Push your creativity and performance skills to new heights with City Academy’s Contemporary Dance Company – one of our premier resident performance groups. With weekly evening rehearsals, guest masterclasses, and regular showcases, this company is the perfect place to refine your technique, explore innovative choreography, and develop as a contemporary performer.
Led by award-winning artist and choreographer Kirill Burlov – whose cred its include Rambert, Northern Ballet, Michael Clark Company, and the English National Ballet – you’ll benefit from his wealth of professional experience and creative vision.
Joining the Contemporary Dance Company not only develops your artistry but also offers exclusive membership perks, a community of passionate dancers, and the chance to perform as part of one of London’s most exciting contemporary ensembles.
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What You’ll Learn
As a company member, you will:
- Develop and refine contemporary technique through weekly training.
- Learn and build contemporary repertoire, inspired by industry professionals.
- Enhance musicality, timing, and dynamic expression.
- Master innovative and challenging choreography created for the company.
- Build confidence and stage presence through live performance.
- Collaborate creatively with fellow company members in a supportive environment.
Membership Benefits
Your membership includes:
- Weekly 2-hour advanced training sessions in a central London studio (with a 2-week December break).
- In-studio showcases each year to share progress with friends and family.
- Guest masterclasses with professional contemporary artists (2–4 annually).
- 4 complimentary dance courses per year.
- 50% off additional City Academy dance courses*.
- 30% off other City Academy courses** (Acting, Musical Theatre, Singing, and more).
- Free auditions for other resident companies (Choirs, Dance, Theatre).
- Free tasters across other creative disciplines
- A branded T-shirt, water bottle, and towel.
*Excludes long form courses, showreel, voice-over reel, foundation, ongoing companies/collectives, tailored business & private tuition.
Train Weekly
Grow your artistry with 2-hour contemporary rehearsals every week.
Perform Regularly
Gain performance experience through annual showcases and sharings.
Learn from Experts
Train with Kirill Burlov and guest tutors from leading companies.
Join a Community
Be part of a supportive and sociable group of passionate dancers.
Hear from our students
City Academy student and member of the Contemporary Company, Ellie Collinge, spoke to us about life in the Company and how being part of it made her fall deeper in love with dancing.
"I had forgotten how much I enjoy being on stage – the excitement in the dressing rooms, the rush of adrenaline waiting in the wings, and the energy on stage when the lights come on and the curtains come up."
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