Posted on March 14, 2019
This month, Ann-Marie Wright officially starts her role as ACE dance and music’s new Executive Director. Ann-Marie has a wealth of skills, experience and enthusiasm to bring to ACE and we are looking forward to the positive changes and developments that this will bring to the organisation. Ann-Marie joins us from Public Health England where […]
View Full Article >March 13, 2019
ACE dance and music are reviving historic practices and bringing a vibrant African dance and live drumming experience to Digbeth, right in the centre of Birmingham. Cameroonian dancer and choreographer Amédé Nwatchok has over 20 years’ experience of this dance practice and is now leading the classes at ACE. He brings great energy, creates a […]
View Full Article >February 12, 2018
In January Gail and Ian Parmel, along with Education Officer Iona Waite addressed the 30th Anniversary conference of the International Association of Blacks in Dance in Los Angeles, a huge honour and a clear recognition of the achievements of ACE as a professional and educational Company over its 21-year history. More than just one of […]
View Full Article >Posted on February 5, 2018
Iona Waite began attending dance classes at her local community centre at the age of 9; a year later she joined ACE Youth and has been an integral member of the company ever since. Following a foundation course at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance, she went on to achieve a BA Hons at the […]
View Full Article >January 16, 2018
Christopher Radford is originally from Birmingham and started dancing as a member of ACE dance and music’s youth company, under the direction of Gail and Ian Parmel. He continued on to Northern School of Contemporary Dance in Leeds, in which he completed the foundation and degree course receiving first class honours. After graduating in 2014 […]
View Full Article >January 4, 2018
The Dancing in Aston and Newtown with ACE project, more affectionately known as DIANNA enters 2018 having brought its unique introductory and progressive programme of dance and music to 485 children aged 8-16 across north Birmingham, bringing the power of dance directly into schools during term time at a time when timetabled dance is under […]
View Full Article >December 15, 2017
ACE Education Officer and Company dancer Iona Waite will be winging her way across the Atlantic in January to attend the prestigious International Association of Blacks in Dance conference taking place in Los Angeles at the end of that month. Thanks to one the first Developing Practice grants to be awarded by the Birmingham Dance […]
View Full Article >Posted on April 10, 2017
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A quick sneak peak through the studio… dodging rolls, whilst ACE Youth and UNTOLD rehearse!
View Full Article >Posted on April 10, 2017
The exchange is about learning from each other and creating a piece together that will be shared to family and friends on the last day of the exchange. The group are working extremely fast, hard and I can see their working attitude is very positive […]
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