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The Celtic Collective – our partnership with National Youth Dance Wales

In 2020 the National Youth Dance Company of Scotland developed a new partnership with National Youth Dance Wales – the Celtic Collective. The partnership was designed to connect members of both NYDW and NYDCS...

YDance wins One Dance UK Award 2021

YDance is celebrating winning a prestigious UK dance award. On Friday 19th November 2021, YDance was presented with the prestigious One Dance UK Research in Dance Award, recognising the research work undertaken in the primary education...

APPLY NOW – Horizons Aberdeen & Horizons Glasgow Inclusive Youth Dance Companies

YDance is seeking young dancers aged 12 – 19, with and without disabilities, to join our FREE Aberdeen and Glasgow based inclusive youth dance companies, Horizons Aberdeen and Horizons Glasgow. If selected, new company members...

YDance shortlisted in the One Dance UK Awards 2021

YDance (Scottish Youth Dance) - the national dance organisation for children and young people in Scotland – has been shortlisted in two categories of the One Dance UK Awards 2021. The first nomination is for the...

BOOK NOW – FREE Youth Arts Sector Training Programme

YDance has been awarded funding from the Scottish Government's Youth Arts Fund through Creative Scotland with support from the Youth Music Initiative and Time to Shine, to deliver FREE workforce training for individuals and...

Groups announced for Destinations 2020

13 youth dance groups from across the country have been selected to perform alongside the National Youth Dance Company of Scotland at a spectacular celebration of young dance talent. YDance Destinations is a vibrant annual...

Take the Lead Celebration Day 2019

YDance (Scottish Youth Dance) held a special celebration day in December to applaud the achievements and hard work of the young people who had taken part in the company’s Take the Lead programme; a...

Mass participation dance alert! Help celebrate Rosemount’s 30th Anniversary

To celebrate Rosemount Development Trust's 30th Anniversary, we have created a fun celebration dance for YOU to learn! Learn the moves on our video tutorial below and come along to Royston Primary School, Glasgow on...

YDance seeks youth dance groups to perform at national showcase

YDance is seeking youth dance groups to perform at the national youth dance performance platform, Destinations 2020. Destinations is a vibrant showcase of the best youth dance companies from across Scotland. The event - held at...

Aimee Friel named as finalist in One Dance UK Awards 2019

YDance Dance Artist, Aimee Friel has been named as a finalist for the Rising Star Award (Dance Teaching) at the One Dance UK Awards 2019. The One Dance UK Awards recognise the outstanding contribution of professionals and...

YDance short-listed for The Herald Society Awards 2019

YDance’s Me and You project has been named a finalist in the category of Young People’s Project of the Year (Aged 16 – 24) at The Herald Society Awards 2019. The award is sponsored...

YDance nominated for One Dance UK Awards 2019

YDance (Scottish Youth Dance) has been nominated for three awards in the One Dance UK Awards 2019. Kelly Shearer, Head of Participation has been nominated in the category of Inspirational Community Dance Practitioner, Dance Artist, Aimee Friel has...

Book now – Hothouse Level 1 – SPARK

Booking is now open for Hothouse Level 1 - SPARK, a FREE choreographic training programme for ages 14 – 21 run by YDance in partnership with Scottish Ballet and regional partners Dance Base, Scottish...

YCreate autumn term dates announced

We're delighted to announce the autumn term of YCreate, our fun, creative dance classes for ages 1 - 8 will start on Saturday 7 September. For the last 30 years, YDance has been developing high-quality...

Apply now – Horizons Recruitment Day

We are holding a recruitment day for new dancers to be part of our 2019/2020 Horizons Integrated Youth Dance Company. Horizons is our FREE Glasgow based integrated youth dance company for dancers aged 12 to 19,...

Book now – FREE summer courses in North Ayrshire

We have some great summer courses available in North Ayrshire this summer as part of our Take the Lead project and the best news of all is they are completely FREE! Take the Lead Explore/Bronze...

NYDCS to perform in Australia

The National Youth Dance Company of Scotland (NYDCS) - the flagship contemporary dance company for Scotland’s exceptional young dancers - will spend two weeks in Melbourne, Australia next month to take part in a...

Scottish youth dance groups to perform at U.Dance

Two youth dance groups from Scotland will travel to London this July to perform at the famous Southbank Centre as part of the U.Dance youth dance festival. Fusion Youth Dance Company from Citymoves Dance Agency...

Book now – YCreate Summer Week

As part of YCreate, YDance’s fun and creative dance classes for children, we are running a 5-day summer programme in Glasgow. YCreate Summer Week sessions are designed to develop your child’s co-ordination, creativity and confidence through...

NYDCS release teaser trailer ahead of Dundee Rep performance

The National Youth Dance Company of Scotland (NYDCS) have released the teaser trailer of their 2019 piece For Those Who Wait ahead of their performance at SDT Fresh Edit at Dundee Rep, Dundee on...

YCreate spring term dates announced

We're delighted to announce the spring term of YCreate, our fun, creative dance classes for ages 1 - 8 will start on Saturday 4 May. For the last 30 years, YDance has been developing high-quality...

National Youth Dance Company of Scotland to visit Marseille for French collaboration

The National Youth Dance Company of Scotland (NYDCS) - the flagship contemporary dance company for Scotland’s exceptional young dancers - will visit Marseille, France at the end of this month to take part in...

Choreographers announced for Project Y 2019

Four acclaimed choreographers have been announced for the Project Y Performance Course 2019. Over four weeks, Tony Adigun, Christine Devaney, Rosie Kay, and Thomas Small will work with some of the UK's best young contemporary dancers to...

Destinations 2019 line-up announced

YDance wins at One Dance UK Awards 2018

YDance is celebrating its 30th birthday in style by winning a prestigious UK dance award. Since its inception in 1988 (as Scottish Youth Dance Festival), YDance has worked with 630,000 young people all over Scotland, performed...

Take the Lead Celebration Day

Our Take the Lead Celebration Day took place on Saturday 8 December at Greenwood Academy. The day celebrated the achievements and hard work of the young people who attend our weekly dance sessions in Garnock...

YDance launches YCreate

For the last 30 years, YDance has been developing high-quality dance opportunities for children and young people across Scotland, in a range of settings and communities, to enable children to reach their full potential...

Celebrate 30 years of YDance

YDance (Scottish Youth Dance) turns 30 years old this year and we are throwing a birthday party to celebrate. Join us at 7.30pm on Thursday 29th November at The Courtyard, WEST On The Green, Glasgow...

YDance short-listed in the One Dance UK Awards 2018

YDance (Scottish Youth Dance) - the national dance organisation for children and young people in Scotland – has been short-listed in the Inspirational Work in Education category in the One Dance UK Awards 2018. The...

Give Us A ‘Y’

Give us a ‘Y’! Why? Because it’s our birthday! YDance is 30 years old this year and as part of our birthday celebrations we want you to give us your best, most creative ‘Y’. Take a...

Momentum Celebration Day

Our Momentum Celebration Day took place on Friday 5th October 2018, marking the end of our year-long Momentum Project. We spent the day at St Andrew's High School in Coatbridge, running fun and inspiring dance sessions...

YDance short-listed for the Herald Society Awards 2018

YDance (Scottish Youth Dance) has been short-listed in the Young People’s Project of the Year category at the Herald Society Awards 2018. The awards are organised by Newsquest Scotland and highlight achievement in the public...

YDance to share education success story in New York City conference

YDance (Scottish Youth Dance) - the national dance organisation for children and young people in Scotland – has been selected to share one of its educational success stories with an international audience. Anna Kenrick, Artistic...

Tell Us Who We Are – Tickets on sale

National Youth Performing Arts Companies of Scotland present Tell Us Who We Are by Gary McNair Directed by Mary McCluskey Choreographed by Anna Kenrick Music by Claire McCue Tue 7 - Thu 9 August, 2018 Performance times vary The Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow Tickets...

Generation Dance Festival – Tickets On Sale

Generation Dance Festival comprises four works (including two world premieres) performed by dancers across generations from throughout Scotland. This diverse programme of work is a Glasgow exclusive and forms part of Festival 2018, the cultural programme...

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