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
AJANI JOHNSON-GOFFE
Role
Performer, Choreographer, Teacher
ALETHIA ANTONIA
Role
Choreographer, Performer, Teacher
AMARNAH UFUOMA AMULUDUN
Role
Dancer, Actor, Teacher, Writer, Singer
ANAISH YILMA-PARMAR
Role
Head of Legacies at British Red Cross
Anders Duckworth
Role
Dance artist, Choreographer and Visual Artist
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
Celeste Dandeker Arnold OBE
Role
Founder of Candoco Dance Company
CHARLOTTE MCLEAN
Role
Dance Artist, Co-founder of BADBODYCHAOSCODE (fka The Yonis)
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
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
Eleanor Hann
Role
Film Director and Choreographer
ELISABETH SCHILLING
Role
Dancer, Choreographer
ELLEN YILMA
Role
Dance Artist, Performer, Teacher, Pilates Instructor, Coach
EMMA FARNELL-WATSON
Role
Choreographer, Dancer
Etta Murfitt MBE
Role
Associate Artistic Director of New Adventures, Choreographer, Movement Director, Dancer
FEMI OYEWOLE
Role
Creative Director, Producer
FERNANDA PRATA
Role
Choreographer, Director, Teacher, Performer
Frauke Requardt
Role
Contemporary Dance Choreographer
HANNES LANGOLF
Role
Choreographer, Director, Dancer, Actor
Ihsaan De Banya
Role
Dancer, Teacher
IVAN MICHAEL BLACKSTOCK
Role
Multidisciplinary Creative
Jemima Brown
Role
Dance artist and Musician
JENNIFER IRONS
Role
Choreographer, Performer, Director
JOAN CLEVILLÉ
Role
Artistic Director of Scottish Dance Theatre
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
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
Lewis Cooke
Role
Dancer
LIAM RIDDICK
Role
Dancer
Maria Ryan
Role
Creative Learning Producer at The Place
Matthew William Robinson
Role
Artistic Director at National Dance Company Wales
PAUL LIBURD MBE
Role
Teacher
Reece McMahon
Role
Executive Director at Chisenhale Dance Space
RHYS DENNIS
Role
Choreographer, Movement Director, Dancer
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
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
Tom Jackson Greaves
Role
Theatre Maker
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

IN CONVERSATION

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Alumni Interview Joan Cleville
Alumni Interview The Yonis
Alumni Interview Rhys Dennis

Meet our Alumni

Adam Galbraith

ADRIENNE HART

AJANI JOHNSON-GOFFE

ALETHIA ANTONIA

AMARNAH UFUOMA AMULUDUN

ANAISH YILMA-PARMAR

Anders Duckworth

ANNA WILLIAMS

Annie Edwards

Anthony Matsena

Anthony Van Laast CBE

Arran Green

BEYHAN MURPHY

Ben Duke

BENJAMIN JONSSON

BRIDGET LAPPIN

Celeste Dandeker Arnold OBE

CHARLOTTE MCLEAN

CHRIS SCOTT

CLARE CONNOR

Corrine Bougaard

DAK MASHAVA

Dame Siobhan Davies

Darshan Singh Bhuller

DESIREÉ KONGERØD

Dickson Mbi

Eleanor Hann

ELISABETH SCHILLING

ELLEN YILMA

EMMA FARNELL-WATSON

Etta Murfitt MBE

FEMI OYEWOLE

FERNANDA PRATA

Frauke Requardt

HANNES LANGOLF

Ihsaan De Banya

IVAN MICHAEL BLACKSTOCK

Jemima Brown

JENNIFER IRONS

JOAN CLEVILLÉ

JO MEREDITH

Jonzi D

Jordan James Bridge

Joseph Toonga

Kate Price

KATIE CAMBRIDGE

Kenneth Olumuyiwa Tharp CBE

Lauren Jenkins

Lewis Cooke

LIAM RIDDICK

Maria Ryan

Matthew William Robinson

PAUL LIBURD MBE

Reece McMahon

RHYS DENNIS

RUBY PORTUS

Sir Richard Alston

Sakeema Crook

SAM COREN

SAM TYSON

Sasha Roubicek

SEKE CHIMUTENGWENDE

SERENA MORGAN

SHANLEY JORGE-ELDE

Sharon Watson MBE

Simeon Qsyea

Solène Weinachter

SOPHIE THORPE

Tom Jackson Greaves

Vanessa Lefrancois

Vanessa Vince-Pang

VICKY EVANS

WADDAH SINADA

WILLIAM YONG

Zee Zunnur

IN CONVERSATION

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