Blue Eyed Soul Dance Company is pleased to present LIKE Youth Dance - a programme of local out of school dance activity for disabled and non-disabled people aged 5-19 in Telford and Wrekin and Shropshire (2010-11) and continuing in Telford 2011-12. We are now building a core of enthusiastic young people who want to work creatively with dance.

Sucessful projects include a partnership with SpArC Life at Bishops Castle to deliver 2 programmes of aerial dance, and an aerial project in Oswestry.  Exciting digital dance projects collaborating with media artists and experimenting with new technologies.  Regular after school clubs from ages 5 - 16.  Fusions of street dance and contemporarly dance.  And a performance at Telford Dance Festival.  See our LIKE Youth Dance facebook page for photos, future event updates, and to add yourself as a fan!

Participants in digital project ‘my community, my place’.

Participant at Aerial Workshop: Image Ben Osborne

A weekly dance club for disabled children aged 5-8 years took place at Severndale school in Shrewsbury.  Children explored creative dance movement, with freedom of expression.

Participants in Envision Dance Group striking a pose in front of graffiti wall.

Envison Dance Group runs on a weekly basis at Telford - a fusion of funky street and creative contemporary dance, with Blue Eyed Soul Dance and Transit-Trix Dance.  It’s a fun, friendly group, giving those involved a range of skills and techniques to create their own dance routines.  They will be performing at Telford Culture Fest on 23rd July 2011, and Telford Dance Festival at The Place Oakengates on 10th February 2012.

If you’re interested in participating in any of our activities or would like to hear more about the work of Blue Eyed Soul Dance Company please contact us at: admin@blueeyedsouldance.com or ring 01743 210830.  You can also sign up for our e-newsletter to be contacted about future events that might interest you, or keep an eye on our events calendar.

This activity is funded by Telford and Wrekin Council 2010-12, and Shropshire Council Short Breaks for Disabled Children (2010-11).

LIKE Youth Dance online

For the older group there is also a Like Youth Dance facebook page, so add yourself as a fan if you’d like to hear more, or share your dance experiences.  You can also find us on Twitter @BESdance - follow us!

Check out our YouTube page for examples of our dance for screen.  Here’s a ’silent rave’ film, and we ran ”Where the Wind Blows’ workshops for younger children.