Welcome to the Winter 2012 edition of Hotfoot Online

With 2012 upon us now seems a good time to celebrate and reflect on some of the achievements and successes of 2011. So in this issue of Hotfoot ADAD’s chair Judith Palmer writes about the inaugural ADAD Lifetime Achievement Award; Lisa Thomas, our northern office programme coordinator, reports on Phoenix Dance Theatre’s 30th anniversary celebrations; and we look back at the Bloom Festival through pictures.

The year ahead promises to be an exciting one for our art form. We’ve compiled an upcoming events list to make sure you don’t miss out on some of the fantastic performances that will take place in the UK, in 2012.

Happy New Year!

Paula Allen, Acting Editor