YDE Stride! is an annual dance programme for 14-19 year olds (up to 24 years for disabled applicants) which offers the chance to obtain a range of non-performance based skills such as leading and managing dance projects and activities.
The programme is run by Youth Dance England and is looking for applicants for next year’s Stride! It’s a great way to kick start a career in dance leadership and learn more about what’s out there. Here’s what they said:
Youth Dance England is offering this fantastic opportunity with its national mentoring and residential programme YDE Stride!
YDE Stride! is back on a national scale and we are now looking for young people with an entrepreneurial spirit and creative problem-solving skills to apply for this programme.
Successful applicants will be provided with a mentor and will participate in an action-packed residential with one of the YDE Stride! hosts (Dance4, Dance South West or East London Dance with Sadler’s Wells) followed by a placement to help develop skills and experience essential to building a career in dance.
You can download an application from the Youth Dance England website from 2 December 2009 and the deadline for applications for the programme will be 15 January 2010.
