"It was a total pleasure to be part of the Wales Wide Training Programme and to connect with 50 inspirational dance artists. An engaging conversation with a range of artists delivering important work across Wales".- Wayne McGregor

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BTEC Open Days and Auditions 2025
                   
Rubicon BTEC 2025-2026 academic year recruitment programme dates
                   
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SERIES OF INSPIRATIONAL SPEAKERS

287 places were taken for the Inspirational Speaker Series with 63 attending from the dance sector across Wales and 14 Rubicon Full Time Course Students!

287 places were taken for the Inspirational Speaker Series with 63 attending from the dance sector across Wales and 14 Rubicon Full Time Course Students!
January can often be a gloomy time after the Christmas celebrations as we continue into the cold winter months, but this year has felt even more difficult for lots of people and for many reasons. In my Training and Mentoring role at Rubicon which includes managing the Wales Wide Training Programme I asked lots of dance practitioners from across Wales what training should look like for them to kickstart the new year and many said, “Can we be inspired by hearing about some of the work of the big names in the dance sector from across the UK?”. A series of talks were organised and included the following incredible artists working in the UK dance sector and internationally.
“Absolutely incredible talk this afternoon, I haven't stopped thinking about it since!! I just found everything Laura was saying so inspiring and I love Stopgap's ethos about inclusive dance! I felt like I could listen to her talk all day!” - From one of the community dance practitioners who attended the Inspirational Speaker Series
“No ifs or buts if you want a career in dance and you are prepared to work your socks off then the Rubicon Full Time Course is the most friendly, liberating and the professional full-time course you can do! I completed the Rubicon course back in 1987 and am now an internationally renowned choreographer for opera working all over the world”.-  Andrew George

"It was a total pleasure to be part of the Wales Wide Training Programme and to connect with 50 inspirational dance artists. An engaging conversation with a range of artists delivering important work across Wales".- Wayne McGregor


Wayne McGregor CBE, Director and Choreographer
Andrew George, Choreographer
Laura Jones, Head of Talent Development, Stopgap Dance Company
Kerry Nicholls, Owner and Producer, Kerry Nicholls Dance
Tom Hobden, Choreographer and Educator, Photo credit: Rachel Cherry
Dr Sharon Watson, DL - CEO and Principal, Northern School of Contemporary Dance. 

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BTEC Open Days and Auditions 2025
             
Rubicon BTEC 2025-2026 academic year recruitment programme dates
            
  
 
 

  
            

             
            
            

             
Work with Rubicon Dance: Outreach & Engagement Coordinator  /  Gweithio gyda Rubicon: Cydlynydd Allgymorth ac Ymgysylltu
             
This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in the future of our organisation and oversee the successful implementation of our exciting community programme.   /   Mae hwn yn gyfle cyffrous i chwarae rhan ganolog yn nyfodol ein sefydliad ac i oruchwylio gweithredu llwyddiannus ein rhaglen gymunedol gyffrous.
            
  
 
 

  
            

             
            
            

             
Work with Rubicon Dance: Operations Manager  /  Gweithio gyda Rubicon: Rheolwr Gweithrediadau
             
This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in the future of our organisation and take the lead in ensuring the overall quality of our extensive participatory programme. / 
Mae hwn yn gyfle cyffrous i chwarae rhan ganolog yn nyfodol ein sefydliad ac i arwain y ffordd mewn sicrhau ansawdd gyffredinol ein rhaglen gyfranogol eang.
            
  
 
 

  
            

             
            
            

             
Thank You Bryn Deri Primary School
             
We would like to say a big thank you to Bryn Deri Primary School, Radyr, Cardiff for organising a fundraising event for Rubicon Dance at their school on July 11th. The children raised £161.00 for Rubicon!
            
  
 
 

  
            

             
            
            

             
Cornerstone July 2023
             
In July the Rubicon BTEC Students and Youth Dance Performance Group performed at Cornerstone in Cardiff City Centre to celebrate 47 years of Rubicon Dance and to raise funds.
            
  
 
 

  
            

             
            
            

             
Rubicon Dance meets Rubicon Wales
             
Rubicon have recently formed a connection with Rubicon Wales, a business focussed on training and employing individuals in the facilities management sector.
            
  
 
 

  
            

             
            
            

             
Active Dancing with Parkinson's at Rubicon
             
Rubicon Dance's new Active Dancing with Parkinson's session is for people who want a more intense and challenging session than a standard Dance for Parkinson's class. It is aimed at people with Parkinson's that lead an active life, including those with Young Onset. All content in the session will be modifiable and tailored to each participant to ensure a fun experience for all.
            
  
 
 

  
            

             
            
            

             
40 Years in Adamsdown Primary School
             
This year we celebrate 40 years of Rubicon Dance leading weekly sessions at Adamsdown Primary School with the first sessions being set up in 1983.
            
  
 
 

  
            

             
            
            

             
Rubicon in partnership with The Royal Ballet School
             
Rubicon Dance in partnership with The Royal Ballet School, are thrilled to announce the launch of a new Primary Steps centre in Cardiff. The first centre in Wales, this partnership will bring the Primary Steps programme to six new schools, in addition to the 28 participating schools across England.
            
  
 
 

  
            

             
            
            

             
Using Dance for Health: March 2022
             
Following a successful first course in July 2021 Coleg Sir Gâr, Rubicon Dance and Wales Wide Training Programme are running a second short course in Arts and Health Awareness which is online and free to those who are eligible for PLA funding (Personal Learning Account) through Welsh Assembly Government.
            
  
 
 

  
            

             
            
            

             
Dance Advocacy Award for Wales Wide Training Programme
             
We are absolutely thrilled to have won the Dance Advocacy Award for Wales Wide Training Programme, a programme managed by Rubicon since it was established in 2013. WWTP is supported by Arts Council of Wales and has twenty partners involved in the programme and a database of three hundred people working in dance across Wales.
            
  
 
 

  
            

             
            
            

             
It’s our 45th Anniversary!
             
To celebrate our 45th anniversary, all staff and board members of Rubicon will be moving for 45 miles over 45 days starting on the 1st of September. That’s right, we will be dancing, walking, swimming or even running 1 mile for each of the 45 years of Rubicon’s success.
            
  
 
 

  
            

             
            
            

             
Rubicon Dance and B.A.i.D
             
Rubicon is pleased to announce the start of a new partnership with Black Artists in Dance (B.A.i.D) an organisation that exists to create a physical and digital platform that responds to the educational and professional needs of those working within the dance industry. B.A.i.D aims to showcase the contribution that black dancers, artists and academics make to the development of dance, specifically within the UK.
            
  
 
 

  
            

             
            
            

             
Rubicon Dance Student Selected to Represent Wales at UDance Festival!
             
Rubicon would like to extend congratulations to Megan, one of our full-time students, who has been selected to represent Wales at the National UDance Digital Festival 16-18th July 2021.
            
  
 
 

  
            

             
            
            

             
SERIES OF INSPIRATIONAL SPEAKERS
             
287 places were taken for the Inspirational Speaker Series with 63 attending from the dance sector across Wales and 14 Rubicon Full Time Course Students!
            
  
 
 

  
            

             
            
            

             
Rubicon and Cardiff and Vale Health Charity win at A&B Cymru Awards
             
Rubicon were thrilled to win the award in the Arts, Business and Health category for our partnership work with Cardiff and Vale Health Charity's Art team.
            
  
 
 

  
            

             
            
            

             
A big thank you to Fusion Cardiff
             
Rubicon would like to extend our thanks to Fusion Cardiff for their generous funding of £1440 to support our virtual online pilots.
            
  
 
 

  
            

             
            
            

             
Dance, Digital and Participation: Rubicon Dance in conversation with Tom Hobden
             
Watch Tom Hobden and Rubicon's dance practitioner, Lucy Lloyd, talking all things pre-recorded classes, zoom interaction and how to start filming dance classes.
            
  
 
 

  
            

             
            
            

             
Dance and Creativity During Lockdown
             
Watch two film projects created by our dance participants during lockdown. Filmed in their homes, gardens and local areas, our participants show that dance can connect even in the hardest of times.
            
  
 
 

  
            

             
            
            

             
Gwanwyn Dance Day 2019
             
Gwanwyn is the national month-long festival held across Wales which celebrates creativity in older age. Take a look at what Rubicon got up to for Gwanwyn in 2019!
            
  
 
 

  
            

             
            
            

             
Rubicon Perform at Art @ the Senedd
             
Rubicon's BTEC students perform at A&B Cymru's Art @ the Senedd, a partnership with Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas AM.
            
  
 
 

  
            

             
            
            

             
Rubicon's Schools' Dance Festival 2020
             
Last month concluded Rubicon’s annual Schools’ Dance Festival. The festival, which we run to celebrate the talent and potential of young people in Wales, saw over 50 schools and 1300 pupils take to the stage in St David’s Hall.
            
  
 
 

  
            

             
            
            

             
Looking Back on a Year of Dance: 2019 at Rubicon
             
As the year drew to a close in 2019, we took the time to celebrate our amazing participants, staff, and partnerships for our #12daysofgiving campaign.
            
  
 

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