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.
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.
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.

our dancers

Sonder Dance Company is diverse and ever changing. Here are the dancers we have worked with on our projects so far;
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
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.
Brakenhale School
South Hill Park Arts Centre
Reading Dance
Savannah Photographic
