Do you need high quality contemporary dance workshops?
Or a visit from a professional dance company to inspire your young students?
Are you holding a dance camp and require professional tutors or a workshop package that includes a performance and pots show workshops?
Welcome to youMove!
youMove has a number of education programs which include performances and workshops for both high school and primary school students, easy and effective workshops for primary school teachers wishing to deliver creative movement in their classrooms and professional development workshops for high school dance teachers.
All members of youMove Company are professional, tertiary trained dancers with the majority holding BA Dance Education degrees as well as recent engagements with leading professional company’s and choreographers.
Works in the performance presented range from Indigenous choreographers to Australian Dance Theatre alumni, to established dance makers.
youMove Company is a professional contemporary dance company that exists to provide:
- performance and presentation opportunities, mentorship and professional development for talented emerging Australian dance artists
- choreographic opportunities for emerging and established dance makers
- culturally significant performances for audiences and
- enriching educational programs for the next generation of dancers, dance makers, dance teachers and dance audiences.
Led by established independent dance artist and Robert Helpmann Scholar, Kay Armstrong, youMove has been in existence since 2009. The company is based in Western Sydney with its activities extending throughout Sydney and Australia.
Some testimonials from our 2011 workshops
Question: Was there anything new that you learnt about dance?
Yes that it comes from your heart - Year 5
That I am able to manipulate movement and improvise movement and it is easier than I believed – Year 12
I learnt about the way you involve your ancestors - Year8
I learnt that a simple concept can be turned into an interesting complicated dance piece – Year 11
I learnt different ways to choreograph and also the different ways you can use props and sound in a piece – Year 11
Yes I learnt that sometimes its right to do the wrong things in contemporary dance – Year 8
Question: Your favourite part of the workshop?
Kay! I loved her ideas, approaches and kooky personality - Year11
Question: The workshop experience in one word?
Empowering – Year 12
Feedback about our dancers…
Anna - you were an incredible inspiration and role model to the students. They adored your workshop and were smitten with your skills and talent. Thankyou for sharing your experiences and knowledge with the students. Some have been so inspired that they are seriously considering dance in their career options. We wish you well in your overseas performances and welcome you to visit us in Darwin anytime.
- Dance teacher, Essington School, Darwin NT