Dance Prospectus 2021

meet the team...
deepraj singh.
Improvisation & Composition,
Ensemble Dance
Deepraj Singh first started dancing in afterschool capoeira sessions at the age of 8. From there his interest
in movement and musicality began to grow. He joined Bristol based youth dance company Kinesis and
continued his movement exploration at Cotham School where dance was taught as part of the curriculum.
He continued his training via the CAT (Centre of Advanced Training) programme run in Swindon, and did
a year on the urban strand and two years on the contemporary strand before successfully auditioning for
London Contemporary Dance School. Deepraj was awarded the Duke of York scholarship whilst training
at London Contemporary Dance School and graduated with a first in July 2015. After graduating he is
working as a freelance dancer and has toured professional pieces internationally such as the Akademi’s
‘The Troth’. Deepraj draws upon his urban dance techniques when creating pieces, which are rhythmically
explorative and emotionally driven. He is an explorative urban improviser with a keen sense of rhythm and
beatboxing/vocal percussion skills.
Issie has trained in a variety of street dance styles such as Locking, Hip Hop Socials, House, Funk, Popping
and Dancehall. Issie has spent a lot of time travelling the world to enhance her skills, foundations and
knowledge in these styles and the Afro-Brazilian art form ‘Capoeira’ which she has also trained in for 11
years. Issie spent focused training time in LA, Las Vegas, Ethiopia and Brazil. She also participated in a
variety intense CPD courses with Tony GoGo, Scoo B Doo, Poppin Pete, Ken Swift and Mr Wiggles. Issie
performed at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympics in London. This experience broadened her
horizons and created further networks and dance opportunities throughout the UK. Her ongoing passion
is to pass on the skills and knowledge gained and to grow the social dance scene throughout Bristol.
issie lloyd.
Hip Hop Socials & Dancehall