RJC

RJC Dance is Britain's most popular and consistently successful Black British-led contemporary dance company. RJC Dance was established in 1993 and tours nationally and internationally from its base at The Mandela Centre in Chapeltown, Leeds. The Company's dance works have influenced a generation of young choreographers and dance practitioners. Photos: Richard Moran RJC Dance's work is created from a Black British Perspective, with a truly broad appeal to diverse audiences both culturally and socially. Reggae, Jazz and Contemporary dance styles influence the company's choreographic approach, which fuses social dance forms with contemporary dance today. The most recent touring productions have been The DANCICAL, SOMA, MEKWAE and J2RnB, with performances at the Madrid En Danza Festival in Spain, and Breakin' Walls Dance Festival in the Netherlands. After opening at the decibel xtrax showcase in Manchester, The DANCICAL toured the UK briefly in June 2005 and again in March 2007 to great critical and audience acclaim. Youth and Education work is at the heart of RJC Dance's provision. The company is distinguished by the combination of exciting, technically accomplished dancers, who are also rigorous and inspiring teachers. RJC Dance's youth dance groups have performed by special invitation up and down the country with distinctive, high quality and dynamic dance performance work.