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.

We had a fantastic time at MOVE IT 2014, performing on the Main Stage and teaching a Cunningham Style Contemporary class on Sat 8th March. You can view our Main Stage performance on You Tube by clicking HERE!

'The Lost Girls' was a great show, thank you to everyone who performed, assisted and volunteered their time to the performance. Photos can be viewed and purchased through this link on Sue Tye Photography. DVD's are available priced at £9.00 each. To order a dvd contact us

Our Tunbridge Wells Youth Company and Graduate Company had a great time performing at South East Dance's youth platform, Kent Dance Mix on Sunday 24th November. The dancers worked with company 'Urban Playground' to create a new work/curtain raiser.

We had a great time at the Gulbenkian Theatre on Friday 1st November with our Curtain Raiser, supporting the opening of 'Nobulus - Out of the Shadows' in Canterbury. Dancers from our Dance Academy, Graduate and Performance Company all took part in this piece. Click Here to watch this video!

The Dance Academy had a fantastic time at the 3 day festivall in Leeds as part of U Dance 2013. As well as meeting Richard Alston & taking part in a host of professional workshops the Academy performed their work at the West Yorkshire Playhouse! Click here to watch the U Dance Video