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Andrew Bishop - Head of Operations
Andrew Bishop

Andrew Bishop, Second Hand Dance Head of Operations with short brown hair, wearing a dark coat, standing with hands in pockets on a balcony, with a soft expression against a black-and-white cityscape featuring leafless trees and a cathedral.

Andrew Bishop brings 15 years of senior leadership experience in arts organisations. Previously as Commercial and Operations Director at Battersea Arts Centre and then as Managing Director of Minor Entertainment Group he has built and empowered teams to perform at their best with strong team spirit. Andrew is passionate about maximising an organisation’s potential through identifying opportunities to streamline operations and reduce costs, alongside an entrepreneurial approach to revenue generation.

Andrew oversees the development of Second Hand Dance’s operations, policies and HR, ensuring staff are supported and that systems are efficient and effective.

Claire Summerfield - Co-Director, Executive Producer
Claire Summerfield

Claire Summerfield, Second Hand Dance Co-Director (Executive Producer), with short styled hair, wearing a black button-up shirt over a light top, facing the camera smiling against a warm blurred brick background.

Claire Summerfield is a cultural strategist, positive provocateur and independent producer. She is Co‑Director of Second Hand Dance and Director of Tandem Works, independent producer supporting artists to build sustainable business models, partnerships, (inter) national profile and live performance projects. 

Over the last  five years she has raised over £2m, doubled Second Hand Dance’s turnover and presented work at Xintiandi Festival (Shanghai), Dublin Theatre Festival, Ruhrtriennale (Germany) and Sadler’s Wells. She secured Arts Council NPO status for Tom Dale Company (2019) and Second Hand Dance (2023); she specialises in dance for children and young audiences and sits on Assitej UK’s board.

Emily Jameson - Participation & Engagement Producer
Emily Jameson

Emily is the Participation & Engagement Producer at Second Hand Dance, specialising in inclusive, high‑quality arts experiences for children, families, and communities. With a background in dance and arts management, she has worked with organisations including Fevered Sleep, SLiDE Dance, and Sadler’s Wells. Her expertise spans project management, partnership development, and accessible practice, ensuring that every project nurtures meaningful participation and creativity.

Committed to inclusion and collaboration, Emily creates opportunities for artists and audiences to connect through movement, imagination, and shared experience. She lives in Surrey with her husband and their two young children, who inspire her love of dance and creative play.

Keir Patrick - Company Tour Manager
Keir Patrick

Keir Patrick, Second Hand Dance Company Tour Manager with a shaved head and short beard, wearing a plain black shirt, looking directly at the camera against a light neutral background.

Keir trained at Laban and did his postgraduate at London Contemporary Dance School (EDGE company). He was a member of Ben Wright’s bgroup and has worked for Clod Ensemble, Nigel Charnock, Siobhan Davies, Maresa von Stockert, Colette Sadler, Katie Green, Theo Clinkard, Bare Bones and Malmo Opera and at the Royal Opera House. He has been working with Michael Keegan Dolan since 2011: Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre’s Rian (2011–2014) and Rite of Spring and Petrushka (2013) and Handel’s Julius Caesar with ENO at The Coliseum in London (2012). For Teaċ Damsa, he has performed and toured internationally in Swan Lake / Loch na hEala (2017-2018) and MÁM (2019-2024).

With Second Hand Dance, he has performed in several international touring shows for younger audiences:- Grass, Getting Dressed and Night Tree. He is rehearsal director for We Touch, We Play, We Dance (2018-2024) a work for babies, early years and SEND audiences, and company tour manager for The Sticky Dance (2024) an interactive show with sticky tape!

Lucy Godfrey - Senior Producer
Lucy Godfrey

Lucy Godfrey, Second Hand Dance Senior Producer with shoulder-length brown hair, wearing a grey scarf and light jacket,

Lucy Godfrey is an accomplished theatre producer with over two decades of experience spanning producing, programming, fundraising, and strategic development. She has worked with leading companies including Blind Summit, Flabbergast Theatre, DreamThinkSpeak, and the Globe, delivering ambitious productions across the UK and internationally, from South Korea to Japan. Across companies and projects, Lucy has secured significant Arts Council and partnership funding to support innovative projects.
 
As the Senior Producer at Second Hand Dance, Lucy leads on producing, touring, and developing inclusive, playful work for children and families, championing creativity and accessibility in performance.
Rosie Heafford - Co-Director, Artistic Director
Rosie Heafford

Rosie Heafford, Second Hand Dance Co-Director with dark braided hair, wearing a green patterned shirt with a sunflower pin, looking slightly to the left smiling against a plain light background.

Rosie Heafford is Co-Director and founder of Second Hand Dance, established in 2013. She's an award-winning choreographer, with over 15 years' experience across dance, performance, and participatory arts. Her live performance and digital work for children and adults is shaped by her lived experience as a disabled artist and parent-carer.  

A graduate of Trinity Laban and Goldsmiths, Rosie has built a national and international profile, presenting work in community spaces to major theatres such as Sadler’s Wells, as well as festivals across Europe, Asia, and North America. Her practice centres collaboration, co‑creation, and access, alongside mentoring and sector development.

 

Tosia Bargiełowska Johnsen - Support Worker and Administration Coordinator
Tosia Bargiełowska Johnsen

Tosia Bargiełowska Johnsen, Second Hand Dance Support Worker and Administration Coordinator with long curly hair, wearing a patterned high‑collar sweater, looking directly at the camera with a neutral expression against a softly blurred indoor background.

Tosia is the Support Worker and Administration Coordinator at Second Hand Dance. She is a Polish-Norwegian performance artist, movement facilitator and event maker committed to shaping more inclusive environments in the arts sector.
 
Previously, as a dance access worker at Indepen-dance, Scotland’s leading inclusive dance company, she managed access coordination for touring productions across UK, Europe and beyond, helped oversee community dance programmes and provided support to a plethora of dance artists. Her practice explores rhythm, ritual, and collective ecstatic dance, drawing on experiences in Brazil and a background in philosophy and contemporary art from the University of Edinburgh.
Cath James - Chair
Cath James

Cath James, Second Hand Dance Chair with long dark hair, wearing a black dress, bright red textured jacket, and black boots, standing outside The Dance Space in Brighton, with the studio’s glass facade and signage visible behind.

Cath is Artistic Director of South East Dance, working alongside the Executive Director to lead and manage the organisation. Originally from Australia, Cath’s background is in dance, having performed with Rambert Dance Company, Siobhan Davies and others, as well as teaching internationally, before moving into producing and management. Over her 40-year career she has curated, written about and choreographed dance.

Dance remains central to Cath’s life, taking regular dance and Pilates classes. She has been known to get creative in her own silent disco on her allotment, and doing the odd yoga session when she is feeling odd.


 

Jon Singleton - Board Member
Jon Singleton

Jon Singleton, Second Hand Dance Board Member with short grey hair and glasses, wearing a white collared shirt and grey blazer, standing indoors against a plain light background.

Jon Singleton is a Senior leader in the performing arts and education, with a track record in guiding organisations through strategic and financial transformation. Highly experienced in experienced in all aspects of business management, governance, capital fundraising, and partnership development. Skilled in leading and developing small and large teams. Strong advocate for the arts and education sector and all the organisations worked for and alongside.

Louise Wildish - Board Member
Louise Wildish

Louise Wildish, Second Hand Dance Board Member with long curly dark hair, wearing a black top and sunglasses on her head, sits in front of a muted green paneled wall with a thoughtful expression.

Louise Wildish is a senior arts leader, producer, director, writer, arts consultant, EDI specialist, mentor and artist working across theatre, dance and film. Louise’s work is embedded in social justice and inclusion and she has worked across the arts both as an artist and in senior leadership roles independently and with organisations for over 30 years.

Rachna Joshi - Board Member
Rachna Joshi

Rachna Joshi, Second Hand Dance Board Member with dark hair tied back, wearing a brown ruffled top, smiles at the camera against a neutral gray background.

Rachna Joshi is a North London teacher specialising in early childhood education for children and families from birth to five. Since completing her MA in Early Childhood Studies in 2020, her interests have focused on children’s identity development through relationships, interaction through movement and dance, and embedding anti-racist, socially just practice in education.

She shares her ideas through writing, keynotes, and presentations, and is as a trustee for Second Hand Dance and a member of the Froebel Trust’s education and research committee. As a freelance consultant, she supports settings to promote play, autonomy, and children’s right to education and joy.