National Youth Arts Wales are extremely excited to share our plans for U.Dance Cymru 2021 – an event which aims to bring together young dancers from across Wales to take part in a range of workshops, featuring an array of dance styles.
The programme is jam-packed with a variety of disciplines taking place, kicking off with the U.Dance Cymru online evening showcase on AM, streaming performances by youth dance groups across Wales on Friday 14 May at 6pm, available to stream across the weekend.
Dance groups representing Wales on stage and screen as part of this digital celebration include:
County Youth Dance Company
Solo performances by Amy Holmes, Kirsten Roberts, Angharad Jones-Young
Solo performances by Rubicon Dance students Megan Clash & Tara Coombes
The Mighty New – Volcano Performance Art Theatre
Ballet Cymru Summer School
Moorland Primary School
Afon Youth Dance Company
NEW Dance Youth Dance Company
Local Motion Dance
Monmouth Youth Dance Company
Ballet Cymru International Ballet Course
WISP Dance Club
Impelo Dance
Dawns i Bawb
NDCWales Associates
Ysgol Ty Ffynnon
Ysgol Llanfyllin
Following the showcase, one group will be selected to take their piece forward to the U.Dance National Festival in July 2021, which draws together some of most innovative and ambitious youth dance work from across the entire country.