▁Dance ▁and ▁D rama . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁a ▁£ 1 . 1   mill ion ▁development ▁at ▁The ▁Place ▁added ▁two ▁new ▁further ▁stud ios . ▁ ▁Te aching ▁ ▁L CD S ▁teach es ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁contemporary ▁dance ▁techniques ▁including ▁release - based , ▁Lim ón , ▁Hum ph rey ▁and ▁Contact ▁Im pro vis ation , ▁pr iding ▁themselves ▁on ▁their ▁Graham ▁technique ▁and ▁C unning ham ▁technique . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁courses ▁L CD S ▁also ▁offers ▁pil ates , ▁body ▁condition ing , ▁free ▁elect ives ▁in ▁Ch ore ology , ▁An atom y ▁and ▁Sc en ography , ▁and ▁bal let ▁studies . ▁ ▁L CD S ▁provides ▁both ▁under grad uate ▁and ▁post grad uate ▁( including ▁ED ge ) ▁voc ational ▁training ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁research ▁programme ▁in ▁contemporary ▁dance . ▁The ▁School ▁also ▁offers ▁courses ▁in ▁contemporary ▁dance ▁in ▁London ▁for ▁adult s ▁and ▁children , ▁including ▁Centre ▁for ▁Advanced ▁Training , ▁a ▁programme ▁allowing ▁pre ▁voc ational ▁training ▁for ▁young ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁East . ▁ ▁Al umn i ▁L CD S ' s ▁first ▁year ' s ▁int ake ▁included ▁Richard ▁Al ston , ▁Ian ▁Sp ink ▁and ▁S io b han ▁Dav ies ▁who ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁perform ▁with ▁the ▁main ▁company ▁before ▁found ing ▁their ▁own . ▁ ▁Other ▁notable ▁al umn i ▁of ▁L CD S ▁include : ▁Richard ▁Al ston , ▁Dar sh an ▁Singh ▁Bh ull er , ▁Se eta