National Youth Dance Company Scotland FOUNDATIONS is a dedicated training programme created to nurture and support young people with potential, ambition, and determination and works alongside our flagship National Youth Dance Company of Scotland (NYDCS) programme.

It is designed to support the journey in to NYDCS, college or on to the professional dance sector.

It offers 15 young dancers, who live in the Inverclyde area, a high-quality prevocational programme where dancers develop their technical dance, creative, choreographic, and performance skills as well as their knowledge of dance training in Scotland and careers in dance.

As a member of the Inverclyde FOUNDATIONS programme, you will get also FREE tickets to our celebrated annual dance event DESTINATIONS 2026.