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The Ludus Dance Team

Rebecca Reoch: CEO

Rebecca joined Ludus dance in 2020 and is working to enable creative opportunities for young people through dance, in particular those facing a complex transition to adulthood. Her expertise lies in business management and youth work, having worked within prisons, social justice and Toyota offending teams throughout her career. Oh, and she’s a professional dance practitioner too-she studied Theatre Studies at Lancaster University, is a ballet and Pilates teacher and has had direct links with Ludus Dance since she was a teenager.

Sophie Barrow - Office and Projects Manager

Sophie joined Ludus as a member of Ludus Youth Dance Company in 2018 whilst studying at UCLan.  Having maintained a relationship with Ludus as a freelancer, Sophie joined us as an Alien on our Alien Needs our Help project and worked as one of our Dance Development Officers (Maternity Cover).  Following a break away travelling the world, Sophie returns as our Office and Projects Manager.

Sara Marques - Associate Artist

Sara, originally from Portugal, is a contemporary dance artist/educator with an undergraduate degree and postgraduate in Contemporary Dance and Performance from Northern School of Contemporary Dance. She has worked with renowned companies such as Company Chameleon, Highly Sprung and co-founded DAMAEDANCE. She has performed in major festivals both nationally and internationally. She uses a multidisciplinary approach to her work and focuses on mental health & wellbeing, social unity and mentoring emerging dancers.  She is excited to join Ludus Dance to further her passion for dance education and engagement. 

Board of Trustees

Ludus Dance is supported by a Board of Trustees, whose members are:

 

Serena Mansfield (CHAIR)

Why did Serena Join the Board?
 
One of Serena's main motivations for supporting Ludus are the amazing transformations she has seen in young people's lives. She said that the work we do inspires bodily confidence and tackles challenging social justice, environmental and political issues in a creative and accessible way.
 
She has worked in the voluntary and cultural sectors since 1999, and has a background in charity financial management.She has been a trustee of Ludus Dance since 2013, taking over as Chair in 2023, supporting the governance and strategic direction of the charity, including line management, overseeing budgets and effective financial reporting.  

 

 

Linda Jasper

Why did Linda Join the Board? 

Linda joined our board she believes in our central mission to enrich and change children and young peoples’ lives for the better through dance.

She has experienced the positive benefits of dance and wants to support young people in the local area, and the wider region, to have the same opportunities to engage in this art form that uniquely brings together physicalmovement with creativity and imagination.

She is committed to supporting our small team to make the most of all available resources to make significant changes in the lives of as many young people as possible through dance.

 

More about Linda...

Linda originally trained as a dancer at a dance school and a state secondary school in Morecambe. She went onto Alsager teacher training college to train as a dance teacher followed by taking a post graduate diploma in Dance Theatre, at the Laban Centre. She was awarded a MA in Language, Arts and Education from the University of Sussex. Her first teaching post was at Heysham High school where she taught dance alongside Emily Hargreaves. Following working as a school dance teacher she worked in various contexts including community dance (as one of the first dance animateurs), dance/arts development agencies (the first Director of South East Dance specialising in dance film andnew technologies), higher education (University of Surrey dance department as Senior Professional Training Tutor), local authorities and working with government departments and funding bodies.

In 2004 she formed Youth Dance England (YDE) and led the organisation until 2016 when it merged with other organisations to form One Dance UK. At YDE she set up a national network of regional coordinators and commissioned Ludus to host the NW coordinator. She was awarded a MBE for services to dance, an Honorary Doctorate Arts by De Montfort University and Honorary Life Memberships of the Foundation for Community Dance and National Dance Teachers Association. She is currently a free-lance consultant working with, amongst other organisations, The Royal Ballet School and the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing.

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Ellie Payne

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Faye Tucker

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We are recruiting new members for our board NOW!!!

Ludus Dance is seeking new trustees with the vision and experience to help lead a progressive, youth focused organisation. We are looking for people who champion young people and believe in their creativity, talent, and ability to drive change. Could this be you? Interested in joining our board and want to know more...Check out our Trustees Recruitment Information Pack HERE.

If you have any questions or wish to speak to us directly - get in touch with us on info@ludusdance.org

Deadline: 31st January 2026

 

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