshireDance #LeedsEvents #LeedsDance #DanceArtist #YorkshireArtist #LeedsArtist

Our Saturday Superstars Spring term is open for booking! Saturday Superstars are affordable weekly dance classes for ages 0-16 in Leeds city centre. With a range of different dance styles available, our classes offer the chance to learn dance without the pressure of exams. 📽️ Pocket Projects

As well as performing at Leeds Playhouse, youth dance groups selected for FRESH 2026 learn new dance styles from leading dance professionals. Last years workshops included Disco, Breaking and Kathak. Apply now for FRESH 2026 on 18 April. Deadline 15 Dec. Find out more: buff.ly/YdgIj7j

FRESH, our annual festival of dance, showcases everything from bharatanatyam to krump, contemporary to cheer dance. Applications for FRESH 2026 are open for youth dance groups for ages 11-19 (11-25 for inclusive groups) across Yorkshire. buff.ly/YdgIj7j FRESH 2026 takes place 18 April in Leeds

Alex and Imo trained together at Northern School in Leeds before touring with VERVE. They are working to develop and combine Alex’s choreographic voice with Imo’s instinct for nurturing someone else’s vision. 📸 Lizzie Quek

Born in Mold in North Wales and raised in Scarborough, Lewys’ work combines improvisation with subtle wit to create innovative performances. Catch Lewys’ latest work-in-progress Falling Down on 21 Nov, 7.30pm at No Dress Code 📷 Tim Dunk

Does your work challenge perceptions around age, ageing and the body? Ageless Festival 2026 needs you! buff.ly/UYutY4U We are still seeking proposals from the UK with a particular interest in dance films, workshops and talks from different dance genres

Join us for No Dress Code, our annual scratch night which takes place on 21 Nov. Featuring 3 works-in-progress: Counterfeit Goods by Beth Emmerson handle with care (working title) by Alex Gosmore & Imo Wright Falling Down by Lewys Holt

Artist Alethia Antonia would like to connect with West Yorkshire based black women and black non-binary people to learn more about their experience and provide an opportunity for them to explore different ways of telling their own stories of feminine blackness, sisterhood and community.

There’s just two weeks left to submit your proposal for Ageless 2026. We are seeking dance performances, workshops and talks, from different genres which examine different attitudes to age, ageing and the body in the UK and around the world. Ageless 2026 takes place from 17 - 18 July.

If you’ve never visited our dance studios before here’s a quick tour. 👻 Happy Halloween

Apply now to be part of the backstage antics at FRESH 2026! FRESH takes place 18 April 2026 in Leeds and is open to youth dance groups age 11-19 in Yorkshire. FRESH is the regional platform for One Dance UK's U.Dance Festival 2026. Deadline to apply: Mon, 15 Dec 2025. buff.ly/VkpPpBm

From the wacky antics of two shelf stackers at a 24-7 mega supermarket, to the sassy spirit of a solo woman wearing a tracksuit in the backstreets of Sevilla, this year’s shortlisted films showcase the huge variety of this burgeoning genre.

Festival audiences were treated to high energy pop-up performances from our TEMPO & Street 8-11 groups. Thanks to DJ Azizi Cole for the beats and getting people of all ages dancing with their plants. If you came to the festival share your thoughts: buff.ly/J73hQVL 📷 David Lindsay

PERPETUUM by Katja Heitmann is back again this evening at Light Night. Catch this immersive video installation between 6.00-10.00pm. Briggate Zone (What 3 Words: wizard.flag.formed) Behind the scenes the Motus Mori team have been busy capturing the personal movements of 24 local people

Children & Their Grown Ups 2025 was a truly joyful, inspiring and creative day. We loved welcoming so many little people to our building and we hope you enjoyed falling in love with the planet with us. If you came to the festival share your thoughts with us: buff.ly/J73hQVL 📷 David Lindsay

Behind the Scenes of PERPETUUM by Katja Heitmann. 24 local participants contributed to the project performing special and personal movements. Tonight you can stand face to face with their holograms, as they are projected on a monumental scale, and hear the stories behind their movements.

Thank you to all the artists and families that we welcomed through our doors for Children & Their Grown Ups festival last weekend. With so much on offer from performances to workshops to Scrap Play the building was a hive of activity. 📷 David Lindsay.

If you're heading to Leeds Light Night this week don't miss PERPETUUM, Katja Heitmann's immersive, video installation which will be in the Briggate zone (What 3 Words: wizard.flag.formed) In PERPETUUM, the movements of people from Leeds are projected on a monumental scale.

Beth Emmerson’s Counterfeit Goods blurs authenticity and superficiality, evoking sci-fi unease within a glossy, Barbie-doll-like package. Watch Counterfeit Goods alongside two other dance works-in-progress at No Dress Code on 21 Nov at 7.30pm. Tickets are on sale now: buff.ly/CbcDr0u

Heading down to Children & Their Grown Ups Festival today? Make sure you stop by our plant disco where you can adopt your very own plant to take home. Who will you choose?

The wait is finally over. We’re excited to welcome a packed out audience to our Children & Their Grown Ups Festival. Before you dive into a day of dance here’s some important information. ⏰ Please arrive 15 minutes before your event. We’re paperless - sign in to claim your tickets.

Fill your weekend with dance at our Children & Their Grown Ups festival tomorrow in Leeds city centre. This playful family festival invites us to fall in love with the planet. 📆 18 October, 9.30am-4.00pm 📍Yorkshire Dance, Leeds City Centre Book your pay what you can tickets now: buff.ly/2BJMr3n

Plastic. Is it Helpful or harmful? Join Akademi this Saturday as they explore all things plastic in their new family show Plastic Drastic Fantastic. Pay What You Can event! 📆 3.00pm, 18 Oct 📍 Yorkshire Dance, Leeds City Centre 🎟️ buff.ly/hyYKLr6

Step inside the world of easy going, planet loving scrap play with the play tent. Rock, roll, stack, swoosh and wiggle as you play your own way with brilliant reclaimed materials. Drop in this Saturday to Scrap Play with the Play tent. part of Children & Their Grown Ups Festival.

Why should you apply for FRESH 2026? If you’ve never take part in Yorkshire biggest youth dance festival join our briefing session on 27 Oct, 12.00. FRESH takes place 18 April 26 in Leeds and is open to youth dance groups age 11-19 in Yorkshire. Deadline to apply: 15 Dec 2025. buff.ly/VkpPpBm

Two friends (three if you count the shed!) get up to all sorts whilst faced with downpours, lava floors and socks falling out of the sky. Don’t miss shed-ache by aKa Dance at Children & Their Grown Ups Festival! 📆 18 Oct, 3pm 📍Yorkshire Dance, Leeds City Centre 🎟️ Pay What You Can buff.ly/gbBtxPc

Our Children & Their Grown Ups Festival takes place next Saturday 18 Oct at Yorkshire Dance. Join dance artists Izzy Brittain, aKa Dance, Speedwell Dance, Louise McDowall and Akademi for a family festival inviting us to fall in love with the planet. Book your tickets: buff.ly/2BJMr3n

Plastic. Is it friend or foe? Remarkable or rubbish? Plastic Drastic Fantastic  is a dance show for children and their families, exploring our complex relationship – from the molecular to the planetary – with all things plastic 📆 3pm, 18 Oct 🎟️ Pay what you can buff.ly/hyYKLr6 📍 Leeds City Centre

shed-ache is a seriously silly dance theatre show for children and their grown ups to laugh out loud together. aKa Dance and their shed are heading to Leeds on 18 Oct (3.00pm) for our Children & Their Grown Ups Festival. Book now: buff.ly/xVwbxHf

Don’t miss Plants & Pots, a special Parents & Tots session as part of our Children & Their Grown Ups Festival. Join us as we stretch out our roots, embrace the raindrops and wiggle like worms in this creative and playful session for tots and their grown ups.

Did you enjoy Roadhouse at Yorkshire Dance last week? Catch Lewys Holt scratch his latest work Falling Down at No Dress Code on 21 Nov. Book now: buff.ly/CbcDr0u 📍 Yorkshire Dance, Leeds City Centre 📅 21 Nov, 7.30pm

The Smalls has now sold out. But don't panic there's still plenty to book onto at our Children & Their Grown Ups Festival. Join us on 18 Oct for a playful festival about falling in love with the planet. All events are pay what you can. View the full line up here: buff.ly/2BJMr3n

It’s not too late to join our weekly Company of People creative dance sessions for people living in Chapeltown and Harehills. Sessions are fun, social and focus on creativity with no previous dance experience required.

Plastic. Is it friend or foe? Remarkable or rubbish? Helpful or harmful? Plastic Drastic Fantastic is a dance show for children and their families, exploring our complex relationship – from the molecular to the planetary – with all things plastic. For ages 7+.

shed-ache is a laugh out loud production about friendship, imagination and the importance of embracing experiences whatever the weather. Join aKa Dance for a seriously silly dance theatre show for ages 2+ 📆 18 Oct, 3pm 📍Yorkshire Dance, Leeds City Centre 🎟️ Pay What You Can buff.ly/gbBtxPc

Applications are now open for FRESH 2026! Next year, Yorkshire’s biggest festival of youth dance takes place on 18 April in Leeds. Join us for a day of workshops culminating in the chance to perform live on stage at Leeds Playhouse. Deadline to apply: Mon, 15 Dec 2025. buff.ly/VkpPpBm

Does your work challenge perceptions around age, ageing and the body? Ageless Festival 2026 needs you! Ageless 2026 takes place from 17 - 18 July. Deadline for proposals: Midday, Mon, 17 Nov 2025

“A vibrant and engaging movement-based story for children” - Christina Elliot, Head of Programming & Producing at The Place Join us for The Smalls by Izzy Brittain, a joyful interactive dance experience exploring the magical microworld of soil animals.  📆 18 October, 1pm

“Laughed my shed off!” shed-ache sees two friends (three if you count the shed!) face downpours, lava floors and socks falling out of the sky. Join aKa Dance for a seriously silly dance theatre show for ages 2+.

We've just added Scrap Play with The Play Tent to the programme for our Children & Their Grown Ups Festival on 18 Oct Step inside the world of easy going, planet loving scrap play between 11.00-3.00pm. Rock, roll, stack, swoosh & wiggle. Play your own way with brilliant reclaimed materials. Drop in

It's International Day of Older People! Today we're taking a peek at Dance On Shipley led by Deana. We have 24 Dance On sessions for over 55s across Leeds and Bradford. If you fancy taking up a new hobby this winter come for a free taster. Get in touch to find out more: buff.ly/ySYzZKl