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Positive local stories, useful developments and people making a difference in dance.

Official Emerald Storm artwork showing Adam Garcia and dancers performing in a dramatic stage setting

Adam Garcia’s Emerald Storm brings Irish dance and urban tap to Darlington

The new touring production co-created by Adam Garcia combines Irish dance, urban tap and live music at Darlington Hippodrome on Thursday 10 September.

Adults taking part in a Move It and Shake It dance session at ARC Stockton

Stockton’s £5 dance class puts beginners, access and community before perfection

ARC’s weekly Move It and Shake It sessions return in September with gentle, adaptable dance-based exercise for adults of all fitness levels.

TeesDance artwork for MFC150 activity at the Riverside

More than 300 local dancers are heading for the Riverside in Middlesbrough FC’s 150th year

TeesDance is bringing together young people, older adults, schools and community groups for a mass participation performance on the Riverside Stadium pitch this October.

A parent and baby taking part in a MoveBaby session on floor mats

Free baby dance sessions expand from Middlesbrough into Redcar this September

TeesDance is restarting its free MoveBaby sessions in Middlesbrough and adding a new weekly Redcar class for babies and the adults who care for them.

Official promotional image for Windows of Displacement at ARC Stockton

Migration, memory and movement meet in pay-what-you-decide Stockton dance show

Akeim Toussaint Buck brings Windows of Displacement to ARC Stockton on 5 September, combining dance, spoken word and song in a personal look at migration and identity.

Official promotional artwork for Azra Glow at Hartlepool Town Hall Theatre

Hartlepool’s sensory-friendly Azra Glow brings dragons, circus and dance to the Town Hall

A family show built around light, movement and glowing dragon puppets is coming to Hartlepool Town Hall Theatre on 10 October, with sensory-friendly audiences specifically welcomed.

Promotional image for The Tapestry of Voices, a new Billingham International Folklore Festival production coming to ARC Stockton.

Tickets go on sale for new North East dance-theatre show heading to Stockton

Billingham International Folklore Festival's new production The Tapestry of Voices will bring dance, live music and storytelling to ARC in Stockton, after securing £30,000 from Arts Council England.

Artwork for the Between the Tides outdoor arts festival in Redcar and Cleveland

Between the Tides brings a free weekend of outdoor arts to Redcar

Between the Tides filled Kirkleatham with free circus, aerial dance, installations, workshops and family performance over 22 and 23 August.