Dancing Terraces is back for August
Our free outdoor dance evenings are back on our Garden Terrace in central Bournemouth with teacher led sessions, DJs and live bands. Starting the weekend of 1st/2ndAugust from 7-9pm there will be Hip Hop and House with Rich Smith and DJ session on 1st August, followed by Ruby Adams Vintage Jazz with the fabulous Swing Unlimited band bringing the music on 2nd August.
See full Dancing Terraces line-up: https://www.pdsw.org.uk/whats-on/dancing-terraces-2025/
Autumn Season – a bag full of laughs, hip hop, breakdancing, contemporary dance and biscuits! And so much more…
Our Autumn Season launches in September with a heartwarming, hip hop and break dancing show, I’m Musalmic Don’t Panik! Great reviews from The Guardian and The Scotsman. Expect dance. Expect Laughter. Expect Biscuits. Showing on 19th September as part of the brand new Arts by the Sea Festival Fringe, along with our New Waves Scratch Night where you’re invited to see 4 artists work in development.
Read more: https://www.pdsw.org.uk/whats-on/im-muslamic-dont-panik-by-salaam-salaam/
This Autumn we’ve also got a fabulous family treat with an exclusive preview of a brand new show of Mozart’s The Magic Flute by the award-winning Protein. Only £5 per ticket. One definitely not to miss for the family on Saturday 15th November at 3pm.
Read more: https://www.pdsw.org.uk/whats-on/the-magic-flute-by-luca-silvestrinis-protein/
We’ll be bringing a brand new West Coast Swing Social Dance evening as well as hosting our annual Festive Ceilidh in December.
Full Autumn season line up: https://www.pdsw.org.uk/whats-on/
In other news…
CAGED school playground tour wows 2300 secondary school children with some fantastic feedback – “They ate and left no crumbs”.
Read more: https://www.pdsw.org.uk/news/caged-playground-tour-wows-bcp-schools/
Schools Out in style at Winton & Glenmoor Academies. Read more: https://www.pdsw.org.uk/news/
We’re delighted to partner with Milton Abbey school to bring a brand new dance programme and experience to their students. Read more: https://www.pdsw.org.uk/news/dance-programme-launch-at-milton-abbey-school/
Our adult contemporary dance company, Co Evo created a magical May Morris inspired performance this month at Russell Cotes museum: https://www.pdsw.org.uk/news/co-evo-weave-their-magic-at-russell-cotes-art-gallery-museum/
Free dance classes in the community
Thanks to the generous funding of Poole Communities Trust we are launching weekly wellbeing classes at Bourne Hub, Poole and at Tulin Moor Hub (St Gabriel’s Church) starting in September 2025. Our free youth dance classes (kindly funded by Children in Need until 2028) will be back next term at both Turlin Moor (St Gabriels Church) on Mondays and at Slades Park Pavilion on Thursdays.
Join our Wellbeing Fundraising Team for a 5k run
We’ll be entering a team for the Run Bournemouth Supernova 5k this October to raise funds for our amazing Parkinson’s Dance community. Now in its 13th year we will be looking to raise over £1500 to keep this community dancing for the years ahead. Find out more: https://www.pdsw.org.uk/news/light-up-the-night-for-wellbeing-run-for-wellbeing-2025/
It’s been a super busy term out in the community and in our venue by the sea. This week we welcome the AUB graduates into the venue to celebrate in their well earned cap and gowns and wish them all well in their next ventures. We’ve had the pleasure of many AUB Dance degree students helping at our events, volunteering, on work experience and showcasing their talents in our theatre. We can’t wait for their next chapter.
Press release and image – Pavilion Dance South West