As a company RCD is always interested in meeting new dancers and regularly invites people to come take  class when projects are running.  Attending company class is always free, but is subject to application and availability. To view a video of Richard's class, please click here.

Richard Chappell Dance is thrilled to invite professional dancers to attend our company classes on the below dates. Suitable for professional dancers and those in their final year of full time training, these classes are a window into the movement practice of the company, in an inclusive and welcoming setting. 

Class Description

Richard Chappell's class starts with a focus on how to mobilise, expand and stretch the body through repetitive movement patterns and improvisational tasks, connecting to breath. After this, crossing exercises are looped across the studio, connecting dancers to the ground and encouraging continuous passing of weight. Spirals are used to build up momentum, coordination and precision and small phrases are built into this vocabulary to connect material together and introduce dynamic qualities and gravity to the content, before a full bodied and playful final phrase. Richard's class is a window into the vocabulary and practice of his ensemble and is designed to be energetic and wild, whilst also being accessible and adaptable for dancers who need a softer experience that day. 

Timings and Locations

April 2025 classes will take place in Devon and Cornwall. A full schedule can be found below: 

DEVON: Caddaford Barns, New Barn, Caddaford TQ11 0JT:

12th, 14th, 15th and 16th April, 10am-11.15am 

CORNWALL: Sterts Arts and Environmental Centre, Upton, Liskeard PL14 5AZ

19th, 20th April, 10am-11.15am 

 To reserve a free place in class, please email RCD Artistic Director Richard Chappell (richard@richardchappelldance.co.uk) with a CV and/or a brief video or showreel of you dancing and/or a brief paragraph about your practice, whatever your preference is. Please state the exact dates you would like to attend. Due to the subsidised nature of these classes, we would be grateful if artists only sign up for classes they intend to take part in and that if schedules change, we are notified as soon as possible.