ABOUT THE COMPANY
The Young Dance company is a group of passionate dancers committed to exploring themselves and their world through dance.
Company members, ages 7 to 18, take weekly classes and rehearse on Saturdays, September through May. The company frames its annual season around a theme that immerses dancers in artistic inquiry and produces innovative performances. Dancers work with professional artists to investigate and collaborate on choreography for the selected theme. Their work is presented in venues throughout the year and in a season finale concert each Spring.
JOIN THE COMPANY
To join the company, register for any Young Dance class as well as the Company option corresponding to the age of the dancer. If you’ve never danced before, don’t worry! Company pieces and all Young Dance classes are structured for students of all ages and abilities.
2024/25 PERFORMANCE SEASON
Inner Connectivity, Outer Expressivity
At Young Dance, each year is guided by a central theme. Last year’s theme, Mind:Body, proved so expansive and meaningful that we are dedicating another year to its exploration. Even as our themes evolve, the mind-body connection will remain a foundation for theory and practice throughout our classes and organization.
This season, we’re embracing “Inner Connectivity, Outer Expressivity,” a concept drawn from the work of Rudolf Laban and Irmgard Bartenieff. This theme invites us to examine the vital link between our inner world—thoughts and feelings—and physical expression. By cultivating this inner harmony, we unlock greater ease and authenticity in communicating ourselves to the world.
Our exploration will be driven by two simple but powerful questions: Why? and How? Guest choreographers Lainey Lee, Gretchen Pick, Judee Shuǐ Xiān, and Laurie Van Wieren investigated these questions with the company and are excited to share the results.
May 9 to 11, 2025, Luminary Arts Center
“Young Dance helps create some of the strongest, self-aware young people I’ve ever met. Whether these dancers ever pursue a future in dancing or not, the foundation of respect, responsibility”
-Young Dance parent