MovePro: Professional Dance Development in the Tees Valley
A free monthly class and networking opportunity for dance practitioners based in the North East.
About MovePro™
Professional dance artists in the Tees Valley have historically had limited access to the kind of regular training, peer connection, and networking that artists in larger cities take for granted. MovePro™ exists to change that.
Each month, TeesDance brings together dance practitioners from across the region for a shared professional class — followed by time to socialise, connect, and build the kind of professional relationships that sustain careers in the long term. Refreshments included. No cost. No barrier.
MovePro™ is funded by Arts Council England and Tees Valley Combined Authority, with support from ARC Stockton, and all five Tees Valley local authorities — demonstrating a shared commitment to building a sustainable professional dance ecology across the region.
Is MovePro for you?
MovePro is designed for working dance artists — people who are building professional careers in dance and need the infrastructure to do it here in the North East. To make sure spaces go to those who need them most, we ask that you:
Are over 18
Are not currently studying in further (GCSE/A-level/BTEC) or higher (degree) education
Hold a qualification in dance at Level 5 (foundation degree) or Level 6 (undergraduate) or above — or have an equivalent level of professional experience (please get in touch if this applies to you)
Are currently based in or from the North East — including the Tees Valley, County Durham, Northumberland, and Tyne & Wear
Not sure if you qualify? Drop us a message — we'd love to hear from you and we'll always try to find a way to support artists who are committed to building their practice.
Building a professional dance ecology takes more than performances.
It requires the kind of regular, accessible, peer-to-peer professional development that MovePro provides. By offering free monthly training and networking for dance artists across the North East, TeesDance is actively investing in the conditions under which professional dance careers can be sustained — and thrived in — in the Tees Valley.
