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Greenwich Dance is a dance organisation based within the
Royal Borough of Greenwich The Royal Borough of Greenwich (, , or ) is a London borough in southeast Greater London. The London Borough of Greenwich was formed in 1965 by the London Government Act 1963. The new borough covered the former area of the Metropolitan Borough ...
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History

Founded in 1993, Greenwich Dance operated from the Borough Hall until 2018 when it moved to offices within
Charlton House Charlton House is a Jacobean building in Charlton, within the Royal Borough of Greenwich in south-east London. Originally it was a residence for a nobleman associated with the Stuart royal family. It later served as a wartime hospital, then ...
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Activities

Each year, Greenwich Dance produces two festivals as part of the Royal Greenwich Festivals: Greenwich Dances and the Greenwich World Cultural Festival (based at Eltham Palace). In 2010 Big Dance commissioned Greenwich Dance to act as the Big Dance Hub for the London Boroughs of
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Lewisham Lewisham () is an area of southeast London, England, south of Charing Cross. It is the principal area of the London Borough of Lewisham, and was within the historic county of Kent until 1889. It is identified in the London Plan as one of ...
. Greenwich Dance is a registered charity, and receives regular funding from Arts Council England and Royal Borough of Greenwich. It was a member of the Arts Council England’s National Portfolio of Organisations until 2018.


References

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