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Greenwich Dance is a dance organisation based within the Royal Borough of Greenwich, London.

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History

Founded in 1993, [1] Greenwich Dance operated from the Borough Hall until 2018 [2] [3] when it moved to offices within Charlton House. [4]

Activities

Each year, Greenwich Dance produce two festivals as part of the Royal Greenwich Festivals: Greenwich Dances [5] and the Greenwich World Cultural Festival (based at Eltham Palace). [6]

In 2010 Big Dance commissioned Greenwich Dance to act as the Big Dance Hub for the London Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich and Lewisham. [7]

Greenwich Dance is a registered charity, [8] and receives regular funding from Arts Council England [9] and Royal Borough of Greenwich. [10] It was a member of the Arts Council England’s National Portfolio of Organisations until 2018. [11]

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