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A photo of Co-Artistic Director Laura Jones talking to a young learning disabled dancer who stands next to her. Laura is a white disabled woman who uses a manual wheelchair.
What is Seedbed?
Seedbed is an online series of interactive webinars led by artists and dance teachers with a range of different lived experiences as well as inclusive dance expertise. This is a chance to connect with other like-minded artists and facilitators and begin evolving a more inclusive way of teaching young dance enthusiasts.
You can book on for as many individual stand-alone sessions as you want, or if you attend the whole series of thirteen sessions, you will unlock access to our inclusive dance teaching syllabus, IRIS for free. Find out more about IRIS below.
2025 Sessions
- Inclusive Approach 1 – Inclusive Ethos & Barriers | with Laura Jones
- Learning Differently | with Cherie Brennan & Hannah Sampson
- Movement Tools and Aids | with Laura Jones & Suzie Birchwood
- Movement Translation | with Laura Jones
- Inclusive Approach 2 – Open language and an introduction to IRIS | with Laura Jones
- Dancing for and with Visually Impaired Young People | with Holly Thomas & Freya Spencer
- Exploring Inclusive Dance Practice from a deaf perspective | with Sara Marshall-Rose
- Inclusive Approach 3 – Finding a Balance | with Laura Jones
- Exploring Inclusive Dance Practice from a Deaf perspective | with Anna Seymour
- Neurodiversity in Dance | with Lily Norton
- Sensory Moves | with Nicky Norton
- Connecting with “Hard to reach” Young People through Dance | with Emma Hill
- Inclusive Approach 4 – Round-up & Networking | with Laura Jones
Testimonials
Applications for Seedbed are currently closed
If you are interested in joining our 2026 course, please email Creative Learning Manager Joy Ralph to register your interest or sign up for our newsletter.
What is IRIS?
IRIS is an inclusive dance syllabus that gives teachers a framework to develop and nurture the Disabled dancers of tomorrow.
Learn more about our IRIS Syllabus