We provide support, networking and professional development opportunities for local professionals and aspiring dancers as well as help to bring some of the world’s most exciting dance companies to town.

Dance Reading (formerly Junction Dance) was formed in 2014 by a team of diverse dance professionals, with the specific goal to develop better opportunities for dance artists and audiences in Reading. We work in close partnership and collaboration with a wide range of organisations and individuals to improve, inspire, motivate and celebrate dance in Reading.

In early 2015 Junction Dance set-up the Reading Dance Professionals Network (RDPN), which meets monthly to provide networking opportunities, funding advice, mentoring and industry support. RDPN has a growing group of active members and our facebook page is a hub for local job opportunities, signposting, marketing and vital industry mechanics. Find out more about the network here (weblink)

This year, we are proud to be delivering Dance Reading Festival again, an exciting month of inspiring and motivating dance performances and participatory opportunities, in association with Reading Dance Professionals Network, Reading’s Year of Culture, The Cultural Partnership and Arts Council England.