EDge is designed to give outstanding young artists the best possible final preparation for their professional dance careers.
Dozens of outstanding artists have completed their training through creating and touring a repertoire with LCDS's postgraduate performance company, including:
- Henri Oguike, Artistic Director, Henri Oguike Dance Company
- Martin Lawrance, dancer and choreographer for Richard Alston Dance Company
- Angela Towler, dancer for Rambert Dance Company
- Liala Diallo and Hilary Stainsby, dancers for Random Dance Company
- Greig Cooke, dancer for Charles Linehan Company
Since the company was re-launched with the new name EDge in 2002, many more EDge graduates have continued their careers with leading dance companies, including:
- Chris Rook (EDge 06), currently dancing for Jonathan Lunn on the Reading Room tour
- Silvestre Sanchez Strattner (EDge 04), currently dancing with Richard Alston Dance Company
- Robert Clark (EDge 04), currently dancing with Troika Ranch
- Matthew Winston (EDge 04), world tour with New Adventures in Matthew Bourne's Nutcracker!
- Rasphal Singh Bansal (EDge 03), a successful independent choreographer who featured in Dance Umbrella 2005 and who has created a work for Transitions Dance Company’s current repertoire
- Gena Mann (EDge 03), currently dancing with Via Dance Collaborative, New York
- John Thompson (EDge 03), currently dancing with Bare Bones Dance Company
- Maruisz Raczynski (EDge 02) and Keir Patrick (EDge 04), currently dancing with Siobhan Davies Dance Company
- Holly Warren and Phillipa White (EDge 02), currently dancing with Scottish Dance Theatre
- Katryn Jackson and Raymond Roa (EDge 02), currently dancing with balletLORENT
Other recent EDge members have gone on to work with Kim Brandstrup, Maresa von Stockert, Hofesh Shechter, Frauke Requardt and other leading choreographers.
