Dance Activity Experience
Nandita Shankardass

I have delivered dance activity in education, community and professional settings across all ages, backgrounds and abilities for over 10 years, across the U.K, Europe and Asia.

 

With and For Dance Organisations

  • Artist in residence with Rambert Dance leading creative dance sessions to schools across London from Nursery to University level at times culminating in a performance for stage.
  • English National Ballet, Ballet Futures Facilitator leading ballet, creative and conditioning classes to dance schools across the U.K
  • Ballet Black Educational Workshop Facilitator leading creative dance workshops for schools across London
  • Rambert Professional Classes for the professional community
  • Improver and Intermediate Adult Ballet classes at English National Ballet
  • Beginner and Intermediate Adult Ballet classes at Rambert Dance
  • Wellbeing session for English National Ballet Youth Co.
  • Studio Wayne McGregor Freespace Artist performing in school and engaging with learners with autism.
  • Choreographer for the CAT Graduates at The Place for Summer Intensive
  • Choreographer for Sujata Banerjee Dance Youth Co.
  • Collaborated with Joss Arnott Dance for Greenwich Dance Arts Unboxed
  • Collaborated with Sadlers Wells to co-create Taster Dance workshops for their Take Part Online Series
  • Collaborated with The Royal Opera House for their Family Sunday events.
  • Delivering Artist for Rambert Grades – Creative Dance for Early Years
  • I will begin assisting Akademi on their Reach Out and Reveal Project from Oct 2024 at schools for autistic learners in London

Company Classes

  • Ballet Black
  • Alexander Whitley Dance Company
  • Sujata Banerjee Dance Company
  • Vidya Patel Dance Company
  • Richard Alston Dance Company

Schools

  • Improvisation Tutor at Central School of Ballet
  • Ballet and Contemporary technique for Trinity Laban’s Summer School
  • Contemporary classes for Brit Kids
  • Workshops and Classes for Edge n’ Pointe Dance Centre, Elite Ballet Project (Hong Kong), Shiamak Davar Company (India), Hamara Footpath (India), Segovia Dance School (Spain), and London Ballet Classes.
  • Guest teacher and Global Mentor for Institute of Classical and Modern Dance, India
  • Guest Lecturer Foundation students at Trinity Laban

With and for Community

  • Devised and delivered workshops and performances for National Gallery’s Summer on the Square
    Movement and Design Family workshops at William Morris Gallery
  • Facilitated Movement Workshops at Tate Modern.
  • Partnering in Dance Open classes at Siobhan Davies Dance Studios and The Place
  • Creative classes for young people at Columbo Centre
  • Creative movement and mindfulness workshops for The Baytree Centre for women refugees, Asian Women’s resource Centre, OmVed Gardens, World Peace Garden and Grace House Camden.
  • Movement and music sessions at Spring Grove Care Home for their senior residents.
  • As a 2024 Seedbed Artist with 101 Outdoor Arts – Mindfulness, movement and discussion opportunities for International Women’s day and the South Asian women in partnership with OmVed Gardens
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