Ally began his pre-vocational training at The Place’s Centre for Advanced Training, and went on to graduate with a First Class BA (Hons) from London Contemporary Dance School. During his training he spent 4 months at California Institute of the Arts, specialising in dance theatre. He also spent summers at Martha Graham Centre and Merce Cunningham Dance Studios.
Since graduating, Ally has performed with Hofesh Shechter Company (Uprising, In Your Rooms and Cult) and most recently with Motionhouse Dance Theatre (Scattered, Cascade and Underground).
Ally completed a MA in Contemporary Dance Performance at the London Contemporary Dance School in 2010.
DanceXchange [dx] is a dance house dedicated to the production and distribution of high quality dance, and has excellence, innovation, education and inclusion at its heart.
dx takes the best British dance to a worldwide stage, brings outstanding talent from across the world to Birmingham, and has a growing reputation as a producer. dx also engages people from all backgrounds in healthy dance activity, and nurtures young people to help shape the dance artists and leaders of the future.
We are a registered charity and receive core funding from Arts Council England and Birmingham City Council. We rely on income from a wide range of trusts, foundations and private sources to deliver our projects.
We are keen to maintain our theatre and studios to the highest standard and to further our commitment to participation, access and artistic excellence. In order to do so, financial assistance from individuals, private sources and business is vital.
To find out how you can get involved and make a donation, please contact us on 0121 689 3170 or info@dancexchange.org.uk.
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