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| ADA/PL001 |  2FaCeD DaNcE Company 2FaCeD DaNcE is the award-winning, all male break, street and contemporary dance company. Since its formation, the company has gained both national and international recognition and has subsequently whipped the UK male dance scene into a frenzied state! Innovative in its approach, fresh in its material, 2FaCeD is now one of the UK's hottest dance companies. 2FaCeD DaNcE has a strong education and outreach programme that runs all year round - specifically in the West Midlands region where the company is based, but also across the UK. Its regular evening classes, summer schools, in-school work, after school clubs and education packages are incredibly popular. Working with thousands of young people annually, the company seeks to offer young people (particularly young men) new opportunities and experiences within the arts. 2FaCeD are also seeking sponsorship for their current education programme. "Further information about the company or the work we offer is available on request". Contact: Dan Lowenstein, Marketing and Events Manager. Address: The Courtyard Arts Centre, Edgar Street, Hereford HR4 9JR. Tel.: 07824 663389. Fax: 01432 346549. E-mail: dan@2faceddance.co.uk. link to website
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| ADA/PL002 |  AMANDE CONCERTS UK Amande Concerts UK is a concert agency that organises concerts in the field of Russian classical ballet and folklore in the United Kingdom. "We bring to you famous Russian classical ballets such as Swan Lake, The Nutcracker and The Sleeping Beauty. We are also in association with the unique Russian State Ballet - which is called The Big Ballet because each dancer weighs a minimum of 100 kg. In general terms, we would aim to have one to three concerts a year. Each tour can run from six to twelve weeks in Spring and/or Autumn. For any given tour we travel to around 35 to 45 different theatres in England, Wales and Scotland and perform to thousands of people. Our posters will be seen and noticed by an even higher number. We offer the opportunity to advertise on all or just some of our marketing materials, such as posters and fliers (a sample poster is attached as the logo). On average we would print around 4,000 posters, ranging in size from A0 to A4, that are displayed in each theatre on tour. We would print around 150,000 fliers (A5) and around thirty banner stands. In addition to that we offer space in our programmes and on our website. You will be reaching out to a niche market and targeting a specific type of audience. In addition to sponsorship space on posters and fliers, there is the opportunity for a more detailed advert/description in the programmes and on our website. Last year alone our website attracted 12,000 unique visitors". Contact: Alexej Ignatov. Tel.: 07886548334. E-mail: ignal@gmx.net. link to website
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| ADA/PL003 |  BALLARE: TO DANCE Ballare: To Dance is a concert that brings together world class musicians, with moving visual images, to celebrate internationalism and the forthcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games of 2012. The concert has been devised by the composer, Philip Herbert, and Pawlet Brookes, creative producer and mentor, who are passionate about taking the audience on a voyage across the African diaspora, Argentina, Cuba, India, Mexico and Spain through a colourful sound world of classical music scores with strong world music flavours, which connect with international dance traditions. In amongst these are two new works to be composed by Philip Herbert. The musicians are Timescale Ensemble (soloists of London Symphony Orchestras) along with World music instrumentalists, including solo steel pan, sitar, tabla, guitar, bandoneon and voices. This concert is to be toured and will enjoy huge public benefit through tourism and the publicity campaign approaching the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Serendipity, the organisation which is producing the event, has already found £17,500 towards meeting the sponsorship costs of this project. Another £63,400 is needed to enable the project to go ahead. Contact: Pawlett Brookes, Artistic Director. Address: Serendipity Artists Movement, 5 Museum Square, Leiceser LE1 6UF. Tel.: 07778 404004. E-mail: pawlet@serendipityartistsmovement.co.uk link to website
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| ADA/PL004 |  BARBARA CAMPBELL EVENTS LTD: ULTIMATE PROM LIVE "Welcome to UltimateProm live. We know that a school prom or sweet 16 is a unique experience. It's one of the first occasions when a young person will get together with their friends - and get help from their parents - to look glamorous and have fun. It's also an emotional time, as for many students it marks the end of their school years and celebrates achievements and friendships made. A Summer Ball is a time to celebrate exam results or start a new chapter that could lead to friends moving on to pastures new. The importance of these occasions should not be underestimated: in the UK on average £400 per person is spent on getting ready for Prom! UltimateProm live, Manchester is the first of our Proms in a series which will be showing throughout the country. We will then take the tour to Leeds, Birmingham and London. UltimateProm live will be an annual occasion for anyone associated with planning, or going to, a Sweet 16th, Prom or Summer Grad Ball. Visitors looking for something special will come to find it at UltimateProm live. This is a great opportunity to sponsor a show that is going to take the nation by storm. Expansion opportunities are vast so contact us now!" Sponsorship packages are available from £1,500 to £60,000. Contact: Barbara Campbell. Address: Suite 48, 57 Great George Street, Leeds LS1 3AJ. E-mail: prom@barbaracampbellevents.co.uk link to website
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| ADA/PL005 |  DERT LONDON 2012 DERT London 2012 offers an opportunity to support an international traditional sword dancing competition to be held in central London in Spring 2012. The dances are based on the traditional dances of the Northumbrian collieries, which consist of five dancers joined in a ring by flexible metal swords (the rappers). Through a series of high-speed and possibly acrobatic jumps and movements, the dancers tie the swords into a series of knots in various shapes to display to the audience. The competition brings together teams both new and established and invites them to polish their performance and show what they are capable of, alongside some of the most renowned groups in the world. Each year the competition is hosted by a different group in a different location in the UK, where it is taken out into the general public to bring the tradition to new audiences. With the competition traditionally held in pubs, punters will have an introduction to these dances via some of the strongest performances from a selection of groups, including some of the energetic and exciting teams. The competition also serves to bring rapper sword dancers together to share what they're currently doing and gain ideas from each other, helping the dance develop as a living tradition. The main competition will be centred around the pubs of Soho, with peripheral activities throughout the weekend in both Soho and Camden. The peripheral activities will include additional entertainment such as ceilidhs and music sessions to draw in a wider audience, as well as competitions for youth sides and sides performing the traditional dances the art form is based on. "We are currently looking for funding to help cover the costs of running the event, so we can keep entry fees down to encourage new teams to participate. We are also looking for funding to cover additional publicity to promote both the event and this little known English tradition". Contact: Owen Barritt. Address: 22 Abercorn Way, London SE1 5HL. Tel.: 07849 859070. E-mail: info@dert2012.co.uk. link to website
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| ADA/PL006 |  DIMENSION DANCE Founded in 2006, Dimension Dance is an exciting new youth dance company based at Wakefield Arts Centre. The company is led by dance lecturer and choreographer Louise Wilkins and is supported by a small team of student teachers to offer dance classes and performance opportunities within a variety of different dance styles including ballet, tap, musical theatre, street dance, break dance, hip hop, contemporary and modern jazz. The team has worked together on a previous successful venture and is now ready to grow as a company. The company is open to young dancers from all backgrounds to develop technical and performance skills in a variety of different dance styles. Dimension Dance will work to establish educational links with schools to provide quality dance teaching and performance opportunities within a theatrical and commercial backdrop. The company will try to fund itself through selling its own merchandise, dance classes and promotional activities. However, the start up costs for the first year are very high due to insurances and licences, etc. They are therefore looking at sponsorship to cover these costs and to purchase costumes, etc. for the première production in September. Contact: Paul Wilkins, Marketing & Finance Director. Address: c/o Performing Arts Department, Thornes Park Campus, Wakefield College, West Yorkshire WF2 8QZ. E-mail: paulwilkins@dimensiondance.co.uk. link to website
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| ADA/PL007 | iDANCE The iDance UK Hip Hop Crew Championships provide participants with the chance to showcase their artistic freedom and performance skills in hip-hop dance, with the opportunity to represent the very best of UK Hip Hop dance flavour on an international stage, in front of television and media exposure for honour and prestigious national, international and world titles and awards. The UK Hip Hop Crew Championships is the only event that qualifies UK crews for the World Hip Hop Championship in America. The overall winners of the event are given a bursary to help ensure participation at the World Championship. iDance is looking for a sponsor whose brand can benefit from an association with the event - and there are other opportunities within the iDance family. Contact: Omar Paloma, Chair. Tel.: 01923 606255. Address: PO Box 234, Watford WD17 4XJ. E-mail: admin@idancestudios.com. link to website
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| ADA/PL008 |  INTER VARSITY DANCE ASSOCIATION The Inter Varsity Dance Association is the organisation promoting dancing amongst UK university students. It is a non-profit, student-led organisation that was founded in 1963. Since then, the IVDA has implemented initiatives to encourage more student involvement in dancing, both on the university and open circuits; to improve access to training; and to develop university clubs. By providing grants and support to both fledgling and established national student dance societies, IVDA has given many thousands of people the opportunity to learn and hone a skill and compete against like-minded dancers from across the country. Every year the IVDA showcases the talent it represents by holding a national student dance competition, the Inter Varsity Dance Competition (IVDC). Its main concern is dancesport, which comprises of competitive Ballroom and Latin American dancing, but it is increasingly providing initiatives to assist those that compete in other dance styles, such as the inaugural British Universities Dance Competition (BUDC), which was held back in 2007. The IVDC provides competitions for those at every level, from beginner to advanced. It regularly attracts professional ballroom dancing couples for demonstrations. The IVDC provides exhibition stand space for sponsors and retailers with links to the dance world, who often provide student discounts on their goods. This gives companies exposure to the 800+ dancers and spectators that attend. There is also the opportunity to advertise in the hall during the competition and in the programme. The webpage boasts 900,000 impressions per month, and offers advertising space and sponsorship listing. The IVDA invites all university dance clubs in the UK to affiliate. Its committee consists of representatives from each member society. The association is headed by an executive committee of elected members, which is responsible for organising the annual competition and implementing various initiatives. Around thirty member societies from across the county affiliate each year. E-mail: sponsorship@universitydancesport.com link to website
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| ADA/PL009 |  JUMP OFF TV Jump Off TV produces unique Hip Hop sports and entertainment formats and events across UK and the US for online and VOD broadcast. These formats are cutting edge - with a huge following - and are positioned to become the next Extreme Sports phenomenon • The Jump Off (London) - Jump Off TV is looking for a single 'Presents' Sponsor for monthly live events set in a Gladiator-style arena in front of a crowd of 800-1000 18-34 year olds. The company has already partnered with Kiss FM and MySpace UK. There is a link to a trailer (at the foot of this listing) which gives a clearer idea of the event and its history. Each event will produce 20-30 video clips, broadcast on JumpOff TV, MySpace UK, TotalKiss.com and on over thirty video networking sites such as YouTube, Revver, DailyMotion, Bolt, etc., virally generating well over one million views per month. These monthly events will create a continuous buzz throughout the year amongst 16 to 34 year olds. The company also produces the following global formats with qualifiers in UK: Dance Madness (London, New York, Atlanta, Los Angeles); Spin The Mic (New York); and the World Rap Championships (London, Melbourne, Toronto, Atlanta, Detroit, Houston, LA, NY). Each global format produces over two hundred video clips, occurs over multiple cities, has a buzz period of 20+ wks and virally generates over five million views, with global interest/fan base targeting 16-34 year olds. Jump Off TV is seeking sponsors and media partners for this season. "PS: people didn't think Poker was a sport until it was marketed as one". Contact: Ara, Director. Address: 142 Central Street, London EC1V 8AR. Tel.: 0207 253 7766. E-mail: ara@jumpoff.tv. link to website
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| ADA/PL010 |  LONDON SCHOOL OF SAMBA In its twenty-seventh year, the London School of Samba continues to produce spectacular samba drumming, dance shows and parades in exquisite costumes, entertaining millions of people every year. "We regularly perform throughout the UK and internationally at a range of high profile events, festivals and carnivals. Recent clients include Tate Modern, Southbank Centre, Chelsea Football Club, Glastonbury Festival, Notting Hill Carnival, Hong Kong Tourism Board and many more! We are now looking for financial support to help with our organisation's running costs, in return for intensive media coverage, large scale exposure at live events and brand awareness via our print, web and merchandise - as well as entertainment for your company. Packages range from £2,000 to £20,000, so please get in touch to find out more!" Contact: Louise Forster, Development Manager. Address: Unit B202.2, The Biscuit Factory, 100 Clements Road, SE16 4DG. Tel.: 0207 394 9847. E-mail: manager@londonschoolofsamba.co.uk. link to website
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| ADA/PL011 |  MAGPIE DANCE For more than ten years Magpie Dance has been carving out a national reputation for its unique way of enabling people with learning disabilities to take part in dance. The charity works with young people and adults, offering regular, weekly workshops led by specially skilled professional dancers, accompanied by live music. Magpie Dance also runs a more advanced performance group, plus a groundbreaking mentoring programme for new choreographers with learning disabilities. The organisation works directly with around eighty people with learning disabilities in the Bromley area each year, but affects the lives of hundreds more - carers, parents, students in schools it visits, volunteers, professionals on work placement and its public audiences. There is no other dance provision like Magpie in the region. The increase in self-confidence, creative and social skills gained through working with Magpie is remarkable. Magpie is about extending opportunity to people who suffer exclusion through social and environmental structures not adapted to their needs. It offers new ways of learning and communication for people with learning disabilities through expert, tested methods of creative inclusion. A great example is Peter, who came to Magpie around three years ago, saying few words and only doing a few small, repetitive movements. In 2005, at his own request, he choreographed a new duet and performed in it with a professional dancer in front of 500 people! Magpie Dance won National Charity Awards in 2003 and 2006 and a Certificate of Achievement from Bromley Council (November 2003) for its work with people with learning disabilities. Magpie has been seen at the South Bank Centre, the Royal Albert Hall, Trafalgar Square, Sadlers Wells and The Churchill Theatre in Bromley. Magpie receives no regular funding and relies on project fundraising to enable it to continue. With no office base and mostly part-time/freelance workers, the charity channels all resources possible into giving people with learning disabilities a chance for creative involvement that nobody else offers. Contact: Laura Riches, General Manager. E-mail: laurariches@magpiedance.org.uk. link to website
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| ADA/PL012 |  MERSEYSIDE DANCE INITIATIVE Merseyside Dance Initiative is an agency working to develop dance throughout Merseyside. A partner of Dance Northwest, the national dance agency for the region, MDI works in partnership with artists, promoters and other agencies and organisations to provide opportunities to participate in, create and see all kinds of dance. The charity is deeply involved in the community of Merseyside and believes that dance is integral to not only the physical well being of the community but also their mental health. MDI is committed to bringing dance to the region and each year holds its two-week contemporary dance festival, LEAP, at various locations across Liverpool. It recently held the first of its biennial festivals of African and Caribbean dance called Cultural Awakening Festival, which runs concurrently with Cultiv8, its seminar to discuss the cultural integration of African and Caribbean arts in the UK. As an arts agency in the north west, MDI is reliant upon charitable donations, sponsorship and funding from organisations. "If you think you or your organisation can assist us in upholding the the promise we assert in our strapline, 'Inspiring People Through Dance', we'd love to hear from you". Contact: Karen Gallagher, Director. Tel.: 0151 708 8810. Fax: 0151 707 0600. Address: 13-15 Hope Street, Liverpool L1 9BQ. E-mail: info@merseysidedance.co.uk. link to website
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| ADA/PL013 |  PAIR DANCE The mission of Pair Dance is to create opportunities for artists and young people to play, explore and investigate an endless capacity for development through movement and sound. "Our aim is to demonstrate that talent has no borders, no race, no age, and no limits! Pair Dance | Professional is an award-winning UK based contemporary dance company that quickly caught the attention of the national and international dance community. Known for its provocative and daring style, Pair Dance is admired for its unique method and blend of combining original sound scores written, arranged and produced by Richard Leonard and choreographic works by Harriet Macauley, which imbue power, exuberant energy with a delicacy and technical virtuosity which is contained, yet explosive. Pair Dance includes an award-winning ensemble of dancers who have previously trained in Europe, UK, Brazil, Greece, Ghana, Turkey, Israel, USA and Spain. Awards include: 15th Masdanza, Lisa Ullman, Bonnie Bird, Art Universe - Austria, Jacobs Pillow Residency Award, a scholarship to attend Purchase conservatory of dance in the USA, and the company was an Olympic Torch Bearer 2004. Pair Dance performances include: Edinburgh, Spain, Turkey, Denmark, Austria, Belgium, Boston, New York - Joyce Soho and The John Ryan Theatre, The Place - UK, Canada and many more. We believe in diversity and equality through performing and the bringing together of communities from different backgrounds and cultures in the UK to learn, experiment and explore performing arts. The aim of Pair Dance| Creative Learning is to bring Arts to a suburban area, making high quality performances, workshops and engagement more accessible to those that need and want to benefit from the arts. We are focused and committed to performance, community engagement and artistic development in a variety of settings. We create and promote creativity with performance skills in a positive and vibrant environment. All tutors have a CRB-enhanced disclosure and are first aid certified. Pair Dance | Creative Learning exists at the heart of our organisation based in the east of England - Hertfordshire - and we work in partnership with Community Action Hertsmere, Hertsmere Borough Council, Work Net, Hertfordshire Community Foundation and numerous others. We currently have over 345 user groups/members of our Creative Learning programme and aim to double this in one year. Pair Dance have been selected to perform as part of Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2012 and will reach over 12,000 people through digital media online and interactive digital media on stage. We are seeking sponsorship for this event and we are looking for a sponsor who would want to invest in this exciting production/company through the endorsement of the sponsor's logo, brand, products or services to a wider audience. Edinburgh Fringe is known as the largest arts festival celebration in the world. The company is seeking sponsorship for this event and its tour both nationally and internationally in the autumn of 2012. Pair Dance has an extraordinary outreach programme which was established in 2006 and runs all year round, with ongoing classes in local schools. Alongside this it has further invested in two weekend initiatives. The company seeks to support suburban communities of diversity - in particular BMEs. Pair Dance is also seeking sponsorship for its current Creative Learning programme, with a focus on the 2012 celebrations and the Big Dance - a national event". Contact: Harriet Macauley, Director. Address: 23 Shenley Road, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire WD6 1AU. Tel.: 0203 489 9223. E-mail: info@pairdance.org. link to website
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| ADA/PL014 |  ROBERT HYLTON URBAN CLASSICISM Robert Hylton Urban Classicism (RHUC) produce, perform and educate through hip hop, contemporary dance, music, theatre and film, to enrich people through shared culture, life long learning and new experience. RHUC's left of centre approach to hip hop, theatre, film and contemporary dance choreography has carved a company whose work is groundbreaking, accessible and thought-provoking. RHUC was born in 1999 from an idea of returning to a form of expression experienced by Robert Hylton. This, coupled with newly found techniques, direction and ongoing discipline, gave Robert a basis for Urban Classicism. Today RHUC is much more than that early vision of fusion that Robert held: it is a foundation for the future of the next generation whose hearts and dreams also reside within the realms of hip hop, contemporary dance, theatre, education and film. RHUC now boasts core staff, performers, technical staff and some twenty collaborators and followers, with supporters and clients from around the UK and the world. RHUC tours have included small to middle-scale theatres throughout the UK over its lifespan, with its reputation having spread as far afield as Australia, New Zealand, Bangkok, Indonesia, Taiwan, Belgium, Copenhagen, Cyprus, Holland, Italy, Mozambique, South Africa, Lithuania, Prague, Zagreb and Cuba. UK venues include the South Bank Centre, Robin Howard Theatre, The Place, Lilian Baylis - Sadlers Wells and LABAN. RHUC has drawn audiences and participants from all cultural backgrounds and age groups, its eclectic style attracting from the ages of eight to eighty years old. Past sponsors, commissioners and supporters include the South Bank Centre, the National Gallery, LABAN and Vestax Europe. "This young hip-hop artist uses a mix of forms to take dance to entertaining and dramatic new places", The Times, UK; "The six dancers swagger about both in formation and with solo turns, showcasing kicks, backspins and improbably angled headstands", The Guardian, UK; "The meeting of two dance cultures, with each successfully crossing the other's boundaries", The Jakarta Post, Indonesia. RHUC is seeking to engage with commercial partners in a manner that creates cultural, social, educational and financial opportunities. Contact: Rajpal Pardesi, Senior Manager. Address: Office 3, The Cottages, Laban, Creekside, London SE8 3DZ. Tel.: +44 (0) 208 469 4900. Fax: +44 (0) 208 469 4909. E-mail: raj@urbanclassicism.com. link to website
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| AD/PL015 |  TAKE 2 THEATRE SCHOOL Take 2 Theatre School is a South Yorkshire based theatre school offering children and young people the opportunity to gain confidence and develop their skills through performing arts. "Our groups are aged from 3 to 19 and we have workshops in dance, drama and musical theatre. We are seeking sponsors to help with the costs of putting on shows at the theatre, hiring costumes and musicians and the costs of publicity for the productions, eg posters, leaflets, T Shirts. We charge minimal fees to our members as we want everyone in the community to be able to afford to access our sessions; but this means there are few funds left to pay for the costs involved in putting on a show". Contact: Julie Cooper. Address: Take 2 Theatre School, 311 Sheffield Road, Birdwell, Barnsley S70 5TU. Tel.: 01226 744442. E-mail: julieacooper@fsmail.net link to website
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| AD/PL016 |  TRUST HEALTH SERVICES Trust Health Services (THS) is a healthcare service company based in China and the UK. For the summer of 2012 THS can offer two opportunities for companies to improve awareness of their services or brands and also complete any corporate social responsibilities. First, THS has completed filming of a project called Yang Sheng, meaning Long Life, involving demonstrational, instructional videos in the arts of Tai Chi, Traditional Dance and Specialised Aerobics. Secondly, Yang Sheng will be launched through a Health Culture Exchange Program (HCEP) that will involve approximately twenty-five professionals coming from north China to introduce these arts to all age groups (although specifically to the middle to late age groups) or people with minor problems such as being overweight or having hypertension. The performances will be held in a university for the young and through fitness centres and open-air locations in city centres or parks, to attract people from all walks of life. The promotional video is available for all sponsorship applicants and will be distributed freely through websites and on DVD during events. The HCEP will be filmed by a Chinese TV crew that will air a reality program based on the experiences of the cast of performers visiting the UK. This program has the ability to reach in excess of one million people in the catchment area of the television station. The program can be translated and, with a voiceover applied, can be transmitted on UK TV. There are considerable opportunities for advertising in both programs through branded, gifts, ie chopsticks, paper lanterns, children painting blank Beijing Opera masks during promotion by the Chinese students at Salford and Manchester Universities, on the streets of Manchester and Chester where open air displays are planned. The media opportunities will be available in both China and UK through TV, radio, websites and local newsreels and papers. The Yang Sheng video program will include advertising space and be targeting all age groups and will be split into two sections: primarily made up of the beautiful, slow moving, low impact movements of Tai Chi and secondly the traditional Chinese dance. The Health Culture Exchange venues will include city centres, charity events, university performance, fitness centres and open air restaurants and during all events the Yang Sheng video will be on sale. There are six Tai Chi and three Dance videos, each including a demonstration, teacher's voiceover during instruction, and a booklet explaining the various moves, all of which carry their own branding opportunities. "There are three simple sponsorship programs on offer and depending on the package that best suits your company or organisation, this will dictate the costs (please refer to the sponsorship brochure that can be accessed via the download button below). For further information or application for sponsorship please email dwt@trusthealthservice.com". Contact: David Turton, Director. Address: 13 Matterhorn Road, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire CH66 1TR. Tel.: +44 (0)1513574167. E-mail: dwt@trusthealthservice.com link to website
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| ADA/PL017 |  UNION DANCE Union Dance can boast international acclamation for its expertise in combining contemporary dance, hip-hop, martial arts and urban style. Its holistic approach extends the boundaries of dance and movement through performance, education, digital technology, design and radical innovation. 'A showcase for world dance which starts like a prayer and ends like a party', The Times. For twenty years Union Dance has enriched the diversity of cultural heritage by creating inspirational, collaborative arts experiences for the widest possible audience. This company of superb dance technicians fulfils a mission to explore and express an identity through dance that reflects the growing diversity of contemporary Britain, and through its creativity and critical thinking produces culturally enriching performances and educational activities. '[Union Dance] builds a bridge across the dance of the studio and the dance of the streets', The Guardian. Union Dance tours to small and middle-scale theatres throughout the UK, returning to many venues time and again. Its reputation has taken the company as far afield as New York, Italy, Bosnia, Cuba, Austria, Indonesia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru and the USA. Union Dance attracts audiences and participants from all cultural backgrounds and age groups, its eclectic style attracting many young people from a broad range of communities and backgrounds. The company complements its touring work with an Education Programme that has inspired generations of young people: it responds to the influences, energy and aspirations embedded in youth culture, providing access for all people to learn new skills, explore identity and enrich their lives. Union Dance is seeking to engage with commercial partners in a manner that creates cultural, social and financial opportunities. Contact: Judy Steadman, General Manager. Address: Top Floor, 6 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0HG. Tel.: 020 7836 7837. Fax: 020 7836 7847. E-mail: judy.steadman@uniondance.co.uk link to website Current opportunities
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| ADA/0001 | ALLIANCE PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION The Alliance Performing Arts Foundation is based in Colchester and displays visual and dance performances all over the UK to music using flags, imitation rifles/sabres and other similar items. The Foundation caters for young people between the ages of 4 and 25 years old. There are currently two competitive groups: The Alliance Junior Guard - school starting age to approximately eight years old; and The Alliance Open Guard - up to 25 years old. The Alliance Performing Arts Foundation is in the process of creating both a brass and a percussion ensemble. With growing membership and an increase in housing time required for rehearsal, Alliance are looking for sponsorship to help with this huge cost, so that they can continue to provide the educational and award-winning packages they already provide for the youth of Colchester and Essex. Contact: Jason Hawke, Chairman. Tel.: 07867 540326. Address: Suite 5, The Centre, Lakes Industrial Park, Lower Chapel Hill, Braintree, Essex CM7 3RU. E-mail: stoney24@hotmail.com. link to website
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| ADA/0002 | ASCENDANCE Ascendance Rep promises high level media coverage within the arts world and potential mainstream crossover. Audiences range from young to old, with the project's focus aimed towards introducing new audiences to the arts. Current support is provided by regional Arts Boards and local councils. Contact: Rachel Wesson, Director. Address: Ascendance Rep, Yorkshire Dance, 3 St Peters Buildings, St Peters Square, Leeds LS9 8AH. Tel.: 07977 127753. E-mail: info@ascendance.org.uk. link to website
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| ADA/0003 | BALLET RUSSE Ballet Russe is a classical ballet company which exists to produce and tour world-class ballet, to break down barriers and to develop talent. The Russian-trained dancers tour throughout the UK and are committed to serving the most people and the widest community it can reach whilst on tour. In addition to performing in theatres where ballet is rarely seen, the company also embarks on frequent community projects bringing ballet to children, parents, the old and young, disadvantaged and disabled throughout the UK. The company is looking for any potential sponsors who would like to involve themselves in a completely new and evolving project which has great potential for the future. Contact: Alun Davies, Chairman. Address: Ballet Russe, c/o Grand Theatre, Singleton Street, Swansea SA1 3QJ. Tel.: 01792 526452. Fax: 01792 526452. E-mail: balletrusse@narod.ru or AlunDavies@Glebe-farm.fsnet.co.uk. link to website
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| ADA/0004 | BIRMINGHAM ROYAL BALLET Birmingham Royal Ballet offers a wide range of sponsorship opportunities, including UK and International Touring performances and productions. There is also a substantial programme of community, audience development and education projects. A full range of corporate and individual membership and donor schemes are also available for sponsorship. In addition, there are regular London seasons and spectacular, 'one-off' social events. Contact: Sandy Robertson, Director. Address: Birmingham Royal Ballet Trust, Thorp Street, Birmingham B5 4AU. Tel.: 0121-622-2555. Fax: 0121-689-3071. E-mail: sandyrobertson@brb.org.uk link to website
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| ADA/0005 | THE BRISTOL FESTVAL COMMUNITY GROUP - BRISFEST BrisFest is the south west's hottest new music, arts and culture festival, organised by volunteers to showcase a massive range of local talent. Plans are now in hand for the 2011 festival. The Bristol Festival (now known as Brisfest) is a cultural melting pot of the city's diverse communities of all ages and backgrounds, brought together through the shared enjoyment of music, dance and food. The festival receives massive public support in the region and has achieved high levels of press coverage, including BBC and ITV, every local radio station from Community FM to BBC Radio Bristol, front pages and extended features in local press such as Venue Magazine and the Evening Post and over three million website hits a year. Bristol has one of the most edgy and alternative under-30s demographics in the UK and is home to the wealthiest students outside of 'Oxbridge'. "Sponsorship opportunities offer excellent value for money, with advertising across all our publicity. We are flexible and happy to incorporate your ideas when promoting your brand in association with our fantastic project". Contact: Poppy Stephenson. Address: 4th Floor, Bush House, 72 Prince Street, Bristol BS1 4QD. Tel.: 0117 328 1492. E-mail: info@brisfest.co.uk link to website
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| ADA/0006 | CAPOEIRA ANGOLA PALMARES Capoeira Angola Palmares is a well established London school of Capoeira Angola. The school comprises a wide network of dedicated students at all levels of ability. Contact: Mr. Axé. E-mail: capoeirapalmares@hotmail.com link to website
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| ADA/0007 | CHESHIRE DANCE The organisation offers opportunities for sponsors to become involved in its projects in schools and amongst a wide range of community groups. Projects undertaken can be either high profile or more 'grass roots' based. Sponsorships of resource packs can be offered or it is even possible to sponsor a dance apprentice. Contact Adam Holloway, Business Director. Tel.: 01606-861-770. Fax: 01606-550629. E-mail: cdw@easynet.co.uk link to website
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| ADA/0008 | THE CHOLMONDELEYS AND THE FEATHERSTONEHAUGHS This is an opportunity to sponsor a leading dance company, which will be touring this Autumn and the following Spring. Choreographer Lea Anderson and Oscar-winning costume designer Sandy Powell will collaborate to make what is promised to be an exciting, innovative show. The company suggest that this is an excellent opportunity for sponsors to be associated with a contemporary, high quality artistic product - Saab Great Britain have been sponsors of the company for three consecutive years. Contact: Jenny Noden. Address: The Cholmondeleys. Unit 1.1, Lafone House, The Leathermarket, 11-13 Leathermarket Street, London SE1 3HN. E-mail: admin@the cholmondeleys.org. link to website
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| ADA/0009 | DANCE 4 Dance 4 is the National Dance Agency based in Nottinghamshire. It commissions and produces new dance work and manages a number of innovative dance festivals. There are many sponsorship opportunities associated with the agency's various programmes. Contact Rachel Emmett, General Manager. Address: 3-9 Hockley, Nottingham NG1 1FH. Tel.: 0115-941-0773. Fax: 0115-941-0776. E-mail: rachel@dance4.co.uk link to website Current opportunities NOTT Dance Festival: annual event celebrating small scale dance - 'the UK's no. 1 small scale contemporary dance festival' Dance Blitz Festival: workshop where people of all ages and abilities can try dance
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| ADA/0010 | DIVERSIONS Diversions was established in 1983 as a contemporary dance company and has grown to become a National Performing Arts Company for Wales. In recognition of its role as a flagship company, it was awarded National Status by The Arts Council of Wales in 1999. The company is nowadays a resident of the prestigious Wales Millennium Centre, which gives it a much-needed permanent home, providing world class production facilities. Diversions are keen to develop partnership opportunities with business sponsors that will create benefits for all involved. The company offers a wide range of sponsorship opportunities which includes UK and international touring along with an extensive programme of education and community projects. Contact: Ann Rees, Business Development Manager. Address: Studio 18, Tyndall Street, PO Box 1028, Cardiff CF10 4XJ. Tel.: 02920 465345. Fax: 02920 465346. E-mail: annrees@diversionsdance.co.uk link to website
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| ADA/0011 | ENGLISH NATIONAL BALLET English National Ballet is the country's leading touring classical ballet company, presenting over 170 performances a year to more than 240,000 people worldwide. Founded in 1950 through the magical partnership of Alicia Markova and Anton Dolin, the company was created to take a repertoire of popular and challenging work to as wide an audience as possible at affordable prices. The company still exists to fulfil this pursuit of accessibility and excellence through various means: extensive touring nationwide and abroad, top-quality education outreach work, affordable ticket pricing and repertoire choice. Offering a range of partnership opportunities from production sponsor to in-kind support, English National Ballet is highly experienced in working in close partnership with business sponsors to create tangible working relationships of mutual benefit. Contact: Fiona Mallin Robinson, Development Director. Address: English National Ballet, Markova House, 39 Jay Mews, London SW7 2ES. Tel.: 020 7581 1245. Fax: 020 7225 0827. E-mail: sponsorship@ballet.org.uk. link to website
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| ADA/0012 | EUROPEAN BALLET European Ballet is a London-based company of international dancers under the direction of former Bolshoi Principal, Stanislav Tchassov. It tours to over a hundred mid-scale venues across the UK each year, bringing quality full-length classical ballet productions to audiences which might not otherwise have access to them. The company also involves local dance schools in its productions, as well as carrying out masterclasses and lessons, giving youngsters (even those with little ballet experience) the chance to work with a professional touring company. European Ballet is looking for corporate and individual sponsors and promises some excellent sponsorship opportunities. Contact: Stanislav Tchassov, Director. Address: 18 Lynton Gardens, London N11 2NN. Tel.: 0208 487 5525. Fax: 0208 487 5525. E-mail: europeanballet@freeuk.com. link to website
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| ADA/0013 | GEORGETTES MORRIS DANCING TROUPE The Georgettes Morris Troupe is based in Bredbury, Stockport and is looking for a sponsor. The troupe was established in 1990 and is in desperate need of funds to enable them to attend at competitions and their annual championships. The troupe's aim is to enable youngsters of the community to have an activity to engage in - and help them to build confidence and team playing skills. The sponsorship package will include the firm's emblem on T-shirts which the troupe is hoping to purchase, together with banners throughout the term of the sponsorship. Contact: Angela Wright. Address: 70 Naseby Road, Reddish, Stockport SK5 6EH. E-mail: angenscott@hotmail.co.uk. link to website
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| ADA/0014 | LEAP INTO DANCE FESTIVAL, RICHMOND-UPON-THAMES This annual festival offers a range of opportunities in terms of both sponsorship and corporate publicity. The festival includes a wide ranging programme of performances from top companies at venues throughout Richmond, together with a varied programme of educational and community workshops. Contact: Jayne Andrew, Arts Officer. Address: Leisure Services, Langholm Lodge, 146 Petersham Road, Richmond, London TW10 6UX. Tel.: 020-8831-6138. Fax: 020-8940-7568. E-mail: j.andrew@richmond.gov.uk br>link to website |
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| ADA/0015 | LUDUS Ludus is a dance-in-education company, producing issue-based work and associated educational programmes for young people. It tours Britain and abroad and works with up to 30,000 young people per annum. Ludus is also involved in a dance in the community programme, throughout Lancashire in particular. Contact: Deborah Barnard, Director. Address: Ludus Dance Centre, The Assembly Rooms, King Street, Lancaster LA1 1SE. Tel.: 01524-35936. E-mail: info@ludus.org link to website
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| ADA/0016 | MISSING PIECES Missing Pieces is an original theatre show - a play encompassing ballroom dancing, jive and Hollywood tap in the style of Eleanor Powell, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. "We are showing a two week fully-rehearsed development workshop, with top class dance routines choreographed by Richard Marcel of the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing, Let's Dance and The Royal Variety Show. Consultant is Carole Todd who has Dreamboats and Petticoats in the West End and is a veteran of theatre, TV and film - and even Morecombe and Wise! We will cast West End performers. We are seeking sponsors for the Missing Pieces Development Workshop - we need to raise £10,000. We had a semi-staged reading at Live Theatre, Newcastle and are showing the rehearsed development workshop with full dance routines to producers and interested parties on June 29th, 2012 at The Curtain Theatre, The Toynbee Studios, 28 Commercial Street, London E1 6AB. Missing Pieces is based on a true story of The Hauxwell Family of Darlington. It could be 'any family, any time, any place'. They lived through the Great Depression, the Second World War through to the '10 quid tourists" of the Sixties. This is a show for all the family, where dialogue turns into the fantasy of a full-on Hollywood tap routine or exquisite ballroom dance or comedy routine. Missing Pieces is an epic and ambitious show which deals with some of the hardest challenges that people face in life - such as death, disability, money problems and other pressures that they face when members of the family fall out. However - the play is darkly funny and they face all adversity with great strength and humour. Please contact Graham to discuss how we can tailor sponsorship to your requirements or for more information. And please see our website for further details (via the link below)". Contact: Graham Howes, Artistic Director. Address: 3 Riverside Cottages, Cattawade, Manningtree CO11 1QL. Tel.: 0787 5720623. E-mail: grahamhowes1@talktalk.net link to website
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| ADA/0017 | NORTH EAST WALES DANCE Soaring to new heights, North East Wales Dance is making physical and social strides in the heart of the community. Feel the pulse, say the organisers, be included. Invest in a cultural arts programme accessible to, and aimed at, a diverse cross-section of the community, which promotes health and invigorates social activity. With youth at the heart of its established programme North East Wales Dance strives to develop other target areas within the promotion of “Life Long Learning”, providing dance for toddlers, adults and senior citizens through a bi-lingual approach. The organisation promotes professional dance performance and choreography linked to education; and also develops its own performance in education work for schools whilst embracing ongoing training programmes. Participation figures currently stand at nearly 14,000, with audience figures totalling nearly 21,000. The company has a close association with Diversions, the International Eisteddfod and Royal International Pavilion and the unitary authorities of Wrexham, Flintshire and Denbighshire. With the successful impact of its expansion, the organisation is now keen to establish new partnerships on a local and national level. Now is the optimum time for you as an investor to gain maximum benefit from the impact of this community dance organisation with the emergence of its new national and international identity, says the company. In return for sponsorship, North East Wales Dance can offer recognition at staged events, coverage in the local media and inclusion in any advertising material, title sponsorship and corporate events. Contact: Paul Anthony Davies, Artistic Director. Address: Royal International Pavilion, Abbey Road, Llangollen, Denbighshire LL20 8SW. Tel.: 01978 869468. Fax: 01978 869456. E-mail: newd@connectfree.co.uk
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| ADA/0018 | NORTHERN BALLET THEATRE Northern Ballet Theatre is one of the UK’s leading touring ballet companies. Its mission, quite simply, is to make dance more accessible to today’s theatregoer. Creative commercial partnerships enable the company to create new productions, to sustain an extensive National Tour and to make much of its education and community work possible. National Tour venues include Bath, Bradford, Canterbury, Cardiff, Edinburgh, High Wycombe, Hull, Leeds, London (Sadler’s Wells), Milton Keynes, Northampton, Norwich, Nottingham, Salford, Sheffield, Stoke, Wimbledon and Woking. Contact: Mark Skipper, Chief Executive. Tel.: 0113 274 5355. E-mail: mark.skipper@nbtdance.demon.co.uk link to website Current opportunities
Education/community sponsorships Single performance sponsorships
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| ADA/0019 | POWYS DANCE Powys Dance is a small dance company based in Llandrindod Wells, Mid-Wales. The activities of the company include community classes throughout Powys, work with the mentally and physically disabled, Welsh Language development and dance in education. Powys is a rural county and access to the arts and education opportunities outside regular schooling is very limited - so the activities of Powys Dance are important to the community. The organisation has several forthcoming sponsorship opportunities, including projects with early years groups, teenagers and the elderly. Some of its work is in disadvantaged areas of the county. In return for sponsorship, the company can offer recognition at related events, coverage in the local media and inclusion in any advertising material. Contact: Vicki Thomas, Administrator. Address: Arlais Road, Llandrindod Wells, Powys LD1 5RF. Tel.: 01597 824370. Fax: 01597 824370. E-mail: powys.dance@powys.gov.uk
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| ADA/0020 | PRETTY GOOD GIRL DANCE THEATRE Pretty Good Girl Dance Theatre is a dynamic Somerset-based theatre company committed to making dance theatre and education work. Contact: Louise Barrett, Artistic Director. Address: 14 Shelley Road, Bath BA2 4RJ. Tel.: 07967 204441. Fax: 01225 835753. E-mail: louise@prettygoodgirl.com link to website
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| ADA/0021 | THE RAMBERT DANCE COMPANY The Rambert Dance Company is seeking corporate sponsorship/ membership in the UK and internationally. Contact: Charlotte Surman. Address: 94 Chiswick High Road, London W4 1SH. Tel.: +44 (0) 20 8630 0642. Fax: +44 (0) 20 8747 8323. E-mail: charlotte.surman@rambert.org.uk. link to website
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| ADA/0022 | RANDOM DANCE Dedicated to innovation and quality in contemporary dance performance, Random Dance, Resident Company at Sadler’s Wells, is a creative frontrunner on the British and international dance scene. Random is renowned the world over for its extraordinary innovations with a distinctive and exhilarating physical dance vocabulary, its pioneering use of new media onstage, and for its extraordinary record in accessing new, predominantly young, audiences. The company is currently engaged with the intimate exploration of science in creation, performance and outreach, with an emphasis on the interactivity with, and application to, the human body. Random have traditionally reached audiences in non-conventional ways, exploring cutting edge new technologies in their education work - which is fundamental to the company’s work - reaching hundreds of young people each year. Regularly supported by the British Council, Random tours frequently to some of the most prestigious theatres worldwide as well as to areas of the world that rarely have access to British contemporary dance. Contact: Rebecca Marshall, Executive Producer. Tel.: 020 7278 6015. Fax: 020 7278 5469. Address: Sadler's Wells, Rosebery Avenue, London EC1R 4TN. E-mail: rebecca@randomdance.org. link to website
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| ADA/0023 | REALIFE TRUST The Woodworks Annual Music and Dance Festival attracts approximately 1,000 people across the Bishops Stortford, Stansted Airport, M11 corridor area of East Herts. and West Essex. This major event offers excellent sponsorship opportunities in terms of publicity materials, showcase events, world class performances and all-age public participation. Contact: Tony Phillips, Director. Address: 3, The Courtyard, Windhill, Bishops stortford, Herts. CM23 2ND. Tel.: 01279 504735. Fax: 01279 757658. E-mail: tony@realife.org.uk. Website: www.realife.org.uk
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| ADA/0024 | REDBRIDGE DANCE FESTIVAL The Redbridge Dance Festival aims to attract new audiences to dance and increase opportunities to become involved in dance in the borough. The Festival includes events for all ages. It is advertised widely via a brochure, press and advertising. Contact: Kate Draper, Arts Development & Entertainment Officer. Address: Lynton House, 255-259 High Road, Ilford, Essex IG1 1NY. Tel.: 0208-708-3530.
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| ADA/0025 | SADLER'S WELLS Sadler's Wells' mission is to promote and encourage dance and music theatre for all, bringing the world's most outstanding dance, ballet and opera companies to London and ensuring that performances are accessible for all through affordable ticket prices and a wide ranging education programme. Contact: Martha Heiland-Allen. Address: Sadler's Wells, Rosebery Avenue, London EC1R 4TN. Tel.: 020 7863 8138. E-mail: martha.heilandallen@sadlerswells.com. link to website
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| ADA/0026 | SARAH ROBINSON'S SCHOOL OF COMMERCIAL DANCE Sarah Robinson is a freelance dance artist based around the Wakefield area. She provides dance workshops to schools, youth clubs and fitness centres. Since starting out as a dance teacher, she has always had a passion for developing dance within her local community, giving youngsters that wouldn't normally be offered the opportunity to be taken to a dance class, the chance to attend good quality sessions, right on their doorstep. The biggest success to come from this initiative has been her dance school (Sarah Robinson's School Of Commercial Dance), which she runs in Castleford, West Yorkshire. Currently she has over seventy students, attending classes in Cheerleading, Street Dance, Contemporary, Ballet and Musical Theatre. Many students come come from under-privileged areas and therefore do not have the means to purchase costumes, poms, tracksuits, etc. During the Summer, they are invited to perform in numerous outdoor events (sports events, galas, carnivals, etc.) and it would be wonderful for them all to have correct attire and equipment. The School is also hoping to take a small number of students to perform in next year's Dance GrandPrix, a prestigious international dance competition held in Spain and Italy. Although the students are working hard on raising monies through sponsored events, it would be of immense assistance if the school was to receive sponsorship/contributions from local businesses and individuals wishing to help. Further details on Sarah's Dance School and contact details can be obtained from the website. Contact: Jim Seaman. Address: 46 Henson Grove, Castleford, West Yorkshire WF10 3JF. Tel.: 07951 713997. E-mail: jimseaman@madasafish.com.
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| ADA/0027 | SCOTTISH BALLET "Business involvement with Scottish Ballet is the start of a sustainable business relationship built on the delivery of quality and your involvement in an outstanding cultural experience and national company. Your support will provide a valuable stream of income, which will enable Scottish Ballet to produce work of the highest standards and reach the widest possible audience. Benefits may include best seats, corporate hospitality events, opportunity to meet the dancers, prominent use of your brand, ticket discount for employees and 'behind the scenes' talks". Contact: Development Department. Tel.: 0141-331-2931. E-mail: support@scottishballet.co.uk. link to website
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| ADA/0028 | SLUBBING BILLYS NORTH WEST CLOG MORRIS SIDE Slubbing Billys is a North-West, mixed clog morris side. Sponsorship opportunities are available currently. Contact: Sally Brown. Address: 117 Huddersfield Road, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire HD9 3JA. Tel.: 01484 683756. E-mail: sallyholmfirth@aol.com.
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| ADA/0029 | SOUTH EAST FOLK ARTS NETWORK SEFAN (the South East Folk Arts Network) received full Charity status in November 2005. Its mission is to increase knowledge, participation and interest in the traditional arts throughout the ACE, SE region. Folk music and dance bring people of all ages and ethnic backgrounds together and represent accessible art forms which encourage participation. SEFAN is keen on improving youth participation in the Folk Arts (running its own youth programmes) and is set to become the first port of call for information and advice in the region. Contact: Penny Allen, Administrator. Address: 89 Hollingbury Park Avenue, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 7JQ. Tel.: 01273 541453. Fax: 01273 554189 E-mail: admin@sefan.org.uk. link to website
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| ADA/0030 | TABULA RASA Tabula Rasa is seeking a sponsorship partner for its professional programme of contemporary dance performances and education work for children. Contact: Claire Pencak, Artistic Director. Tel.: 0131 476 2737. Address: Great Junction Street Studios, 81 Great Junction Street, Edinburgh EH6 5HZ. E-mail: tabularasa@freeuk.com.
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| ADA/0031 | TAP ATTACK YOUTH COMPANY Tap Attack Youth Company is the youth team selected to represent England in the World Tap Championships in Germany. No English team has ever gone before and Tap Attack hope to blaze a trail by winning gold first time - but they need help. They have fourteen talented youngsters and will have track suits and promotional materials, all of which could carry a sponsor's name. Any press material could also carry the sponsor's logo and details and attention would be drawn to any support the company receives. Contact: Karen Spall. Address: 16 Gordon Avenue, Shoreham by Sea, BN43 6WH. Tel.: 01273 230315. E-mail: karenspoal@aol.com.
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