CHECK ONE TWO DANCE COLLECTIVE
DUBLIN · 18+ · VOLUME 01


01 / THE BRIDGE
IRELAND DOESN'T HAVE A TALENT PROBLEM- IT'S AN ACCESS PROBLEM
Ireland is producing exceptional dancers. But the route between training and professional work isn’t always clear.
CHECK ONE TWO exists to bridge that gap.
A professional dance programme combining high-level training with industry access, professional development and connection. Built for dancers who want to develop their craft, keep evolving and understand how to navigate the industry they’re working in.
This is where training meets industry.
02 / PROGRAMME
15 DANCERS.
Dublin’s first volume of CHECK ONE TWO brings together a selected group of dancers for nine weeks of focused jazz training and industry development.
THE TRAINING / WEEKLY THREE-HOUR SESSIONS
JAZZ TECHNIQUE · BALLET· MUSICAL THEATRE· COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRY STYLES · PERFORMANCE · VERSATILITY · PICK-UP SPEED · AUDITION SKILLS · WORKING ON CAMERA · PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Training designed around the demands of actually working as a dancer.
03 / INDUSTRY ACCESS
Being employable takes more than being able to dance. Throughout Volume 01, dancers will work with guest professionals from across the industry, creating opportunities to learn and connect with the people working on the other side of the table.
CHOREOGRAPHERS. CASTING. CREATIVES.WORKING PROFESSIONALS.
Ask questions. Make connections. Understand the room. Build a network.
04 / VOLUME 01
INDUSTRY GUESTS
INDUSTRY AUDITIONS
CASTING + INDUSTRY Q&A
An inside look at the casting process, with the chance to ask the questions dancers rarely get to ask and gain a better understanding of how to navigate the professional industry. Led by Global Auditions Officer, Darcey Ferguson.
05 / THE END GOAL
Volume 01 finishes with a professionally filmed concept piece directed by Meagan. An opportunity to take the work developed throughout the programme and put it into practice in front of the camera.
TRAIN → APPLY → CREATE.
06 / WHY CHECK ONE TWO
There are more ways to train than ever before. The question is: What are you training for?
CHECK ONE TWO seeks to bridge the gap between dancers, choreographers and casting. Connecting training to industry. It isn’t an agency. It doesn’t promise you a job. And it isn’t here to manufacture one version of a dancer. It provides access to a room where professional and emerging professional dancers can keep developing their skills under the mentorship of the creatives who are casting in Ireland right now.
BETTER DANCERS. SMARTER PROFESSIONALS. STRONGER CONNECTIONS.
07 / WHO IT’S FOR
CHECK ONE TWO is designed for dancers aged 18+ who are serious about developing professionally.
A recent graduate asking, “what now?” / A professional dancer looking for consistent high-level training. / Returning to Ireland after training abroad. / Transitioning from student to working professional. / Looking to develop jazz technique and versatility. / Looking for a room that challenges you again.
WE ARE NOT LOOKING FOR PERFECTION.
We’re looking for individuality. Dancers who are willing to be challenged, collaborative and above all, committed to the process.
08 / FOUNDER
I’ve spent over a decade working across the industry as a professional dancer, educator and choreographer. I’ve watched the level of dance training in Ireland grow enormously. But I’ve also watched incredibly talented dancers, students that I have taught, finish their training and be left asking the same question: What happens now? The professional industry can be difficult to navigate- particularly when so much of it relies on relationships, reputation, and simply knowing where the opportunities are. I wanted to create the room I would have wanted moving back home. Somewhere dancers could keep being challenged technically, while bringing in my own connections to help them meet people working in the industry, ask honest questions, understand professional expectations, and build genuine connections. That’s where CHECK ONE TWO started.
GIVING A VOICE TO JAZZ DANCERS IN IRELAND — MEAGAN

VOLUME 01 / THE SCHEDULE
01
27 SEP
INTRODUCTION+ TECHNIQUE + WORKSHOP/ INDUSTRY AUDITIONS
02
04 OCT
TECHNIQUE CLASS + COMPANY TRAINING
03
11 OCT
WARM UP + WORKSHOP / NEIL O’BRIEN + Q&A
04
18 OCT
TECHNIQUE + JAZZ FOUNDATIONS
05
25 OCT
WEEK OFF
06
01 NOV
BALLET CLASS + GOLDEN AGE MT
07
08 NOV
WARM-UP + DANCING ON FILM / BELINDA MURPHY + Q&A
08
15 NOV
TECHNIQUE CLASS + REHEARSALS
09
22 NOV
BALLET CLASS + REHEARSALS
10
28 NOV
REHEARSALS
10
29 NOV
CONCEPT SHOOT DAY
Schedule and guest programming subject to change.
09 / VOLUME 01 — DETAILS
CHECK ONE TWO — VOLUME 01 / DUBLIN, IRELAND
Applications close 16 September. Selected dancers will be contacted.
APPLY NOW
