FRONTLINEdance

21/07/2026

PLEASE SHARE! Join the FRONTLINEdance Board!

We're looking for two voluntary Board Directors and one voluntary Board Member to help shape the future of FRONTLINEdance.

We're especially keen to hear from people with experience in contemporary dance, disability arts, creative health, leadership, governance, finance, or strategic development.

Our overarching ambition is to strengthen our foundations, expand our impact, and ensure d/Deaf, disabled, neurodivergent people, hospital patients, and those with long‑term health conditions can access, enjoy, and thrive within arts and culture across Stoke‑on‑Trent, North Staffordshire, and beyond.

We want our Board to reflect the people and communities of FRONTLINEdance and to expand the diversity of voices represented within it.

Applications close 7 September 2026.

Find out more, download the Applicant Pack and apply via the FRONTLINEdance website: https://frontlinedance.co.uk/news/were-recruiting-board-directors-and-member/

Voluntary Arts England Arts Council England UHNM Charity

Visual Description:
Four dancers from our summer program UPROOT 2025! can be seen dancing outside Stoke Railway Station. They are smiling, in a pose wearing Northern Soul inspired costumes. The image to us displays 'in the moment' joy, pride, confidence, happiness, smiles, an 'oh yeh!' facial expression, plus a togetherness of performing.
The FD logo is present and the words looking for voluntary Board directors/members
Photo credit: Natlaie Willat

18/07/2026

UPDATE! An amazing lady has come to our rescue! Thank you Clare :-)

Can you help us or do you know someone who can?
FRONTLINEdance needs around sixteen 1m squared voil material hemmed by a sewing machine, by 11th August.
Please DM us on here, email [email protected] or all 07484 874335
You must be able to pick up or drop them of in Stoke-on-Trent.
🤞someone can help us ☺️

17/07/2026

A few of the words used at the end of our parent carer group were:
'Gift', 'Balance', 'Appreciation'

We all experienced a very nourishing day.

"What a Magical Day! I feel very lucky to be part of this group. 🥰"

Visual Description: five women sat around a table writing, deep in thought. Inside a community hall.

07/07/2026

Rachael enjoyed delivering a a lovely online dance and movement session today for secondary services at Breast Cancer Now Lovely feedback from the ladies who joined in. Thanks for the invite!

Browse free support services for people living with secondary breast cancer, including groups, events and webinars. Get support in a way that suits you.

05/07/2026

NEW! Monthly Creative Arts Project for and led by Parent-Carers of disabled children, young people and adults.

FREE session | FREE parking | FREE LUNCH and REFRESHMENTS - Donations Welcome!

STARTS Thursday 16th July, 9:30am to 2:30pm at Meir Park Community Hall, Lysander Rd, Stoke-on-Trent ST3 7TW (Venue will change each month).

Location Link: https://share.google/tM2hGvT5lml9TVGT7

To register and for future dates, please follow this link: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/pkczsWkU47

Limited places available. We will operate on a first come first served basis and create a waiting list. Therefore, please only register on the dates you can attend. We ask all to be mindful that no shows take the place of someone else who could attend and the cost of lunch and refreshments. Last minute cancellations due to illness and caring responsibilities are understood.

What to expect on the first two taster days?
9:30am-10am: You will be welcomed with refreshments, friendly faces, listening ears, conversations, and quiet activities so you can arrive as you need to; mix and chat or have some alone time.
10am: Introduction to the project, whose facilitating it and each other
10:15am: Arts Taster Session 1
11am: Break
11:15am: Arts Taster Session 2
12 midday: Lunch
12:30pm: Arts Taster Session 3
1:15pm: Arts Taster Session 4
2pm: Reflection and transition activity

Each week / session is designed to give us the opportunity to experience either or all of the following art forms:
Creative Writing | Movement | Dance | Theatre | Visual Art

Facilitated by professional artists who are also parent carers of disabled children and adults themselves, we invite you to come as you are, to be open-minded, understanding and supportive of yourself and each other. We’ll also be joined by Dana, our evaluator

Once the group has been established, we will co-design it together and look at what we can co-create together.

No previous arts experience is necessary.

Questions? Then please call or email Rachael on:
07484 874335 or [email protected]
Any feedback on the invite, form or project is welcomed. Please email Rachael.

This project is managed and made possible by FRONTLINEdance who receive funding from Arts Council England as a National Portfolio Organisation (2023-2028).

Please share! Thanks the Parent Carer-Artist Team 😊 in the same order as the photo below, Gabby, Dana, Laurel, Cathy, Amy, and Rachael.

04/07/2026

26/06/2026

We are weloming Parent-Carer's to join a new group led by Artist-Parent Carers starting 16th July. So SAVE THE DATE!

Taking place at MEIR PARK COMMUNITY CENTRE

Monthly sessions on a Thusrday 9:30am-2:30pm, involving dance, movement, visual art, creative writing, and theatre.

16/06/2026

We had a fab week last week testing new work for hospitals as well as the Explorers in Training premiering a ne version of the Explorers!

Our fantastic performers and co-creatives Ben. Beth, Amy H, Shannon, Kayleigh, Katie. and Charlotte did an amazing job for us - Thank you!

We'll be sharing audience feedback and photos over the next couple of weeks, but for now a little reel that Shannon pulled together for us summing up our sunny trip to

Thanks so much to everyone who played a part in last week! Sheffield DocFest for inviting us to perform and UHNM Charity for inviting us back to Royal Stoke and County Hospital Shafford for another year in residence!

Arts Council England







Visual Description: A 48 sec reel that starts with a logo of Sheffield DocFest 2026 - its black typing in a green circle. Images of the Explorers on the way to Sheffield in the car, warming up in a conference room, rehearsing at the Winter Garden - a giant green house with lovely wooden beams and tropical trees and flowers - a perfect place for our Explorers in Training to perform! It shows the performers in costume and us being held up by cows crossing the road on the way home. Bright and sunny day.

14/06/2026

We have arrived Sheffield DocFest! Warming up and prepping for our 2:30pm show! New cast and a new book - The elephant dance, especially for Sheffield!

14/06/2026

Our advance dance training dancers (rachael has stepped in for Beth) in rehersals a few weeks ago in preperation for TODAYS PERFORMANCE at the Winter Graden in Sheffield 2:30pm as part of Sheffield DocFest! We can't wait. We'd love for you to join us and if you do please come and say Hi!