Youth Ensemble

Creativity is at the forefront of our program and Australasian Dance Collective aims to enrich, inspire and support the young dancers of our community.

Youth Ensemble Director, Riannon McLean, leads a program that will enhance the dancers' learning and capabilities by encouraging a strong focus on their individual development.

Guest teachers further extend technique through creative skills workshops and there is a great emphasis on the importance of communication as an ensemble as well as the implementation of creative habits to build confidence and encourage curiosity and exploration.

The program runs over three terms, developed alongside the ADC company calendar, and features two performance seasons.

Our Youth Ensemble’s signature season, Echo, sees our young dancers perform in dance works created specifically for them by Australian choreographers. Echo highlights the talents of young creatives and designers and showcases our ensemble in their very own films curated for performance. The Youth Ensemble program also offers a second performance opportunity that is created in collaboration with the ADC company artists.

Another opportunity created for the Youth Ensemble dancers, is the potential to be offered scholarship placements with leading training institutions from around Australia and New Zealand.