TEACHING & LEADERSHIP
PROFESSIONAL CLASS
Helen Calcutt teaches professional classes across the U.K. and internationally. Her practice moves between precision and play, combining grounded technique with expansive, fluid movement, exploring patterning and robust musicality. She also teaches core elements of cross-disciplinary practice, including voice and text.
Helen also brings over 15 years’ experience as a Cuban Salsa dancer and teacher, specialising in solo footwork, body styling, and sophisticated lead-and-follow technique.
Helen facilitates professional engagement for Brum Pro Class, Drift Pro Dance, Tripspace (London) MAC Birmingham, the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire of Acting, NYCD (Northern School of Contemporary Dance), The Place (London), Candela Fina, and stand-alone workshops and/or masterclasses for many Universities across the region including the University of Bolton, University of Wolverhampton, Birmingham University, University Centre Leeds, and others.
COMMUNITY
Helen’s community practice is rooted in her belief in dance as a vital form of connection and communication, fostering spaces of nourishment, safety and trust.
Working with people aged 3–90 across a rich variety of settings, her approach emphasises connection—to the body, to breath, and to lived experience.
She has led community projects and classes for MAC Birmingham, FABRIC Dance, Birmingham Opera Company, Midlands Actors Theatre, Autin Dance Theatre, Birmingham Hippodrome and Southbank Centre, alongside large-scale participation projects including Champions Square as part of the 2026 European Athletics Championships celebrations and Birmingham Weekender Festival. She is one of the 10 founding directors of Dance Co-Operative Birmingham.
HOW THE BODY SPEAKS 