The education team offers a programme of weekly dance classes for young people aged 11-17yrs in Street, Jazz, Ballet and Contemporary — at beginner and general levels. They are designed to encourage newcomers, and to provide secondary students and our regular youth group members with additional technique classes. Each year, we organise a performance project for those who want to take part.
For class details, see class timetable

We run four youth dance groups, designed to provide access to dance for specific age and interest groups. All four meet weekly during term times and are scheduled through the CLASS TIMETABLE
FUSION YOUTH DANCE
A fast-paced group that gives you the opportunity to explore, create and perform dynamic dance fusions. Open to anyone (11-17yrs) with or without dance experience.
D-BOYZ
Boys-only dance group that creates and performs its own pieces, exploring a range of dance styles. Fun, fresh and funky. For 8–10yr olds, with or without dance experience.
D-MEN
All-male dance group with an energetic edge! Develop technical and choreographic skills in a variety of dance forms and create dance pieces for performances. For 11–17yr olds, with or without dance experience.

The education team organises performance projects for young people, led by local and national guest artists. These takes place in half-term, Easter and summer holidays and are often held on location with partner organisations. Current projects get listed on the performances + events page, which is automatically updated.

A Showcase is a scheduled performance event that features the best of our home-grown talent plus invited guest groups from the South West region. Showcases give aspiring young dancers the chance to perform in a professional dance theatre and usually take place in the summer term. When one is programmed, you can find details on the performances + events page.

Curtain-raisers are short performance projects linked to Swindon Dance's main performance programme. Typically, they are 5-minute pieces, choreographed by a visiting professional, performed by local young people and presented as part of the main performances + events programme. We organise one Curtain-raiser each term.