National Youth Dance Festival 2006
In Leeds, Yorkshire
17th - 21st July 2006
Arrival |
Youth Dance groups |
The Northern School of Contemporary Dance |
The Regional Co-ordinators & Julia Mirkin (Project Manager, YDE). |
Welcome meeting in The Riley Theatre |
Bettina Strickler – the Artistic Director for the NYDF 2006 - introducing the artistic team Tom Dale, Tom Roden, Heidi Rustgaard and Adele Thompson. |
Devonshire Hall – The National Youth Dance Festival 2006 Accommodation |
Open Mic Night… |
YDE & Artistic Team |
Group rehearsal |
Try this... | Free time…Free Style! |
| Dance Clases - Pilates | Ballet |
Bollywood |
Contemporary |
| Jazz | Street |
Choreography Workshops |
Sharing Work |
Careers Talk |
Viewing new work by Lucy Suggate at Yorkshire Dance |
Performance Preparation |
Rehearsal |
| Tech Run | Audience Arrive |
| Reception | Jeremy Newton , Chair of Youth Dance England |
Sarah Stimson Youth Dance England, Regional Co-ordinator for the North West introduces the NYDF 2007, Manchester . |
Bush Hartshorn – Director of Yorkshire Dance, opens the performance at The West Yorkshire Playhouse |
| Yorkshire Young dancers | FuzzyLogic Dance Company | Elan Dance | Cornwall Youth Dance Company | Sole Youth Dance Company |
| Ace Youth Dance Company | Ludus Youth Dance Company | Brighton & Hove Youth Dance Company | East London Dance | DAS Male Dance Company |
| RJC Youth | Goodbye.... |
"It was the most amazing experience of my life."
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"I enjoyed meeting and dancing with other groups."
"The open mic night was fun."
"I really enjoyed the Hip Hop lessons."
"The Pilates class was very educational when it comes to body awareness."
"The Bollywood class was fun and the teacher was nice and friendly."
"I enjoyed jazz because it was challenging."
" I enjoyed the devising of movement sequences."
"The sharing was fun."
"I enjoyed the careers talk."
"I laernt about the different careers in dance."
"I enjoyed the sharing night, socialising, dancing, making new choreography and meeting some wonderful dancers."
"The Thursday night party was wicked man!"
"I enjoyed performing."
"The armosphere was great and I didn't feel nervous."
"I enjoyed taking part in a range of different styles and learning new techniques with a variety of different dance artists."