Following on from the fantastic success of Fresh 2011, Yorkshire Dance is working with Youth Dance England for a second year to organise Fresh 2012 – an outstanding showcase for the finest youth dance groups from Yorkshire and the Humber.
Featuring a range of fantastic pieces and dance styles from street dance and hip hop to Bollywood and contemporary, Fresh 2012 will celebrate the achievements of the region’s young dancers.
East Riding Youth Dance County Company have been chosen to perform at the spectacular showcase that presents the most talented local dancers at West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds, on Saturday 17th March (7.30pm). They will be performing their piece All Because …. choreographed by their artistic director Dawn Holgate. All Because… is a piece about relationships and the emotions exploring the range of circumstances that often affect our relationship with others.
An elite panel of judges will select one group to represent Yorkshire at U.Dance England 2012, Youth Dance England’s flagship event taking place this July at the Southbank Centre in London.
Alongside the performances on stage, youth dance companies will also be performing in the theatre foyer and at Yorkshire Dance, next door on Quarry Hill.
Yorkshire Dance received an overwhelming number of applications from companies wanting to have the chance to dance on stage, and managed to narrow it down to nine.
This year’s show really is a showcase of talent from across the region and features:
- East Riding Youth Dance County Company
- Dance United Performance Company
- Phoenix Youth Academy
- RJC Youth Dance Company
- Momentum Dance
- Hull Youth Dance Group
- North Yorkshire Dance
- DAZL Youth Dance Company
- Yorkshire Dance Youth Company
Tickets cost £8 (£2 discount for groups of more than five) and are available by calling 0113 213 7700.
Further information from June Mitchell, community arts officer, on (01482) 392651.
