Our Alumni
Alongside being recognised as a world-leading specialist higher education provider in dance by Office for Students, and our BA (Hons) Contemporary Dance course ranking #1 in the 2024 Guardian League Tables for Dance and Drama (with other former members of the Conservatoire for Dance and Drama), London Contemporary Dance School prides itself for our rich and illustrious legacy of alumni. Here are a few notable names in the performing arts and the wider dance industry who once walked our hallways as LCDS students.
Meet our Alumni

Adam Galbraith
- Role
 - Dancer, Actor
 

ADRIENNE HART
- Role
 - Artistic Director / CEO of Neon Dance
 

Aifric Ní Chaoimh
- Role
 - Dance Artist, Teacher and Choreographer
 

Aisha Naamani
- Role
 - Dancer
 

AJANI JOHNSON-GOFFE
- Role
 - Performer, Choreographer, Teacher
 

ALETHIA ANTONIA
- Role
 - Choreographer, Performer, Teacher
 

Alex Howard
- Role
 - Dance Artist, Lecturer
 

AMARNAH UFUOMA AMULUDUN
- Role
 - Dancer, Actor, Teacher, Writer, Singer
 

ANAISH YILMA-PARMAR
- Role
 - Head of Legacies at British Red Cross
 

Analeise Auguste
- Role
 - Company Manager, Assistant Producer, Dance Artist
 

Anders Duckworth
- Role
 - Dance artist, Choreographer and Visual Artist
 

Angelina Gorgaeva
- Role
 - CEO and Artistic Director of Dance.Film.Performance Choreographer / Director
 

Anna-Kay Gayle
- Role
 - Dancer, Movement Artist, Actor, Teacher, Choreographer, Movement Director
 

ANNA WILLIAMS
- Role
 - Teacher and Co-artistic director of Anatomical
 

Annie Edwards
- Role
 - Hip Hop and Contemporary Dance artist, and Disability Activist
 

Anthony Matsena
- Role
 - Co-artistic director of Matsena Productions
 

Anthony Van Laast CBE
- Role
 - Award winning choreographer of theatre, film and television
 

Arran Green
- Role
 - Performer, Director, and Dance-based educator
 

BEYHAN MURPHY
- Role
 - Choreographer, Stage & Artistic Director
 

Ben Duke
- Role
 - Award winning choreographer and founder of Lost Dog
 

BENJAMIN JONSSON
- Role
 - Choreographer, Movement Director
 

BRIDGET LAPPIN
- Role
 - Dancer, Voice Actor, Motion Capture performer
 

Caroline Reece
- Role
 - Dance Artist
 

Celeste Dandeker Arnold OBE
- Role
 - Founder of Candoco Dance Company
 

CHARLOTTE MCLEAN
- Role
 - Dance Artist, Co-founder of BADBODYCHAOSCODE (fka The Yonis)
 

Charlotte Spencer
- Role
 - Teacher, Curator, Mentor, Performer
 

CHRIS SCOTT
- Role
 - Choreographer, Creative Associate, Dancer
 

CLARE CONNOR
- Role
 - Chief Executive of The Place and London Contemporary Dance School
 

Corrine Bougaard
- Role
 - Founder of Union Dance
 

DAK MASHAVA
- Role
 - Dancer
 

Dame Siobhan Davies
- Role
 - Dancer, Choreographer and Founder of Siobhan Davies Studios
 

Daniel Jeremiah Persson
- Role
 - Dance Artist
 

Darshan Singh Bhuller
- Role
 - Artistic Director, Choreographer and Film Maker
 

DESIREÉ KONGERØD
- Role
 - Circus Performer, Dancer, Choreographer and Aerial Consultant
 

Dickson Mbi
- Role
 - Dancer, Artistic Director of Dickson Mbi Company
 

Eimi Leggett
- Role
 - Movement Artist
 

Eleanor Hann
- Role
 - Film Director and Choreographer
 

ELISABETH SCHILLING
- Role
 - Dancer, Choreographer
 

ELLEN YILMA
- Role
 - Dance Artist, Performer, Teacher, Pilates Instructor, Coach
 

Ellie Peacock
- Role
 - Dance Artist
 

EMMA FARNELL-WATSON
- Role
 - Choreographer, Dancer
 

Etta Murfitt MBE
- Role
 - Associate Artistic Director of New Adventures, Choreographer, Movement Director, Dancer
 

Farooq Chaudhry OBE
- Role
 - Producer, Director and CEO of Fengling Productions
 

FEMI OYEWOLE
- Role
 - Creative Director, Producer
 

FERNANDA PRATA
- Role
 - Choreographer, Director, Teacher, Performer
 

Frauke Requardt
- Role
 - Contemporary Dance Choreographer
 

Gabriela Tropia
- Role
 - Lecturer, Dance Filmmaker
 

Hannah Ekholm
- Role
 - Dancer, Choreographer, Co-Artistic Director of EKLEIDO
 

Hannah Shepherd-Hulford
- Role
 - Performer
 

HANNES LANGOLF
- Role
 - Choreographer, Director, Dancer, Actor
 

Ihsaan De Banya
- Role
 - Dancer, Teacher
 

IVAN MICHAEL BLACKSTOCK
- Role
 - Multidisciplinary Creative
 

James Aiden Kay
- Role
 - Dance Artist, Teacher and Co-Director of Traceworks Dance
 

Jemima Brown
- Role
 - Dance artist and Musician
 

JENNIFER IRONS
- Role
 - Choreographer, Performer, Director
 

JOAN CLEVILLÉ
- Role
 - Artistic Director of Scottish Dance Theatre
 

Jo Cork
- Role
 - Independent Dance Artist, Choreographer, Screendance Practitioner, and Dance Film Maker
 

JO MEREDITH
- Role
 - Movement Director, Choreographer, Creative Director
 

Jonzi D
- Role
 - Award winning artist, Director and Curator
 

Jordan James Bridge
- Role
 - Choreographer, Director, Educator, Dancer
 

Joseph Toonga
- Role
 - Artistic Director of Just Us Dance Theatre
 

Julian Lewis
- Role
 - Dance Artist, Teacher and Co-Director of Traceworks Dance
 

Kate Price
- Role
 - Dance artist, Teacher
 

KATIE CAMBRIDGE
- Role
 - Dance Artist
 

Kenneth Olumuyiwa Tharp CBE
- Role
 - Arts & Culture Consultant, Former Chief Executive of The Place
 

Lauren Jenkins
- Role
 - Dancer, Teacher
 

Lauren Potter
- Role
 - Dance Artist
 

Léa Tirabasso
- Role
 - Choreographer
 

Lewis Cooke
- Role
 - Dancer
 

LIAM RIDDICK
- Role
 - Dancer
 

Lucy Moelwyn-Hughes
- Role
 - Producer – Artist Development
 

Luke Antysz
- Role
 - Dancer, Choreographer, Community Dance Practitioner, Artistic Co-Director of 3rd Stage Dance Company
 

Maria Ryan
- Role
 - Creative Learning Producer
 

Marie Chabert
- Role
 - Dance artist, Yoga teacher, Massage therapist
 

Matthew William Robinson
- Role
 - Artistic Director at National Dance Company Wales
 

Molly Scott Danter
- Role
 - Freelance Dancer, Maker and Teacher
 

Monika Szpunar
- Role
 - Dance Artist, Choreographer
 

Paulina Bazala
- Role
 - Personal Trainer
 

PAUL LIBURD MBE
- Role
 - Teacher
 

Petra Söör
- Role
 - Freelance Performer
 

Pierpaolo Cosentino
- Role
 - Dancer
 

Reece McMahon
- Role
 - Executive Director at Chisenhale Dance Space
 

RHYS DENNIS
- Role
 - Choreographer, Movement Director, Dancer
 

Riley Wolf
- Role
 - Dancer, Model, DJ
 

RUBY PORTUS
- Role
 - Dancer, Choreographer
 

Sir Richard Alston
- Role
 - Choreographer
 

Sakeema Crook
- Role
 - Model, Performer, Campaigner
 

SAM COREN
- Role
 - Performer, Choreographer, Movement Director
 

SAM TYSON
- Role
 - Movement Coach
 

Sarah Baugstø
- Role
 - Dancer
 

Sarah Brahim
- Role
 - Visual and Performance Artist
 

Sasha Roubicek
- Role
 - Dance artist and Lecturer at LCDS
 

SEKE CHIMUTENGWENDE
- Role
 - Choreographer, Performer, Movement Director, Teacher
 

SERENA MORGAN
- Role
 - Soft Tissue, ScarWork & Integrative Oncology Therapist
 

SHANLEY JORGE-ELDE
- Role
 - Movement Artist, Singer, Model, Writer
 

Sharon Watson MBE
- Role
 - CEO and Principal of the Northern School of Contemporary Dance
 

Simeon Qsyea
- Role
 - Film director, Choreographer & Founder of BirdGang Ltd.
 

Solène Weinachter
- Role
 - Performer, Choreographer
 

SOPHIE THORPE
- Role
 - Dance Artist, Performer, Teacher
 

Stephanie Burridge
- Role
 - Co-chair of the World Dance Alliance Asia Pacific Research and Documentation network, Dance lecturer, Writer, Critic, Choreographer, Mentor
 

Stewart Arnold
- Role
 - Co Founder/Artistic Director of Old School Danceworks
 

Tamzen Moulding
- Role
 - Circus Performer, Dancer
 

Tim Blowfield
- Role
 - Contemporary Dance Lecturer
 

Tim Casson
- Role
 - Choreographer, Educator and Performer
 

Tom Jackson Greaves
- Role
 - Theatre Maker
 

Tom Withington
- Role
 - Dance Artist, Founder of TWPA
 

Vanessa Lefrancois
- Role
 - Executive Director of Dancers Career Development
 

Vanessa Vince-Pang
- Role
 - Dancer
 

VICKY EVANS
- Role
 - Senior Programme Manager, Centre for Advanced Training, The Place 2011-present
 

WADDAH SINADA
- Role
 - Artistic Director of FUBUNATION, Movement Director and Choreographer
 

WILLIAM YONG
- Role
 - Choreographer, Performer, Actor, Designer, Award winning Director
 

Zee Zunnur
- Role
 - Movement artist
 
The ability to place dancers on a track to distinctive artistic expression is no fluke. It is the carefully crafted aim of LCDS.
Rebecca Douglass, BA Graduate, 2020
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