Deadline: 30 November 2009

Youth Dance England is organising an exciting three-night event called U.Dance England 2010, which will showcase the work of dance groups from around the country and YOU are invited to participate.

Groups of up to 20 dancers aged 11 to 19 can apply to take part. Short-listed acts will perform at regional events between January and March 2010, where a panel of judges will select the groups who will perform at the main show, which is scheduled to take place in Birmingham next July.

Meanwhile, YDE is also searching for artists to take part in its Young Creatives Programme 2010. The scheme aims to give young choreographers between the ages of 15 and 19 the chance to develop their skills and create new work.  Those chosen will collaborate with high profile figures from the dance world. Last year’s participants had the chance to present work at the Royal Opera House.

For more information see www.yde.org.uk

deadline: 30 October 2009

Shine Television, (seewww.shine.tv ) makers of hit series such as Masterchef, Gladiators and Merlin, are making a brand new ambitious dance programme for Sky1. The series will launch in some of the biggest cities in Britain with auditions happening over the UK and in Ireland from September 2009.

They are contacting dancers, dance schools and centres of dance and dance affiliated organisations all over the UK to make sure we give everyone the chance to enter. You can take part regardless of your age, dance style or skill level.

They want every style of dancing out there, with the likes of B-Boy crews, line dancers, jivers, salsa dancers, prima ballerinas and much, much more taking part, and you can compete alone or in pairs or groups.  The winners stand to receive a massive amount of exposure for their talent and win an exciting prize. So if you have a dance you wish to enter, or your school has some dancers who are keen to take part, then please enter via the “Just Dance,” link on the Sky

Website at:www.sky.com/sky1

The Dancescape Youth Dance Network is for youth dance leaders, teachers and young dance leaders in Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire and will be a source of information, training and support. The network can also become a place to share skills, make links with artists and plan projects, should the need arise - it can be whatever YOU need it to be!

The first Dancescape Youth Dance Network meeting will take place on Thursday 18 June 2009, from 4.00-6.00pm and will be held at Solihull Arts Complex, in Solihull town centre. The plan is to rotate the meeting locations around the sub region, and meetings will be scheduled in Warwickshire and Coventry in the Autumn.

The Network meeting will be hosted by Hayley Duffield, Youth Dance Contact and Sarah Jassal, Sub Regional Dance Development Officer, and will include lots of useful items for teachers and artists:
An outline of Youth Dance England’s plans for the next 2 years, including opportunities, events and initiatives
A look into U.Dance and what this entails
A chance to find out exciting plans for dance in the sub region – and a focus in particular on boys dance!

The meeting will be followed by a practical workshop with Dance Artist Marcia Edwards, a former dancer with ACE Dance and Music. Marcia is now a freelance artist and performer, and teaches a lively blend of African and Contemporary Dance. Participants will take away a bank of ideas on new ways to warm up, and how to inspire and encourage creative choreography in the young people that you work with.

If you are unable to attend the Network Meeting, but would like to be kept up to date with the latest news and information, please let us know and we will make sure to forward you the meeting notes.

If you would like to attend, or would like to be forwarded the notes from the meeting, contact Hayley Duffield on 0121 704 6309 or email hduffield@solihull.gov.uk.

If you would like to send any information about forthcoming performances, events and opportunities that would be of interest to those attending the meeting, please email Sarah or Hayley or send hard copies to Sarah Jassal, Dancescape, Solihull Arts Complex, Homer Road, Solihull B91 3RG.

Some of you will remember our article about BOYS CAN DANCE which launched our boys dance programme… right now we have Dave Mckenna ( being frank ) and Junior Cunningham inspring boys in bedworth, keresly lillington and campion youth centres in training, learning and becoming fluid movers around frames….

well you know what Boys can dance … but GIRLS CAN TOO - can you?

Are you a girl who would like to learn more about the physical training and commitment it takes to beat the boys at their own game ..? if so get on your mobiles and call us ….

Being Frank Youth are the young dance company who are working with us to deliver our dance programmes … Henry got in touch to request we visit their site and also to ask for pointers … any advice please leave comments on WYAN.

Henry wrote…

Hi Clare

Just writing to say I’m working on our website at the moment and thought you might be interested to see it. 

If possible can you try and get it out there for people to see. Any advice or pointers would be  great as well.

Kind Regards

Henry Curtis

Beingfrank Youth

and heres the link to their fab site! www.beingfrankyouth.co.uk

www.beingfrank.co.uk

Organisation: Being Frank Physical Theatre

Contact Address: 26 Fosse Crescent, Princethorpe, Rugby

Contact Number: 07870 683979

Email Address: rubeingfrank@aol.com

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Dancescape youth dance e-news -

The youth dance e-news has been created by Dancescape to inform you of news, opportunities, information, events and all things relating to dance for young people across the sub region of Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire.

The youth dance e-news monthly email will also update you on regional and national youth dance news, initiatives and opportunities and will make direct links to Youth Dance England. Youth dance has never been such a hot topic of discussion!! Now with recognition by government, and national strategies in place to extend the youth dance framework even further, we thought it the prime time to start up Dancescape’s new youth dance e-news. We hope you find it useful and would welcome any feedback.

 You can…..Send information about news, forthcoming performances, events and opportunities for inclusion in youth dance e-news to hduffield@solihull.gov.uk.

Sarah Jassal, Sub Regional Dance Development Officer, Solihull MBC, 0121 704 6747  sjassal@solihull.gov.uk

Hayley Duffield Project Assistant, hduffield@solihull.gov.uk

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