Stella Rousham

Community Dance Artist Movement Director Choreographer Dance Writer Movement Teacher/Facilitator

My name is Stella Rousham (she/her) and I am a Community Dance Artist, Movement Director/Choreographer and Writer based in South London. I have trained in ballet, contemporary and creative dance, as well as having a First Class BA Hons. in Sociology from Cambridge University.

I have professional experience facilitating and teaching dance/movement for a diverse range of children, young people and older adults. I regularly work for organisations including: Trinity Laban, Corali Dance Company and The Blair Academy. Inclusivity and care are at the centre of my practice. I have specific experience and interest supporting and working creatively with participants who are physically disabled, neurodivergent and/or SEND.

I am a Movement Director/Choreographer and would love to seek more opportunities in this area. I enjoy working in a collaborative and interdisciplinary manner with directors, actors, videographers and visual artists alike.

I am also a Dance Writer and active member of leading dance magazine, 'dance art journal' - an independent publication which seeks to promote and amplify underrepresented dance artists through a range of reviews, interviews, features and workshops/events.

Credits

Movement Director, Emergence Scratch Night, The Hope Theatre, 2 nights, 2023

Movement Director, When We Were Normal, The White Bear Theatre, 2 nights, 2022

Movement Director, When We Were Normal, The Space Triplex: Edinburgh Festival Fringe, 2 weeks, 2022

Training

Centre for Advanced Training Programme (Contemporary Dance), The Place (September 2014 - July 2018)

Next Choreography Course, Siobhan Davies Studios (September 2016 - July 2017)

Summer Dance Intensive, P.A.R.T.S School, Brussels (August 2019)

First Class BA (Hons.) Human, Social & Political Sciences (Sociology) from Homerton College, Cambridge University (September 2019 - July 2022)

Graduate Internship for Children & Young People's Dance Programmes & Public Engagement at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance (September 2022 - May 2023)

CPD Training 'Teaching Contact Work & Lifts' led by Chris Owen, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance (April 2023)

CPD Training 'Diversifying Dance Practices & Pedagogy' led by Black Artists in Dance, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance (April 2023)

'An Introduction to Inclusive & Integrated Dance and Performance' training led by Corali Dance Company, Morley College (10 July 2023)


Location

London

Experience

1-2 years

Art forms / Disciplines

  • Dance
  • Multi-disciplinary / cross art form
  • Theatre / Live perfomance

What I do

  • Choreography
  • Facilitating
  • Movement Direction
  • Outdoor performance
  • Performance Art
  • Performing
  • Physical Theatre / Mime
  • Site Responsive/Immersive
  • Teaching / Coaching
  • Working with disabled artists
  • Working with disabled non-professional adults / children
  • Working with learning disabled adults / children
  • Working with learning disabled artists
  • Working with young people
  • Working with young people with special educational needs
  • Working within a Community / with community participants
  • Writing

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