Join us for a fun, creative week of dance led by an experienced YDance tutor – Beth Gildea. Learn a variety of styles including Jazz, Street, Contemporary, creative and more and finish the week with a sharing on the final day!
đź“… 5th – 8th of August, 9.30am – 12.30pm
This week is a taster with an option to sign up for An Lanntair’s new YOUTH DANCE COMPANY in partnership with YDance. The company aims to develop a dancers technical, creative and performance skills alongside transferable life skills. It will provide an accessible, brave and fun space to develop and expand skills to support them on their journey in dance.
There will be further sessions with YDance in the school October holidays (Mon 12 – Fri 16 Oct), and the February long weekend (Mon 15 – Wed 17 Feb). We will also arrange regular sessions in between, led by locally based dance artists. Young dancers will be given the opportunity to perform at the YDance Destinations event at Eden Court, Inverness in March 2027.
Suitable for: age 12 – 18
What will An Lanntair Youth Dance Company offer me?
- A space to develop your confidence
- Contemporary dance workshops
- Choreographic workshops
- A chance to express yourself
- A chance to try new dance movement and be physically active
- Performance experience in Stornoway and Inverness
- Opportunities to develop collaborative and communication skills
This course will be delivered by Beth Gildea from YDance. Beth began dancing at age three with Right2Dance, going on to study Dance Artistry at West College Scotland before achieving a First-Class BA Honours degree at Edinburgh College (PASS). She is also a member of Unearthed Dance Company and has performed regularly in Edinburgh over recent years. She has previously taken part in a variety of YDance projects, including the Commonwealth Youth Dance Festival, YDance Horizons’ Granada Exchange, Tell Us Who We Are, Project Y, and YDance Destinations with Right2Dance. Beth now brings her experience and passion for community dance into her role with YDance, delivering workshops, supporting young people, and contributing to wider artistic projects across the organisation.
YDance is the national youth dance organisation for children and young people in Scotland and the leading provider of high quality dance opportunities in a range of contexts and settings, working with a range of partners. YDance exists to transform the lives of Scotland’s children and young people, supporting them to grow and learn through dance. Each year we work with around 2000 children and young people across four main areas: Engage, Perform, Learn and Connect. Established in 1989, YDance programmes achieve positive outcomes for children and young people across Scotland, improving mental and physical health, wellbeing and confidence. Through projects young people develop skills and confidence in dance and transferable meta skills. We improve access to high quality dance for everyone, helping young people learn and grow through dance. YDance is core funded by Creative Scotland with projects funded by and in partnership with Scottish Government, councils, charities and schools.
This project is part of An Lanntair’s Youth Arts Project supported by Young Start. Young Start aims to create opportunities for Scotland’s children and young people aged 8 to 24 to help them realise their full potential. Young Start is a grants programme run by The National Lottery Community Fund, which distributes money from dormant bank accounts.Â
