After securing funding from Arts Council England of £30,000, East Riding Youth Dance is set to continue for a further year. East Riding Youth Dance is offering more young people the chance to become members of the project for the autumn term starting in September 2009.
Co-ordinated by East Riding of Yorkshire Council, the project includes weekly sessions with professional artists working towards performances each term. East Riding Youth Dance also gives young people the opportunity to learn from the country’s leading professional dance companies in workshops and live performances. This year there will be the opportunity to see Motionhouse Dance Theatre perform their new production of ‘Scattered’ on Saturday, 21 November at The Spa, Bridlington.
The youth dance groups are based in six areas of the East Riding with sessions for 11 to 13-year-olds and 14 – 18-year-olds. At the end of every term, the 12 groups plus the exclusive County Company come together to perform at the biggest Youth Dance Platform in the area.
East Riding Youth Dance is being funded by Arts Council, England and East Riding of Yorkshire Council. Weekly sessions will be taking place at:
Minster Primary School, Beverley Tuesdays
All groups start during the week beginning 14 September 2009.
The cost is £30 per term or £90 per year. If you join for the year, you will receive a free performance ticket to see Motionhouse Dance Theatre performing Scattered at The Spa Bridlington.
The East Riding Youth Dance County Company was formed in October 2007. Thirteen young people aged 14-18 years were successful in obtaining a place after an intensive day of practical auditions and interviews last year. It is now time for auditions to take place for the coming year to find young people who will work together for a year, meet regularly to work under the direction of professional dance artists to achieve excellence in dance.
Auditions are to be held on Saturday, 26 and Sunday, 27 September 2009 at Woldgate College, Kilnwick Road, Pocklington. The cost to be a member of the County Company is £130 per year. Rehearsals throughout the year take place at Woldgate College on Sundays from 9.30am to 1.30pm
As part of their training they will regularly represent the East Riding at local, regional and national performance events.
For more information, to book a place, or receive an application pack for the County Company, please call Michelle McCoy on 01482 392653 or 07795 337492.
