The artistic and education staff of NECB held a reception for the local dance teachers whose students attend the Associates programme and Nottingham Youth Dance in the East Midlands. In his address, the Artistic Director,
Niall McMahon, talked about working with the region's dance teachers to strengthen the infrastructure for dance and dance education. He outlined NECB's upcoming educational activities including next season's contemporary production of The Nutcracker which will be directed at schools' audiences and which will give young dancers the opportunity to perform alongside the company.