The Dance Floor at Sadler’s Wells East
The Dance Floor is the place for you to celebrate dance with us at Sadler’s Wells East in Stratford.
Join us in our light-filled foyer for a range of free activities and events for people of all ages and backgrounds, local community groups and guest artists.
The Dance Floor is home to dance classes & workshops, community and artist takeovers, family activities, open dance sessions, talks, DJ nights and more.
Open for everyone to come together and watch, participate and move, we can’t wait to welcome you on The Dance Floor.
Special events
TELLUS Late
Friday 23 October, 8.30pm – late / free event
Join us on The Dance Floor after Dickson Mbi Company’s TELLUS for a Late featuring DJ D-BO & DJ AG.
MargaM VR – Divya Kasturi
Thursday 5 – Saturday 6 November / free event
Put on a headset. Enter a South Indian temple. Let a 2,000-year-old dance tradition guide you from the threshold to the inner sanctum.
Vortex Late
Friday 13 November, 8.30pm – late / free event
Join us on The Dance Floor after HUMANHOOD’s Vortex for a Late – line up to be announced soon.
Coming soon
An IRIE! Takeover
Saturday 28 November, 12:00pm – 18:00pm
Step into the rhythm and energy of IRIE! dance theatre for a celebration of Dance of the African Diaspora. Experience high energy dance workshops for all ages, live performances from the next generation of talent, and interactive sessions rooted in cultural and heritage. Open to all!
Regular events
Lunchtime Dance Classes
Looking to get up and move on your lunch break? Join us for a dance class! Exploring a range of styles, these sessions are perfect for all skill levels and ages, whether you’re after a reason to get up from the desk, or just try something new.
Get into Dance: Funky Social Dance
Vitamin will deliver fun and inclusive social dance workshops for people of all ages, designed primarily for enjoyment. Accessible to all abilities, the sessions will explore a variety of dance styles – occasionally including partner work – and be set mainly to classic 1970s funk music.
Open Dance – The Floor Is Yours
Do you like to dance? Looking for a space to practice your moves? Check the schedule for our regular The Floor Is Yours sessions. Whatever your skill level, come use the floor for free.
Family Freestyle – Dance Workshops
Does your child love to move? Family Freestyle will get you and your little ones dancing together and having fun. These workshops for children aged 2-4 and their carers are led by professional dance artists.
Culture Club
Culture Club encourages you to discover new passions (or develop existing ones) through talks, workshops and more, exploring creativity, wellbeing and dance.
Community & artist takeovers
We’ll occasionally hand over The Dance Floor to some of our extraordinary artists and community neighbours for one-off events where anything can happen on the floor! Keep an eye out for our latest takeover announcements.
Stomp and Stamp Trail
An interactive trail for 2-8 year olds at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park – created with Discover Children’s Story Centre and East Bank. Follow the map, visit the beautiful buildings and collect the stamps at each of the stops. What can you see as you stomp around the trail?