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Youth Dance England conference

A shared vision for the future.

From:
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Published
5 October 2010
This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Ed Vaizey, Minister for Communication, Culture and the Creative Industries, recently joined international speakers at the country’s leading conference on youth dance.

The event focused on the future of youth dance and dance education in England and hosted unveiling of three major developments for the arts, dance and education sectors:

  • the launch of a new nationally recognised Diploma in Dance Teaching and Learning, which will benchmark teaching standards for dance practitioners, with the potential to change the way dance is taught

  • the launch of the Ten Year Vision for children and young people’s dance, outlining how dance in and beyond schools should be developed nationally by 2020

  • Dance in and Beyond Schools, the first national resource for teaching dance to be produced since 1993 and distributed to every school in England

Organised by Youth Dance England, the two day event provides discussion and information for people working in the public sector, arts, culture and dance, education, young people and in the creative industries.

YDE Young Creatives

For a flavour of the work of Youth Dance England, watch the Are you a young creative? film:

Applications for YDE Young Creatives 2011 are now open.

Further information

Published 5 October 2010