Dance Westminster 2024

Now celebrating its 5th Anniversary, our fun, free, annual pan-disability dance competition, is designed to encourage disabled people to be more active through dance. This year we want to make it bigger and better. So, we are calling all dance enthusiasts to read all the information below and book the scheduled workshops.

Dance Westminster is supported by Step Change Studios, an award-winning, pioneering dance company committed to making dance accessible for everyone.

Open to disabled people aged 11 and over who live, study or work in the borough, Dance Westminster gives people the opportunity to attend a free dance workshop where they can experience an inclusive, engaging dance class and learn a dance routine.

Participants will then take part in an audition where they can perform the routine they have learned in the workshop or freestyle and dance whatever they like. Ten finalists will be selected to take part in a grand final on October 15^th at The Porchester Hall where they will compete with a professional dance partner for the 2024 Dance Westminster Title & People’s Champion Award chosen by the audience.

Every finalist will receive 1:1 dance coaching from a professional partner and they will perform together at the finals where a judging panel and the audience will decide the Dance Westminster 2024 Champion.

From Ballroom to Bollywood dance, Dance Westminster is a pan-disability event for all abilities and no previous dance experience is required. Carers are welcome to participate with people they support and our team of dance staff and volunteers will support everyone to dance, whether seated or standing.

If you have trouble registering for a workshop or want more information, please contact:
ibannister@westminster.gov.uk

HOW IT WORKS

FIRST STEP: attend one of the free Dance Workshop
SECOND STEP: take part in an audition. Finalists will be selected from the three workshop.
THIRD STEP: the grand final where every finalist will perform and the Dance Westminster 2024 champion will be crowned.

The workshops have now closed.

THE GRAND FINAL – SAVE THE DATE

TUESDAY 15th OCTOBER

If you would like to join us for the Dance Westminster Grand Final at Porchester Hall on Tuesday 15 October, you can book your tickets now!

It promises to be an afternoon to remember so join us and our celebrity judging panel to celebrate the amazing efforts of our brilliant 10 finalists.

12.30pm – 3pm (1pm start)

Porchester Hall, W2 5HS

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Westminster City Council is committed to providing an active city for all

This is Westminster’s annual inclusive dance event that will not only enable people to dance, but it will also provide opportunities for people to find out more about the different inclusive activities and sport in the community.

We want everyone to get behind the Dance Westminster participants and finalists, so if you know someone that loves dance or would like to have a go, please encourage them to apply. The Heats and Finals are open to the public to come along, so enjoy the dancing and support our stars.

You can follow Dance Westminster through Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.