Dance Professionals Fund

@dancefund.org.uk

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Dance Professionals Fund (DPF). We are an award-winning UK grant-making charity for individuals working in dance. dancefund.org.uk/links

📷by Hugo Glendinning of Valerie Ebuwa in Clod Ensemble’s Black Saint and the Sinner Lady.
a purple graphic featuring the remember a charity logo and text: 'remember a charity in your will week' in white. Underneath reads '08-14 september 2025)
Close-up of a black dancer with short cropped hair wearing a dark tank top, set against a softly lit studio background with colourful layered outlines behind them. White text overlaid reads 'Best Foot Forward. Grants to invigorate your dance career'. The DPF logo is in the top left corner.
a dancer sits on a chair tying up her pointe shoes in a light filled dance studio with a rustic brick wall.
purple graphic with white text introducing dance professionals fund.
Image description: A testimonial about DPF from Theo Arran, a young, white male dancer with a red-tinged beard and short hair. The background is purple with teal accents. The text reads: 'If you are struggling to make ends meet, I can't recommend contacting DPF highly enough. The support I received helped me a huge amount to get my career to where it is now!' — Theo Arran | Dancer.
a maroon coloured gallery wall showing a selection of costume designs and black and white photos of dancers wearing them
Smiling athletic woman in black dancewear standing in a studio with an exposed brick wall. White text overlay reads “Join our mailing list.”
A person is captured mid-dance in a sunlit, rustic studio with exposed brick walls and wooden beams. They are performing a graceful backbend, balancing on one leg while reaching one arm forward and placing the other across their chest. The dancer's form and expression convey strength and fluidity, highlighted by the natural light streaming through the large window on the right.
A man in a smart black jacket stands on stage reading from a sheet of paper, his right arm outstretched as he presents to the gathered crowd.
Alt text: A promotional graphic for Dance Professionals Fund's Cost of Living Grants. The image features a dancer in a contemporary pose, wearing black clothing, set against a dark purple background. Silhouettes of other dancers in shades of pink appear behind the main dancer. The text reads, "Cost of Living Grants – Help with essential expenses." The Dance Professionals Fund logo is in the top right corner.
A vintage black and white portrait of a woman with dark, neatly parted hair pulled back into two low buns. She has a serious expression, high cheekbones, and a strong gaze directed slightly to the side. She is wearing a collared shirt with a patterned scarf draped around her neck. The background is blurred, and the lighting softly highlights her facial features.
A dark yellow square with white letters reading STEPPS. Underneath reads 'mentally fit and emotionally strong'.
a graphic with a swirly purple and dark pink background, featuring the Dance Professionals Fund logo in white in the centre. Underneath it are the logos for Facebook, BlueSky, Instagram, TikTok and Linkedin
A confident young dancer in a black hoodie stands with arms crossed in a dance studio, with blurred figures of other dancers stretching and conversing in the background. A colourful layered silhouette effect surrounds him. Bold white text reads: 'Best Foot Forward >> Grants to invigorate your dance career.' The Dance Professionals Fund logo appears in the top right corner
Image description: An elderly individual wearing sunglasses, a white sweater, white trousers, and a mustard-yellow scarf, standing confidently in front of a textured wall and window. The right side contains text in a clean, modern design against a light blue background, bordered with a yellow diagonal line. Text reads: "Winter grants for pensioners who have retired from dance or teaching dance." A white icon of hands holding a flame reads "Winter Warmth Network".
A diverse group of people sit in conversation in a semi-circle on a stage, with their images and names on a screen behind them.
a hand doing a thumbs up in front of a Zoom presentation on a desktop screen
A dancer stands by a large window, looking thoughtful and positive. A pink box with white text reads: 'Dance Professionals Fund are an award-winning UK grant-making charity for individuals working in dance.'