AWA DANCE

AWA DANCE (Advancing Women’s Aspirations with Dance) is a CIO (Charitable Incorporated Organisation) based in the UK, founded by choreographer Avatâra Ayuso. AWA DANCE is dedicated to the leadership development of women and teenage girls, using the transformative power of dance as the tool to empower their voices.

AWA DANCE sits at the intersection of three areas: Dance + Leadership + Women & Girls issues.

We aim to produce change by offering our participants leadership development, research and advocacy. We consider ourselves a participant led organisation: we gather data, we listen to feedback, take action and include our participants in the decision making process of our activities.

We are winners of the Acquisition International Non-Profit Awards 2023 as “Most Empowering Women in Dance Charity” and “Most Empowering Women & Girls Advocacy Organisation”