Watkins Dance Company

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Anna’s choreography for CAT Swindon Dance Centre for Advanced Training - CAT 20th Anniversary show!

Celebrating an incredible 20 years of CAT (Centre for Advanced Training)

Anna has been working with young dancers from for 13 years across the UK & for 8 years

📷 Emma Holbrook

Welcome to our MENTORING ONLINE PROGRAMME. You will receive a 45 minute mentoring session per booking slot, you can select as many sessions as you feel you would benefit from. What’s different with this programme is you can tailor your session uniquely to your requirements. Whether you would like advice on the industry, writing your first ACE funding application, feedback on a showreel or following your next steps on a career move, Anna has 20 years of experience working in the contemporary dance industry to support you.

Suitable for dancers going into further training, recent graduates, professional dancers and freelance artists, and people interested in dance who would like further support to have a career within the arts.

Minimum age 18.

*If you are aged between 16-18 and would like a mentoring session for advice on a career in dance and auditioning for schools, a parent/guardian must be present during your session and be booked by your parent/guardian.

Sessions are £25 per 45 min session and must be paid for in advance of appointment.

For any enquires please email
[email protected]

Bookings via link, payment information and online meeting link will be sent via email once you have booked your slot.

Book here: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/appointments/schedules/AcZssZ2OBWWhsyjHpQdkDxX-lfacJwr3x-SnNWkZN_BapmMquxsyZZbM69GaqaZghaAzFHwNTp-pXRr5

We look forward to supporting more artists in 2025, connecting and sharing together for a stronger version of us.

It’s been a year of reflection, building new relationships and beautiful collaborations with some wonderful artists.

We would like to say a massive thank you to you all and for the incredible support from our followers, artists, community and collaborators.

Image of Anna taken during filming on a magical film project amongst some amazing women 1 week before she gave birth to her gorgeous girl.

BIRTH STORIES

Movement Director: Laura Williamson Biggs
Filming: Kate Flurrie
Dancer: Anna Watkins

Wishing everyone a relaxing break and look forward to a new year of creativity! ✨

PRO CLASS

11.00 - 12.30

This Friday 4th October
Milton Keynes

For London dancers, only 30 mins away from London Euston!

Book here via Drift https://www.tickettailor.com/events/driftprodance?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1pw_B8mWCFkYMOxMBijK0KvuGADvlC6xVeOlGMpmrCNwEpXE2lmi_eWHc_aem_wuViTuHuoQ-clEdR-VKIcw

📷 Deborah Jaffe Photography

We are super proud and excited to announce we have won the annual award Independent Shorts Awards Los Angeles for:

BEST SCREENDANCE SHORT 🏆

Thank you for selecting our film and supporting our work 🙌

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Film Directors: Marta Świerczyńska, Anna Watkins
Choreographers: Marta Świerczyńska, Anna Watkins
Producers: Marta Świerczyńska, Anna Watkins
DOP: Scarlett Gardner
Editing: Marta Świerczyńska (with support from Canned Bananas)
Colour grading: Canned Bananas
Photography: Harper Oreade
Music: Emma Holbrook

Dancers:
Anna Watkins (at the time of the filming 34 weeks + 5 days/8months pregnant)
Marta Świerczyńska
Zoe Amber Cochrane
Miliana Hastings
Jessie Jing
Yanki Yau
Leila Gipson-Blackett
Isabella Adams-Blackett
Emily Jackson (Work Experience Student)
Tyler Jaye (Work Experience Student)
Shamari Leah Karudi (Work Experience Student)

Poem written by: Anna Watkins

Voiceovers:
Mercy Kayumba (Ndebele)
Marta Świerczyńska (Polish)
Zoe-Afan Strasser (German)
Gabby Sanders (English)
Inger Sanders Lernbring (Swedish)
Rudo Chipo Mwakutuya (Shona)

Special thanks to: Leyton Sixth Form College, Jo Melville and Tyler Dew for supporting the project.

A special day attending Oxford Shorts Film Festival for the screening of SHIMMER

Thank you so much to the festival for selecting our film and offering such a warm welcome, we enjoyed watching all the films ✨

We are excited to announce SHIMMER has been Officially Selected for The New York Independent Film Festival ✨

Film Directors: Marta Świerczyńska, Anna Watkins
Choreographers: Marta Świerczyńska, Anna Watkins
Producers: Marta Świerczyńska, Anna Watkins
DOP: Scarlett Gardner
Editing: Marta Świerczyńska (with support from Canned Bananas)
Colour grading: Canned Bananas
Photography: Harper Oreade
Music: Emma Holbrook

Dancers:
Anna Watkins (at the time of the filming 34 weeks + 5 days/8months pregnant)
Marta Świerczyńska
Zoe Amber Cochrane
Miliana Hastings
Jessie Jing
Yanki Yau
Leila Gipson-Blackett
Isabella Adams-Blackett
Emily Jackson (Work Experience Student)
Tyler Jaye (Work Experience Student)
Shamari Leah Karudi (Work Experience Student)

Poem written by: Anna Watkins

Voiceovers:
Mercy Kayumba (Ndebele)
Marta Świerczyńska (Polish)
Zoe-Afan Strasser (German)
Gabby Sanders (English)
Inger Sanders Lernbring (Swedish)
Rudo Chipo Mwakutuya (Shona)

Special thanks to: Leyton Sixth Form College, Jo Melville and Tyler Dew for supporting the project.

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We are excited and honoured to announce SHIMMER has been selected for Independent Shorts Awards Annual Awards in Los Angeles and nominated for an award.

Nominated Annual Award for:

BEST SCREENDANCE SHORT ✨

Screening in LA on 14 September 2024

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Film Directors: Marta Świerczyńska, Anna Watkins
Choreographers: Marta Świerczyńska, Anna Watkins
Producers: Marta Świerczyńska, Anna Watkins
DOP: Scarlett Gardner
Editing: Marta Świerczyńska (with support from Canned Bananas)
Colour grading: Canned Bananas
Photography: Harper Oreade
Music: Emma Holbrook

Dancers:
Anna Watkins (at the time of the filming 34 weeks + 5 days/8months pregnant)
Marta Świerczyńska
Zoe Amber Cochrane
Miliana Hastings
Jessie Jing
Yanki Yau
Leila Gipson-Blackett
Isabella Adams-Blackett
Emily Jackson (Work Experience Student)
Tyler Jaye (Work Experience Student)
Shamari Leah Karudi (Work Experience Student)

Poem written by: Anna Watkins

Voiceovers:
Mercy Kayumba (Ndebele)
Marta Świerczyńska (Polish)
Zoe-Afan Strasser (German)
Gabby Sanders (English)
Inger Sanders Lernbring (Swedish)
Rudo Chipo Mwakutuya (Shona)

Special thanks to: Leyton Sixth Form College, Jo Melville and Tyler Dew for supporting the project.

We are very happy to announce SHIMMER has been selected for Oxford Shorts Film Festival ✨✨✨

Screenings will be in Oxford from 29th - 31st August

SHIMMER will be screened at 10.30AM screening block on Friday 30th August. Link to book via

Would be great to see you there and watch all the other incredible films selected for the film festival

Directors: Marta Świerczyńska & Anna Watkins

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Lovely images captured of Anna’s recent work for CAT

ORDERLY DISORDERED

Choreography: Anna Watkins
Summer Show 2024


Performed by: Swindon Dance Centre for Advanced Training - CAT students
Swindon Dance

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Emma Holbrook