Our Values

ADAD works to establish and nurture the British context for the practice of dance of the African Diaspora (DAD).

ADAD encourages individual dance practitioners and enthusiasts to develop and invest in their own unique approach to DAD and to be committed to excellence and professionalism.

ADAD sees the debates over definition, labels and aesthetics within the sector as a healthy part of ongoing discourse and aims to actively encourage debate that addresses the creativity and convictions of dance artists, as expressed in staged work.

ADAD acknowledges that the high visibility of dance practices, which draw on DAD and Black heritage, is both important and influential to British culture and that supporting these practices is a vital means of validating the intellectual and cultural contribution of Black cultures, therefore promoting social inclusion.

ADAD promotes collaborative methods of working with dance organisations; companies; independent practitioners and other cultural organisations.