Create & Perform: Dance for Over 60s with Sarah Golding
Autumn / Spring Term
About Create & Perform: Dance for Over 60s with Sarah Golding
Dance, devise and perform. For dancers aged 60+
Sessions start on Fri 20 Nov 2026 and run until Sat 6 March 2027.
Guest artist Sarah Golding leads a choreographic project for over 60s, to create and perform a new dance work at The Place.
Over 15 weeks, participants will gain experience working with a professional choreographer to develop their dance practice and creative exploration, deepen their artistic skills, work collaboratively with others, and engage with new approaches to movement-making and performance.
The project culminates with a special performance on Sat 6 March 2027 as part of Mixed Bill: Seasoned – a professional dance platform, celebrating the creativity, experience and artistry of older dancers.
This year's Guest Artist, Sarah Golding, has worked extensively as a choreographer on theatre productions in the West End and internationally. She has been commissioned to create works for renowned contemporary dance companies, including BalletBoyz, Phoenix Dance Theatre and National Dance Company Wales. She is also one half of the award-winning dance duo, SAY, with along with Yukiko Matsui.
Participants are not expected to have professional dance training, although some dance experience is required to take part in the project.
Course dates
- Fri 20 Nov – 12:30pm – 2pm
- Mon 23 Nov – 12:30pm - 2pm
- Tue 24 Nov – 9am – 10:30am
- Wed 2 Dec – 9:30am – 1pm
- Wed 6 Jan – 10am – 12pm
- Wed 13 Jan – 10am – 12pm
- Wed 20 Jan – 10am – 12pm
- Fri 29 Jan – 9am – 10:30pm
- Wed 3 Feb – 10am - 12pm
- Sat 6 Feb – Sharing – Time/Location TBC
- Wed 10 Feb – 10am – 12pm
- Tue 16 Feb – 10am – 12pm
- Wed17 Feb – 10am - 2pm
- Tue 23 Feb – 10am – 12pm
- Wed 24 Feb – 10am–12pm
- Tue 2 Mar – 10am – 12pm
- Wed 3 Mar – 10am – 12pm
- Sat 6 Mar – Performance as part of Mixed Bill: Seasoned – approx 11am – 9pm (The Place)
Locations
Specific locations for each date will be shared with participants.
- The Place (17 Dukes Road, WC1H 9PY)
- The Place 2 (9 Tavistock Place, WC1H 9SN)
- Central YMCA KX (120 Cromer Street, WC1H 8BS)
Guest Artist: Sarah Golding
Sarah Golding is an award-nominated choreographer and movement director. She trained at Trinity Laban, completing a BA and MA in Dance Performance. Her theatre credits include KENREX (London & New York), Once On This Island (West End), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (West End, Tokyo), Cruise (West End). Wizard of Oz (Watermill theatre). Little Women (Park theatre)
Her choreographic work includes commissions for Luail (Ireland’s National Dance Company) REVERB, BalletBoyz (The intro), KALENA for Phoenix Dance Theatre, Say Something for National Dance Company Wales (with SAY) Immersive ARCANE (Shanghai, with SAY) and Donner Summer Reimagined, I came from Love - Dave Okumu (Roundhouse). Blood and Belief (U.Mi-1 London Fashion week 21); TRANSIT-20 (Dance film dance film collaboration with South African dancers).
As a performer, she has appeared in the West End and internationally with STOMP. She is co-creator of SAY, with whom she created the album, and has worked as movement director on Jamie Lloyd’s The Effect (National Theatre and New York) and Romeo & Juliet (West End).
Performance Commitments (Spring Term)
- Saturday 6 March 2027 – Mixed Bill: Seasoned at The Place (evening performance; technical and dress rehearsals during the day)
Participants are required to have some prior dance experience, though professional training is not necessary. Dancers are required to attend all sessions and performances. *Please note that places are limited, with a maximum of 24 enrolled participants each term on a first come first served basis.
Class Details
- Enrolment for the project is £302.00. The total fee can be paid in full or split into two instalments, with the second payment due by Monday 4 January 2027.
- If you face financial barriers to taking part in this project, a limited number of bursaries are available to help towards the cost. To find out more or apply for a bursary, please email classes@theplace.org.uk.
- The Fee includes: All sessions plus costume, performance coordination, and external space hire. Additional costs, including travel to performances, are not covered.
- Further information about scheduled performances will be provided during the term by the Classes & Courses team.
- We encourage you to get in touch with us if you have any access requirements to ensure our classes are delivered in the most inclusive way possible. You can find an outline of our access information here.
- Please arrive on time - unfortunately we are unable to accommodate participants who are more than 15 minutes late as the warm-up is an important part of the class.
- Unfortunately, we are unable to offer refunds or exchanges, unless there are extenuating circumstances. You can read our booking Terms & Conditions here.