Award‑winning Alleyne Dance is a UK-based company with an international reach, Our distinctive style blends Caribbean, Hip Hop and Kathak, within a contemporary dance context. The choreographic language focuses on rhythms and textures with movement that is athletic, fast paced and dynamic, with infusions of lyrical and fluid motion. We celebrate physicality, storytelling, and cultural expression.
Founded in 2014 by award‑winning dancers and former track athletes, Kristina and Sadé Alleyne, the company strives for high quality and excellence across its three main strands:
Performance: with productions made for the stage, outdoor spaces and film.
Participation: with bespoke training classes and workshops for community groups, youth groups, vocational institutions, professional companies, and dance festivals.
Development: by nurturing the professional journey of dancers as they find their artistic voice and strengthen their skills.
Working across stage, outdoor spaces and film, Alleyne Dance has toured nationally and internationally, receiving commissions from leading organisations including the Martha Graham Dance Company (USA), Phoenix Dance Theatre (UK), 2Faced Dance Company (UK) and Tiroler Landestheater Ballet (Austria). Their work has been recognised with numerous accolades, including Best Independent Company at the National Dance Awards, the Bench Women of Colour Commission, recognition as Black Female Icons of Lewisham, and multiple awards for their dance film (Re)United.
Alleyne Dance has developed a significant international reputation for participation, education and artist development. For over a decade, the company has maintained long-standing relationships with leading international festivals including ImPulsTanz (Austria) and Deltebre Dansa (now Vertebra Danza, Spain), where they have regularly performed, taught and contributed to artistic programmes. Their choreographic and educational practice extends to conservatoires, universities and professional companies worldwide, creating work and delivering workshops for institutions including Rambert School, SEAD (Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance), the Royal Conservatoire Antwerp and the Northern School of Contemporary Dance, where Kristina and Sadé originally trained.
Committed to nurturing the next generation of artists, Alleyne Dance delivers workshops, mentorship programmes and professional development opportunities for dancers at every stage of their career, championing creativity, connection and artistic excellence across diverse communities.
In recognition of their outstanding contribution to dance, Kristina and Sadé Alleyne were appointed Guest Artistic Directors of Sadler’s Wells’ National Youth Dance Company for the 2025/26 season, creating the full-length production Memory Keepers. Beyond the stage, the company has collaborated with leading brands and media, including GQ, and regularly contributes to international conversations on dance through interviews, panels and public engagement.