8 May 2022 12:00, 13:00, 14:00

RAD Community Dance Bursary Open Audition

The RAD Community Bursary will allow us to fund up to three students to take weekly dance classes for a year in our new state of the art facilities, as well as covering the cost of uniform. We are looking for young people aged 4-17 with no prior formal dance training to come forward to take part in an open class, watched by a panel of dance professionals.

Photo: David Tett.

Led by Dame Darcey Bussell, the panel will also include Joshua Tuifua, ex-dancer with The Royal Ballet and RAD Trustee, and Joanne Ward, RAD Dance School Principal. Together they will be looking for passionate young people without previous dance experience, who show promise and a keenness to learn.

The panel may select one promising dancer from each age range: 4-7 (12pm), 8-12 (1pm) and 13-17 (2pm). Those chosen to receive the bursary will be enrolled and will be able to take a weekly dance class at the RAD in whichever style they choose, including ballet, contemporary, musical theatre, jazz, or street. By doing so, they will become a member of the RAD Dance School, located at our headquarters, which offers a variety of extra-curricular dance classes for young people and adults.

The open audition will be a part of our housewarming event on Sunday 8 May which will be one of the first opportunities for the community to experience everything we have to offer.

For more information on the event and to register for the open audition, visit: www.homefordance.org