Youth Dance Ensemble

Delaware Dance Company, Youth Dance Ensemble

Youth Dance Ensemble is Delaware Dance Company’s younger performing ensemble for advanced beginner and intermediate level dancers. YDE's goals are to provide dancers with a rich and nurturing dance education that allows for numerous class and performance experiences across various dance styles and venues; to prepare dancers for the rigorous demands of DDC’s Performing Company and the professional career field, through group work, auditions, and character building; and to challenge and meet the unique needs of each dancer,

no matter their level or ability. In addition to their required Ballet curriculum, all members are enroll in either a Jazz or Modern class. YDE attends and performs at local festivals and community events. Recently, they have attended and performed at the Maryland Dance Festival and the Delaware Dance Festival, master classes at Regional Dance America Northeast as well as performing at Newark Community Day, for fundraising events for Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and American Cancer Society and for local retirement communities..