TEACHING & LEADERSHIP
PROFESSIONAL CLASS
Helen Calcutt teaches professional class across the U.K. and internationally.
She delivers a human-centred, grounding technique practice, with an ethos of discovering strength through softness.
Movement is explored through the principles of momentum and control. Classes incorporate body conditioning, ensemble improvisation, and creative phrasing, stepping into rhythmic patterning, intentional floorwork, and dynamic travelling.
Helen also delivers core elements of cross-disciplinary practice, including voice and text.
Helen facilitates professional engagement for Brum Pro Class, Drift Pro Dance, Tripspace, MAC Birmingham, the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire of Acting, The Playgroud (Rambert), NYCD (Northern School of Contemporary Dance), The Place, and stand-alone workshops and/or masterclasses for many studios, arts organisations, and Universities across the region.
Helen also brings over 15 years’ experience as a Cuban Salsa dancer and teacher, specialising in the interplay of lead-and-follow technique, solo footwork, and body isolations and styling.
COMMUNITY
Helen’s community practice is rooted in her belief in dance as a vital route to expression and belonging, fostering spaces of nourishment, safety and trust.
Working with people aged 3–90 across an expansive and rich variety of settings, her approach emphasises deep connection making – to the body, to others, and to lived experience.
She has led community experiences & engagement sessions for: Age U.K., MAC Birmingham, FABRIC Dance, Birmingham Opera Company, Midlands Actors Theatre, Hounslow Action for Youth, Autin Dance Theatre, Birmingham Hippodrome and the Southbank Centre, alongside large-scale participation projects for the 2026 European Athletics Championships celebrations, BIDF Festival, and the Birmingham Weekender Festival.
