Over the past couple of months Niamh Bryson, Youth & Community Dance Intern, and Sarah Lyon, Youth & Community Dance Director, travelled to Scunthorpe, Hull and Barnsley in search for new and exciting work for FRESH 2017.

They attended four sub-regional platforms which acted as smaller scale FRESH performances. The aim of these platforms is to increase the number of groups engaging with Fresh from further afield than West Yorkshire. The platforms proved a huge success, bringing groups together through workshops and social media activities during the day, celebrating each group’s involvement in Dance bringing together different styles and ages.

This year we received over 50 applications for FRESH and achieved the best regional split amongst the groups that have been selected; contemporary, street, Hip Hop, Irish and Tap dance is being represented at this year’s FRESH across the fringe and Main Stage performances.

The programme is as follows:

FRESH Main Stage
West Yorkshire Playhouse, 7.30pm
Box Office 0113 213 7700
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LWHS Dancers
Streetkingz Elite
Phoenix Youth Academy Seniors
Me2 Inclusive Youth Dance Company
Mechanics Performing Arts
DAZL Senior Youth Dance Company
McKeown Irish Dance Academy
Explosive
Shahck Out Youth Dance
Momentum
High Storrs Dance Company
Hull Dance Youth Company

FRESH FRINGE
Yorkshire Dance, 5.30pm
SOLD OUT

Metamorphosis Youth Dance Company
CAPA Juniors
The Space Dance Studio
East Riding Youth Dance County Company
Street Beat Elite
Dance United Performance Company
WATH Comprehensive Break Company
Hype Dance Academy Tap