Inclusive Dance Experience Day | Youth Dance Workshop
Join us on the 15th of February for a day of inclusive dance fun!
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Defying Gravity | the art of inclusive partner and contact work
Dance artist Emily Lue-Fong reflects on her journey of rethinking traditional partnering dynamics. Through her inclusive practice, she reveals how true connection emerges not from perfect technique but from trust, communication, and the creative negotiations that happen between dancers as they learn to move — and listen — together.
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Access Ballet Collective | collaborating to make ballet more accessible and equitable
On World Ballet Day 2025 "Access becomes Art", we are proud to announce the launch of the Access Ballet Collective and celebrate the brilliant ballet organisations and individuals we have worked with who advocate for change in ballet to make it a space where everyone can participate and thrive.
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Stopgap Launches Kaleidoscope! | New Creative Access Course
Stopgap launches Kaleidoscope, a brand-new course dedicated to creative access in dance and performance!
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New Year, New Horizons | building a better future for disabled dance creatives
Executive Producer Sho Shibata reflects on key drivers and outlines the kind of new partnership working the company needs to undertake if we are to build a better future for disabled dance creatives.
2021 - A Year in Review | Yielding Change
Artistic Director Lucy Bennett reflects on the smaller conversations that have led to the bigger ambitions within Stopgap’s new company mission. Lucy connects Stopgap’s big words to the detailed artistic work the artists have tussled with during 2021.
Dance Education in a Digital Space
Considering the impact of the pandemic on inclusive dance education, featuring insights from Stopgap’s Creative Learning artists
Sg2 Apprentice Company | Investing in the future of the dance sector
In this Signature Blog Assistant Artistic Director, Siobhan Hayes, delves into the how and why of Stopgap's apprentice company Sg2 and reflects on their three year journey.
Sg2 Apprentice Company Graduation
Stopgap's apprentice company Sg2 will be celebrating the end of their three year journey with us on Wednesday 29th September. We are marking this milestone with a watch party over on our YouTube Channel at 7.30pm-8pm UK time.
Performing at the ParalympicsGB Homecoming Event | By The National Lottery
We can’t wait to welcome our @ParalympicsGB athletes back home and celebrate all their hard work and success in Tokyo.
Feeling Split | Balancing Dance Careers and Motherhood
In this Signature Blog our outgoing Communications Manager, Helga Brandt, spent time with some of Stopgap's new mothers to reflect on balancing a career in the dance industry with parenthood...
Structuring Spontaneity | Improvisation Reflections
Lauren, Stopgap’s Access Worker, shares some insightful reflections on leading improvisation workshops with Fin, who is an autistic dancer and one of our Sg2 Apprentices.
Beyond The Waves: Reflections on a Process | Signature Blog
Tom Goodwin reflects on his role supporting Chris Pavia in his latest independent choreographic project…
Artificial Things: The Film | A review by Anne McCarthy
Back On The Road | Signature Blog
Stopgap gets back on the road with outdoor arts, but can Dance really build back better for disabled artists?
Roadmap to Inclusion | Signature Blog
As theatres begin to reopen this week, Laura Jones talks to our Executive Producer Sho about the Access and Inclusion training she has been delivering for dance and other cultural venues and shares some top tips for welcoming back disabled audiences.
Improvisation is my superpower...
Lauren Trim, Stopgap's Access Worker, dives deeper into her love for improvisation...
An introduction to Deaf Culture and Community | Deaf Awareness Week 2021
An introduction to the Deaf community and culture from our Projects Manager James Greenhalgh...
Autism Inclusion at work | Signature Blog
Lily, our content and access artist, shares Autistic Conversations, part 3...
The Infinite Diversity of Autism | Signature Blog
Lily, our content and access artist, shares Autistic Conversations, part 2...
Autism Acceptance starts with Understanding… | Signature Blog
Lily, our content and access artist, shares Autistic Conversations, part 1...
The Future of Inclusivity in Dance, post-pandemic | Signature Blog
Our Executive Producer, Sho Shibata, writes about what we learned from sustaining inclusive dance classes during a pandemic...
The evolution of Stopgap | Vicki Reflects (part 2)
Founding Artistic Director Vicki Balaam continues to reflect on the origins of Stopgap and her personal journey with the company
Inclusive Contemporary Dance Fundamentals with Groundwork | Home Practice
Get grounded with our Home Practice Groundwork series...
From a secret rebellion, to a public display of defiance... | Vicki Reflects (part 1)
Vicki Balaam, Founder of Stopgap and current Chair of our board, reflects on humble beginnings and those that supported the company from it's inception...
Reflecting back & Looking Forward | Home Practice
Our new season of Home Practice starts 11 January, so we wanted to reflect back on when the pandemic began and how we evolved Home Practice.
Hannah’s Home Practice Diary | Home Practice
Today Hannah shares with you her Home Practice diary and discusses a few of the key points from a selection of her favourite sessions from last year.