Artist profile
Ashley Jordan
Ashley is a dance artist, workshop leader, and choreographer who specialises in engaging people in dance and movement activities. As a Level 2 Parkour Coach, Ashley incorporates parkour techniques into creative movement and choreography, using both traditional and unconventional spaces to inspire artistic expression.
Since graduating from Chichester University with a Master’s degree in Dance Performance, Ashley has worked nationally and internationally as a performer and choreographer. Their experience includes large-scale events such as the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 and Eurovision Liverpool 2023, as well as projects in South Africa, Hong Kong, Cyprus, and Egypt, where they have performed, collaborated, and explored themes of play and non-verbal communication.
Ashley is currently a Resident Dance Artist with Anjali Dance Company and an Associate Artist at Warwick Arts Centre.
”I’m super excited to be supported by Spark Arts Ideas fund and develop the concepts for a new piece of dance work for children and young people to experience. As a previous Vital Sparks, its lovely to build on a relationship and ideas that have been cultivated over a number of years. I can’t wait to get started.
Ashley JordanIdeas Fund Artist
The Vital Spark behind everything we do
We believe that all children should be able to experience arts and culture, and that they should be able to see themselves represented in these experiences. This is not yet the case for every child and we’re committed to changing that.
Our response is Vital Spark, and it's at the heart of everything we do. Vital Spark is about challenging and changing the lack of diversity in children’s arts and culture; it’s about diverse-led artistic decision making; it’s about not being afraid to stand up for what’s right.
We do this by supporting artists who are currently underrepresented in children’s arts and culture. We also work with partner organisations to create world-class opportunities for these artists and share best practice.
