About Us

Established in 1983 as Suffolk Dance, DanceEast celebrated its 40th birthday in 2023. Today, we are one of the UK’s leading dance organisations. We involve over 40,000 people annually in joyful and life-affirming dance activity.

Our vision is a world where everyone can benefit from the vital and life-enhancing power of dance.

Our mission is to create new and exciting ways for people to move or be moved, through participating in, experiencing, or producing dance at its very best. We promote dance as an avenue for self-expression, discovery and fulfilment; to enhance health and wellbeing; and as a tool to unite people and communities.

Three values drive us forwards:

• a passionate pursuit of quality
• a commitment to make dancing compelling, inclusive and accessible for everyone
• a determination to focus effort and investment where it has the greatest impact.

Our impact is felt locally, regionally and nationally: we give more people the chance to experience and create the highest quality dance, for the greatest benefit of all.

“The classes are fun and attending them regularly has helped me manage my symptoms better. I have developed friendships with others living with Parkinson’s and maintain a better quality of life.” – Dance for Parkinson’s participant

Find out more about our impact in 2022-2023 here.