▁London , ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁Senate ▁House ▁complex ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁London , ▁R AD A ▁and ▁University ▁College ▁London . ▁ ▁History ▁London ▁Contempor ary ▁Dance ▁School ▁and ▁its ▁partner ▁company , ▁London ▁Contempor ary ▁Dance ▁Theatre , ▁were ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁under ▁the ▁govern ance ▁of ▁the ▁Contempor ary ▁Dance ▁Trust . ▁After ▁receiving ▁support ▁from ▁its ▁founder , ▁Robin ▁Howard , ▁the ▁Contempor ary ▁Dance ▁Trust ▁moved ▁to ▁ 1 7 ▁Duke ' s ▁Road ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁which ▁it ▁renamed ▁The ▁Place . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁with ▁assistance ▁from ▁the ▁Arts ▁Council ▁and ▁Lin bury ▁Trust , ▁The ▁Place ▁under w ent ▁a ▁major ▁re development , ▁with ▁new ▁stud ios ▁created ▁for ▁the ▁School ▁on ▁F lax man ▁Terra ce . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁L CD S ▁began ▁offering ▁a ▁B A ▁Hon ours ▁degree ▁in ▁Contempor ary ▁Dance , ▁valid ated ▁by ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Kent . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁London ▁Contempor ary ▁Dance ▁Theatre ▁was ▁closed ▁and ▁the ▁Richard ▁Al ston ▁Dance ▁Company ▁formed . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁a ▁£ 7 . 5   mill ion ▁re development ▁of ▁The ▁Place , ▁including ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁six ▁new ▁dance ▁stud ios , ▁was ▁completed . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁L CD S ▁and ▁the ▁Royal ▁Academy ▁of ▁D ram atic ▁Arts ▁( R AD A ) ▁formed ▁the ▁Conserv atoire ▁for