About Dublin Youth Dance Company
DYDC is Ireland’s flagship contemporary Youth Dance Company whose mission is to lead the development and delivery of high-quality contemporary youth dance in Dublin and nationally. DYDC is a contemporary dance performance company and comprises three dance ensembles – Junior, Transition and Senior, ages ranging from 13-23 years). DYDC curates and hosts the annual Irish Youth Dance Festival (IYDF & Winter Gala), providing a national platform for Youth Dance with a growing international focus. Its vision is to cultivate distinct artistic voices through the creation and performance of transformative repertoire uniquely embodied by young artists. DYDC offers young dancers multiple platforms and opportunities to train, perform, choreograph and participate in an inclusive and diverse environment.
DYDC/IYDF provides pathways of high-quality pre vocational training and ensemble performance for young dancers/aspiring dance artists, led by professional choreographers and dance artists/teachers extending the range and deepening the experience of their dancer selves. The recent launch of it new Strategic Plan ‘A Time to Grow’ 2023-2027 represents a pivotal moment for DYDC as it step changes fully into a leadership role in contemporary youth dance inIreland in terms of: pedagogy/pre vocational dance training; national and international festival/dance platforms/collaboration; equality, diversity and inclusion, and significant partnerships with both the professional contemporary dance sector which stands very strong in Ireland and is of mutual enrichment and local authority, educational, voluntary and cross sectoral collaborations.
Dublin Youth Dance Company is strategically funded by the Arts Council (under its YPCE/Young People, Children, Education stream). It is further funded by Dublin City Council, Dún Laoghaire/ Rathdown Co. Co. and Fingal Co. Co. It is supported by Dance Ireland and Dance Theatre of Ireland.
The Company is led by its CEO / Artistic Director Mariam Ribón.
