Our second annual Freelance Networking Day will be led by three Leeds-based dance artists.

Each artist will share insights from their own unique practice, helping to spark discussion, exchange ideas, and strengthen connections within the local dance community.

Schedule

9.30 – 10 am – Welcome
10 -11:30 –  Contemporary Class | Mayowa Ogunnaike
Break
11:45 – 1:30 – Creative Session | Sandrine Monin 
1:30-2:30 Lunch
2:30 – 3:30 – Jam Session | Franck Zalo  
Break
3:45 – 4.45pm – Q&A with Phoenix Dance Theatre
5pm – 7pm – Evening Social 
Includes performance of new work created by Dorna Ashory & Teige Bisnought 

Book here

Mayowa Ogunnaike

Mayowa is a British-Nigerian contemporary dance artist based in Leeds. Her name means ‘brings joy’ and she aims to encourage that sentiment throughout her practice.

In 2017 she graduated from Trinity Laban with a first class honours degree and an award for ‘outstanding achievement in Choreological Studies’. After graduating she joined Phoenix Dance Theatre as an apprentice dancer and has since worked as a performer for a variety of choreographers. Currently she is working on new productions with Gary Clarke Company and Léa Tirabasso.

Alongside performing, Mayowa delivers creative and technique classes across the UK, using this practice as an opportunity for sharing a wide ranging movement vocabulary, experimenting, collaborating with artists and facilitating cultural exchange.

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Sandrine Monin

Sandrine Monin is a dance artist, choreographer, educator, and movement facilitator.

Originally from France, she trained at the CNSMD Lyon before joining the European programme D.A.N.C.E. in Germany. She went on to earn a Master’s in Dance Practice from Palucca Schule Dresden and later an MA in Choreography from the Central School of Ballet.

With over 15 years of professional experience, Sandrine has performed with internationally acclaimed companies such as Gärtnerplatz Theatre and Phoenix Dance Theatre, collaborating with choreographers including William Forsythe, Wayne McGregor, Itzik Galili, and Christopher Bruce. Alongside her performance career, she has developed her voice as a choreographer, creating works for stage and screen, youth groups, and professional companies, supported by Arts Council England.

Passionate about sharing her practice, Sandrine teaches regularly for professional companies (Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures, Scottish Dance Theatre, National Dance Company Wales, Phoenix Dance Theatre) and vocational schools (Northern Ballet, Elmhurst Ballet School). She is a Lecturer in Dance at Northern School of Contemporary Dance and a core tutor on their Centre for Advanced Training (CAT) programme.

Sandrine is the founder and Artistic Director of Unbound Dance Theatre, an inclusive company that focuses on making dance more accessible for blind and visually impaired communities.

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Franck Zalo