Press 2023

Awards 2022

  • Nominated & Shortlisted Spotlight Award Award One Dance UK Awards 2022

  • Nominated & Shortlisted Health & Wellbeing Award One Dance UK Awards 2022

  • Nominated Hammersmith & Fulham Sports Awards 2022

Archive selection of press 2017-2021

Marie Claire 2021

Our Founder Rosie talked to Marie-Claire about the benefits of dancing!

BBC Radio London - October 2021

Our Founder Rosie, talked to Olympian Jeanette Kwakye MBE on BBC Radio London about the opening of the DanceWest studio. Listen below!

SouthWest Londoner - October 2021

Thank you SouthWest Londoner for the feature on our new Studio! Read the full article here

Riverside Radio - August 2021

Thank you Riverside Radio for featuring us on Arts Watch on Friday 3 August and Sunday 5 August!

Dance in the Park - July 2021

Thank you to Hammersmith & Fulham, South West Londoner and Richmond Council for these brilliant articles about our Dance in the Park programme.

Trustee Announcement - April 2020

We were very grateful for the support from Theatre Weekly, Fan Carpet, Love Culture London and Broadway World for supporting our announcement of new trustees.

The Guardian - 20 May 2018

4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ review - Ignition Dance Festival Launch 

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Hammersmith & Fulham - 9 May 2018

Ignition Dance Festival 2018 - Community Platform read the full article here

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Evening Standard - 6 May 2018

Ignition Dance Festival 2018 watch the interview here 

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Hammersmith & Fulham - 20 March 2018

Bolder not Older Dance Company 2018 read the full article here 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

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Evening Standard - 17 March 2018

Ignition Dance Festival 2018 - read the full article here

 

 

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Arts Council England - 23 October 2017

Dancing Books 2017 - don't just read books dance them more here

 

 

 

 

 

Guardian Guide - 12 June 2017

Ignition Dance Festival 2017 - Guardian top pick here

  

Independent Lifestyle - 5 June 2017 

Rosie Whitney-Fish 

 

 

 

 

 

London Live - 17 May 2017

Meet Ignition Dance Festival 2017 choreographers! More here

 

 

  

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The Stage - 5 April 2017

London company DanceWest has announced the seven choreographers who will receive bursaries and support to create new work through its artist development strand. The annual scheme is now in its fourth year, and supports mid-career dance artists and choreographers from all styles and genres to make new creations. 

Full article here

 

London Live - 4 April 2017

After a nationwide search and an overwhelming 725 applications, DanceWest is delighted to announce the seven recipients of prestigious bursaries to mid-career choreographers. 

Full article here

 

 

London Dance - 3 April 2017

Now in its fourth year, the festival supports community dancers, emerging artists and mid-career choreographers to create new choreography.

Full article here

 

 

London Live - 23 February 2017

Now in its fourth year, Ignition Dance Festival returns in June 2017 as an expanded dance festival for the whole of west London, with professional choreographic and community dance showcases scheduled to take place at the Rose Theatre, Kingston and the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith.

Full article here

Hammersmith & Fulham - 24 November 2016

Hammersmith & Fulham’s libraries are set to get a whole lot livelier when a group of dancers descend in celebration of World Book Day.

Full article here

 

 

London Live - 28 July 2016

Fifteen adults aged between 70 and 98 years hosted an interactive dance class and performed a selection of pieces of choreography they have developed with Lyric Hammersmith-based DanceWest. 

Full article here

  

People Dancing Foundation for Community Dance - April 2016

Five questions for five women. Journalist and curator. Donald Hutera gets the low -down on womenmaking waves in the UK's independent dance scene.

Full article here

Nominated & Shortlisted People’s Choice National Dance Awards One Dance UK 2021

  • Nominated & Shortlisted People’s Choice National Dance Awards One Dance UK 2019

  • Nominated Hammersmith and Fulham Civic Honour 2018

  • United in Hammersmith and Fulham Contribution to Culture 201