Youth Ensemble
Our Youth Ensemble comprises like-minded dancers aged 15-19, who share the same passions and creative pathways.
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.
Times
Wednesdays 5:30pm — 8:00pm
Sundays 12:00pm — 4pm
Dates
TERM 1 / Monday, January 24 — Friday, April 1 (10 weeks) Youth Ensemble begins Sunday, January 30
TERM 2 / Tuesday, April 19 — Friday, June 24 (10 weeks)
TERM 3 / Monday, July 11 — Friday, September 16 (10 weeks)
Location
ADC Studio, Level 4, Judith Wright Arts Centre, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane
Cost
$2050 (inclusive of ALL costumes, Youth Ensemble T-Shirt and admin charges) Payment Plans are available upon request.
If offered a place in ADC’s Youth Ensemble, you will have the opportunity to apply for one of two hardship scholarships. These scholarships are for those who would be financially unable to accept their position.



We acknowledge the First Nations people as the Traditional Owners of Meanjin (Brisbane).
In the spirit of reconciliation Australasian Dance Collective acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their deep connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
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