A perfect match

Hello everyone, I’d like introduce myself so here’s my first blog for the company. From watching Ffin Dance’s work, I was really drawn to their beautiful, technically driven movement vocabulary and for me, dancing is as much about art and creativity as it...

The beginning of the end…

…and the end of the beginning! Friday saw us open our new triple bill at our home theatre in Abertillery. This season is aptly named t e n as it marks the company’s tenth anniversary year; it also marks my fifth and final season with Ffin. As you would expect, over...

All go

So it’s all GO this week in the South Wales valleys. Fellow company dancer, Catrin and I arrived Monday afternoon ready to lead our first workshops passing on the movement material and ideas behind the t e n Tour 2016 to the local community. We had 4 workshops...

Summer outreach activity

Last night saw the beginning of an extensive summer education and outreach programme.  Our company dancers Catrin, Julian and Sarah worked with over 60 children in Blaenau Gwent linking in with our new work from t e n Tour 2016 with partner organisations Toppers Dance...

Gearing up for opening night

As we gear up for our première at our home theatre The Metropole in Abertillery, the company pops in some last minute rehearsals for t e n Tour 2016 Sue, Natasha, Effie, Julian and I are excited to be sharing the new repertoire with you all this year, as it marks the...

A new journey and tough rehearsals

It is one thing to work the body, but when your mind is working equally hard, it becomes exhausting. All of the company seems to be feeling the strain, however the moments of joy come from dedicated repetition and embodiment. It’s such a pleasure to dance with such a...