DUBLIN YOUTH DANCE COMPANY& THE IRISH YOUTH DANCE FESTIVAL

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Dublin Youth Dance Company and Artistic Director Mariam Ribón are happy to announce the Irish Youth Dance Festival 2012.

DYDC is ever expanding and this year we have a record number of members, 42 young dancers between Junior and Senior Companies.

We are proud to announce that the Senior Company has been invited to perform at the Radial System in Berlin in May.

We are also honored to be in collaboration with the Costume, Make Up and Photography departments of Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology and Sallynoggin VEC.

DYDC outreach programmes have facilitated workshops in The Lynn Jackson Dance School and the Garage Theatre in Monaghan, Rockford Manor Secondary School in Blackrock and Notre Dame School in Dundrum.

This year the festival will be held over two days at the Pavilion Theatre in Dún Laoghaire on Saturday 30th of June and Sunday 1st of July.

The IYDF is one of the most exiting youth dance events in Ireland. The Festival has been running for 11 years offering a platform for young dancers and choreographers, both nationally and internationally.

The festival is growing every year in quality and participation, and this year as a result of the multiple collaborations DYDC and the IYDF will reach to the wider community.

DYDC is calling for submissions from Irish based youth dance companies, Irish Dancers studying abroad, young artists and choreographers in Contemporary Dance, Hip-hop and ballet.

We are looking for fresh, edgy, creative, original and current pieces in all dance styles.

The maximum length of the choreography must not exceed 12 minutes for a group piece and 6 minutes for solo work.

DOWNLOAD AN APPLICATION FORM HERE

DEADLINE: 30th March 2012.

The performances will take place at the Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire on Saturday July 2nd and Sunday July 3rd at 8.00pm. Tickets: €10/14 Booking (01) 2312929

Festival workshops on Sunday 3rd of July in Contemporary Dance and Hip-­Hop on Sunday July 3rd @Dance Theatre of Ireland’s Centre for Dance, Bloomfield Centre, Lower Georges Street,
Dún Laoghaire.
Admission €5
For Booking Phone 01 280 3455

The line up this year includes international companies Ludus Youth Dance Company (UK) and Flash Dance Company (Czech Republic), and a selection of Ireland’s finest talent including repertoire from the junior Dublin Youth Dance Company re-staged by Karla Holden.

Other talents include a new work from Kerry Youth Dance Theatre, Cois Céim’s Creative Steps, Shawbrook Youth Dance, Inchicore College of Further Education and Youth Ballet West from Galway.

The Irish Youth Dance Festival has been a platform for many emerging artist to share their work for the first time and this year is no different with undergraduates of Dundee Dance College, Chrissie Ardill, Dagmara Jersak and Sarah Ryan. We are also excited to be sharing a piece created by former Dublin Youth Dance Company members Jessie Keenan, Ellie Creighton, Ruth Shine and current senior member Janna Kemperman.

This year we will also see the Irish Youth Dance Festival hosting Hip Hop for the first time with performances from senior company member, John Corcoran’s dance school, Rampage from Shankill and a Tallagh based group called Intensity Dance Crew. Every year the festival grows from strength to strength and this year promises to host a two different shows that will not disappoint.

Workshops timetable:

10.30am-11.30am Contemporary Dance workshop/class for Children 7-12 years with Ciaran Gray, AD of Company B (an all boys dance company between 7-12 years)
11.30am-1.00pm Block Party! Workshop 15year + with Dance Theatre of Ireland
2.00pm-3.00pm Master Hip-Hop class for Improvers with Dammy from Intensity Dance Crew
3.00pm-4.00pm Master Hip-Hop class for Advanced with Dammy from Intensity Dance Crew

Admission is only €5 and prior booking is required. (maximum 30 participants)
Book your place on: 01 280 34 55

For more information:
E: info.dydc@gmail.com.
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Dublin Youth Dance Company’s annual programme of activities is supported by
Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council and the Arts Council and Dance Theatre of Ireland.

DYDC are holding a fund raising night to support the ongoing activities of the company.

JOLT! will be a an amazing night of dancing, DJ’s, performances, live music, raffles and great prizes!

The event will be held at the Garda Club on Harrington Street, Dublin 8.
Friday 1st of April from 9pm till late.

For tickets contact: Mariam on 086 86 39 702                        
or Karla on 086 86 38 385

See you there!

One ex-member of DYDC, Amandine, has gifted us today with a fantastic video from the exchange we did back in 2009 to Jaromer in the Czech Republic.

DYDC Jaromer 2009 by Amandine Kedzierski

I would like to thanks her personally and DYDC´s creative director, Marian Ribón, is not less proud with this beautiful video, in her words, ‘one the nicest present I ever got!’

Amandine, thanks so much for the video! You totally captured the essence of DYDC! How amazing and talented you are! I am ever so thankful to you for being in the company, your honesty, your love for the dance expressed in so many ways, the video is prove of that… That video shows why I am in love with DYDC and why I am so passionate about it because it transcends dance, it’s life, youth, happiness, experiences, friendship, fun, beauty, transition, discovery, passion, all of that and more embodied in dance…

Happy Chritsmas to Amandine and all ex-member of DYDC, the girls from Jaromer and Debla Danza from Burgos, Spain to all the people that follow us in Facebook and of course to all DYDCs members who make this 2010 a fantastic year!

The “Dance Careers and Training Day” is tailored to young people who may be considering a career or further studies in dance.

Students are welcome to meet with course directors of the various vocational colleges and universities from Ireland who will have their prospectus and information about their programme and enrollment available.

There will also be presentations by dance professionals discussing their training and work on the day.

Dance Training and Careers Day is a unique and informative one-day event providing high-quality, relevant and up-to-date information and guidance on further education, training and career opportunities in the dance industry.

Colleges Exhibiting:

• Coláiste Stiofáin Naofa, Cork
• College of Dance, Monkstown, Co. Dublin
• Irish Ballet Forum
• Inchicore College of Further Education, Dublin
• Sallynoggin College of Further Education, Co. Dublin
• University of Limerick
• University of Ulster

How to Book?

To book a place for your student(s) please send an email to: careersday.dydc@gmail.com
Dance teachers are also invited on the day if you would like to attend.

Come to see the finest young dancers in new dance works created by both new and established choreographers at the 10th Annual Irish Youth Dance Festival which will be held earlier this year, on the 26th and 27th of June.

The main stage performance is the Pavilion Theatre in Dun Laoghaire on Saturday, June 26 at 8.00 pm.

Tickets are just from €10 to €14 and booking can be done online at or by telephone, contacting the venue at (01) 2312929.

Remember to book early to avoid disappointment!

10th Irish Youth Dance Festival Programme

This year programme includes pieces from:

• Ballet West
• CoisCéim Creative Steps
• The College of Dance
• Company B
• Inchicore College of Further Education
• Kerry Youth Dance Theatre
• National Youth Dance Company
• Tallaght Youth Dance Company
• Wexford Youth Dance Company
• And the new choreography from DYDC

Our guest companies this year are Flash Dance, from Czech Republic, returning again to captivate us with their dance and Ludus Youth Dance Company, from UK.

Following on Sunday, 27th of June, The Atelier Festival will take place at Dance Theatre of Ireland’s Centre for Dance, Dun Laoghaire. Guest teachers from Dance Theatre of Ireland and Catherine Young will lead free workshops and classes, after which there will be atelier performances.

As every years, admission to this event is FREE but prior booking is required.

For booking your place or further information about the Irish Youth Dance Festival please contact us online
or by calling the DYDC´s administrator Victoria O’Brien at 085 1585837.

The Irish Youth Dance Festival promises to be an unforgettable weekend that supports and encourages
the artistic development of our young dance community.

Dublin Youth Dance Company’s annual programme of activities is supported by Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council and the Arts Council.

DYDC has been invited to perform at the first NOISEmoves Dance Festival which will take place on the 25th of April at the Civic Theatre, Tallaght.

This festival, which is an initiative of South Dublin County Council, aims to showcase the original work of young dance groups from throughout South Dublin County, as well as Dublin Youth Dance Company, Animotion Dance group, Creative Steps, and many more.

It is without any doubt a great opportunity to see the best young dance groups in Dublin, and admission is only 5€!

Find out more at Shawbrook.org

2010 St. Patrick Parade

DYDC is taking part again this year in the annual favorite St. Patrick´s parade which theme for 2010 is an ‘Extraordinary World’
The festival parade features highly original street theatre troupes, artists, giant puppetry, dancers and marching bands from Ireland and across the globe.

2009 St. Patrick Parade
“The Sky is the Limit” was the theme of last year St. Patrick´s amazing parade.
DYDC took part with the Flights of Fancy, a group created by a collective of four artist of Sligo that brought the best of the carnival tradition to Dublin with wishes and dreams and a splash of color that shined more with the lucky sunny day of this year parade.

Heading by the Garuda Bird, by Emergency Exit Arts, UK, and accomplished by Jaipur Maharaja Brass Band, seven musicians and a fakir who drove brass rhythms, traditional Rajastan folk music and a touch of Hindustani classical music.

Watch the video of DYDC dancing at the parade:

And some pictures: