Northern School of Contemporary Dance

Based in Chapeltown, Leeds, Northern School of Contemporary Dance (NSCD) is a leading centre for contemporary dance in the UK, and currently the only institution to offer conservatoire-level professional dance training in England outside London.Our programmes at Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels nurture versatile and enterprising dance artists with highly-tuned technical, creative and performance skills, ready for entry into the profession.We are committed to widening access and recruit the most talented students, regardless of personal circumstance; our mission is to provide inspirational learning, enabling aspiring dance artists of all backgrounds to shape the future of dance.Founded in 1985 by pioneering dance educationist Nadine Senior MBE (1939-2016), NSCD has since gone on to produce some of the leading names in the world of contemporary dance today. Alumni include the internationally-celebrated choreographer Akram Khan MBE (1998), independent choreographer Gary Clarke (2001) and Tamsin Fitzgerald (1998), Founder & Artistic Director of 2Faced Dance Company.

Based in Chapeltown, Leeds, Northern School of Contemporary Dance (NSCD) is a leading centre for contemporary dance in the UK, and currently the only institution to offer conservatoire-level professional dance training in England outside London.Our programmes at Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels nurture versatile and enterprising dance artists with highly-tuned technical, creative and performance skills, ready for entry into the profession.We are committed to widening access and recruit the most talented students, regardless of personal circumstance; our mission is to provide inspirational learning, enabling aspiring dance artists of all backgrounds to shape the future of dance.Founded in 1985 by pioneering dance educationist Nadine Senior MBE (1939-2016), NSCD has since gone on to produce some of the leading names in the world of contemporary dance today. Alumni include the internationally-celebrated choreographer Akram Khan MBE (1998), independent choreographer Gary Clarke (2001) and Tamsin Fitzgerald (1998), Founder & Artistic Director of 2Faced Dance Company.