people
charlotte duffy
Artistic Director & Founder
Charlotte completed her BA (HONS) in Dance at Bretton Hall Leeds University before working as a freelance dance artist. She has worked in Dance Education for over ten years, initially as a Lecturer and Course Leader at an FE College and currently as Head of Performing Arts at a local Academy. She also works as an examiner and educational consultant. She completed an NPQ in Senior Leadership in 2021.
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As part of the One Dance UK Mentorship Programme in 2016 she was mentored by Farooq Chaudhry, Akram Khan Dance Company and Michelle Groves, The Royal Academy of Dance.
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Passionate about community dance, Charlotte founded Sonder as a way to explore intergenerational dance with like minded individuals and provide further opportunities for dancers in her local area.
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our dancers
Sonder Dance Company is diverse and ever changing. Here are the dancers we have worked with on our projects so far;
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Selako Ackuaku
Viv Baines
Zac Box
Charley Butler
Michael Charlton
Gracie Ellen
Teddy Gray
Freya Harris
Kate Hodder
Kiera Hopkins
Kelly Jarrett
Tyler Jones
Charlotte Keighley
Ariana Koskela-Reyes
Rachel Osborne
Bethia Prior
Ali Raby
Simon Rich
Millie Southall
Macey Thorne
Ellie Tidy
Kieran West
Lauren Williams
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partnerships & Friends
We would like to thank our following partners who support our work and make it possible. Sonder Dance is a non-profit organisation that loves to collaborate - contact us to get involved.
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Brakenhale School
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South Hill Park Arts Centre
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Reading Dance
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Savannah Photographic
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