Gillian Beattie

A toolbox of advice, links, methods and resources to help in this madness of Covid-19

Comparisons on salaried options and the new IR35. Motivation for readers to take their next step to make a change in their career.

A brief insight into how motivation can work for and against you. Read to the end to get inspired!

Are you in the right mindset? Are you ready to bring you talent, skill, capability and passion to our UK dance industry? Get inspired and

What a subject I've chosen to blog about but one that I desperately want to break open and smash to bits as there are too many limits on what we 'think' a da...

To attain funding for training, projects, professional development and career transitions. It is about fitting in a category, ticking a specific box that fi...

There are so many paths to take within dance, the journey starts young for most. But there are lots that benefits from dance through school classes, communi...

Watching the likes of The Greatest Showman or Bohemian Rhapsody films, stage productions of Hamilton, Lion King and the many talented artists on the internet...

The ability to acquire knowledge and skills Have you ever questioned how our society looks at 'Intelligence'? We tend to love putting everything in boxes or ...

On the 3rd November, I attended a dance conference in Liverpool organised by Dr Sarah Black (Liverpool Hope University) & Karen Gallagher (Merseyside Dance I...

Who’s making a difference in dance? I know the dance industry influencers have been around for centuries but it is today’s market that I’m interested in. Wh...

There are many tasks, ambitions, desires and needs that go through our mind everyday let alone the distractions from phones, devices and laptops. It can get ...

It's harder these days for dancers to get a job ... In todays industry dancers are entrepreneurs and have had to evolve to get ahead and stay ahead. Skills B...

It’s probably the busiest time of year for schools, teachers, pupils, colleges and anybody else working with school term schedules. With end-of-year perform...

Image and copyright Rambert Contemporary dance company. I have over 25 years of experience in the theatre arts industry and my purpose is to share knowledge ...

In the past I have blogged about inspiration and how it can unfold your ability and vision to new opportunities and today is no exception. I have been fortu...

Choreography is my favourite subject to talk about... in this case, write about. There really are no limits for this creativity. When I watch a well executed...

Dance has a depth that takes the spectator on a journey, when that connection is reached, it is the peek were dance unfolds its ultimate benefits for the dan...

I have indulged myself in this blog and want to share with you a little piece of nostalgia. My children don't take-me-on anymore with dance or film inspirati...

There are so many ways people of all ages engage in dance. Social Group activity for confidence Group activity for fitness Skill development Fun Towards a ca...