On Thur 9th & Fri 10th July we showcased 15 different dance groups, schools and adult dance companies from the South East: Knole Academy, Mascalls, Tonbridge Grammar, Definition Dance, Canterbury Academy, West Kent College, Homewood School, DanceOn, MoJo Dance, Cascade Adult Collective and Ceyda Tanc Associate Dance Company.

The Dance Programme at Canterbury Academy were selected to take part in a selection / performance day for U Dance 2015 as part of the New Dimensions strand. The dancers performed at The Southbank Centre in London on Saturday 28th February.

Our director Ricia Coleman had a great time teaching an Advanced Jazz class on Saturday 14th February at the biggest dance exhibition MOVE IT 2015, Olympia London. Class pictures are soon to follow!

The Dartford Youth Company performed at the Orchard Theatre, Dartford as part of ' Once Upon a Time' on Monday 19th January. Our dancers performed their performance piece from our annual production of ' Snow White & The Ice Queen'/ You can find out more HERE.

' Outstanding'     'Stunning'     Highly professional show'     'Beautifully Crafted'

Snow White & the Ice Queen was a huge success! Our enchanted dance production inspired by the classic fairy-tales from both The Brothers Grim and Hans Christian Andersen took place on Sunday 7th December in Sevenoaks, Kent.  Our breath-taking production showcased dancers aged 3 - 25 years. 

We had a great time at our open day on Sat 20th September at Recall Studios in Tunbridge Wells.  If you missed our day, please get in touch, our doors are always open to new students wanting to join Cascade. Contact us through our contact page

We ran a first aid course for young dancers on Sunday 8th September. The course was a St John's Young Lifesaver certificate, providing young people with a qualification for 3 years. We accredited 8 young dancers who are first aiders in the community!  If you would be interested in the next First Aid course get in touch ( Course costs £35 and is open to 11 - 19years). Contact Sam Blackden via email.

The Cascade Youth Collective performed at the Commonwealth Youth Dance Festival between 9th - 13th July in Glasgow.  We represented the UK at the festival and shared our experience with 400 dancers in 36 different companies across the Globe. After months of fundraising and dance training, our young dancers took part in a truly fantastic residential trip full of experiences which enthused and inspired everyone! Thank you to YDance and well done everyone! Our CYDF14 show reel will follow very soon!

We had a fantastic platform at the Gulbenkian Theatre on Sunday 13th July, showcasing some of the very best of youth dance in East Kent. IGNITE was our first performance opportunity in partnership with South East Dance and the Gulbenkian Theatre, all part of Kent Dancing and Big Dance South East England 2014. We received some fantastic feedback and are looking forward to continuing this event in the future.

In June 2014 we held a showcase to share the works of our Kent based youth companies. The showcase was held at South East Dance Studios in Hextable with a sell out evening show! Over 100 young gifted and talented dancers came together and demonstrated their skills and passion for dance with performances in Contemporary, Ballet, Street Dance, Jazz and Physical Theatre.