dance live! portsmouth

The home of the Dance Live! Team, Portsmouth Guildhall is a leading concert and conference venue based in Hampshire and home to some of Portsmouth’s most historic treasures including the city’s Civic Plate and the Council Chamber. Previous acts to have graced the Portsmouth Guildhall Stage include The Beatles and Jimi Hendrix, through to modern-day legends like Elbow and the Stereophonics.

WHERE?
Portsmouth Guildhall, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth, PO1 2AB


WHEN?

  • Monday 27th January SENIORS 
  • Tuesday 28th January SENIORS 
  • Wednesday 29th January SENIORS 
  • Thursday 30th January SENIORS 
  • Friday 31st January JUNIORS 
  • Monday 3rd February SENIORS
  • Tuesday 4th February SENIORS 
  • Wednesday 5th February SENIORS
  • Thursday 6th February JUNIORS 
  • Friday 7th February JUNIORS 

what can i expect?

Please find an example of a Junior event day and a Senior event day schedule (including rehearsals and arrival and departure times) here:  

For a more indepth idea of what to expect on an event day, visit this page

Dance Live! Portsmouth 2025 Schools:

Portchester Community School
The Hayling College
Corfe Hills
Allenbourn Middle School
Fordwater School
Park community school
Mayfield School Seniors

Trafalgar school
The Cowplain School
Rachel Madocks School
Cams Hill School
Noadswood School
Saint Edmunds Catholic School
HSDC
Lakeside School

City of Portsmouth College
Ryde School
Deer Park School
Oasis Academy Mayfield
Swanmore College
Mary Rose Academy
Wildern School

Knightwood Primary School
Medina House School
Sherborne House School
Copnor Primary School
Lanesend Primary School
Wimborne Primary school
Elm Academy

Christ the King College
Priory School
Havant Academy
Crookhorn College
Itchen Sixth Form College
Admiral Lord Nelson School
St Anne’s Catholic School

Barton Peveril Sixth Form College
Yateley School
Portsmouth Grammar School
Bryanston
Purbrook Park
Peter Symonds College
Durrington High School

Bridgemary School
The Hamble School
Mayville High School Seniors
St Joseph’s Catholic School
Isle of Wight Education Federation
Harrow Way Community School
Baycroft School
The Angmering School

Harefield Primary School
Mayfield School Juniors
Wellstead Primary School
Thomas A Becket Junior School
Bramber Primary School
Highfield CE Primary
The Bay CE School (Primary)
Brockhurst Primary School

Endeavour Primary School
Queensgate Foundation Primary School
St John’s C of E primary
Trosnant Junior School
Mayville High School
Rowner Junior School
Court Lane Junior Academy
Denmead Junior School

workshops

Dance Live! provides free workshops for all participating schools. 

Workshops consist of sessions on the following:

  • LED Screen Content Creation
  • Journey Video Creation
  • How to Interact with the Screen
  • Lighting Design
  • Dance Live! Team Q&A

Additionally, Dance Live! provides zoom workshops throughout September-January each year on:

  • Dance Live! Teacher Admin
  • LED Screen Content
  • Journey Video Creation
  • Music Editing
  • Prop/Set Design
  • Lighting Design

Workshop dates will be sent directly to each school’s lead teacher in September. 

available grants

Our 2024 grants applications are now closed. Keep an eye on this page for information about grants for 20251

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