Community

In addition to our youth training programme, we deliver workshops, activities and projects with Buckinghamshire-based community groups and activity providers.

Eco-Friendly Dance Project

Bucks Youth Dance Company received funding from LEAP to deliver an Eco-Friendly Dance Project (2024). The project was led by Pippa and Louise (BYDC), and organised in collaboration with Yasmin from Wycombe Youth Action (WYA). During this 10 hour project, BYDC delivered creative movement workshops for the WYA girls group ‘Sheros’.

Project Aims

The aims of this project included: combining dance with environmental awareness; looking and responding nature to develop choreography; considering the benefits of nature and environmental awareness on our own wellbeing.

The Empowerment Project

The Empowerment Project (2023) was led by Pippa and Louise from Bucks Youth Dance Company, organised with Yasmin from Wycombe Youth Action (WYA), and funded by LEAP. Over the course of 9 weeks between May-July 2023, BYDC delivered dance-based workshops for the WYA girls group ‘Sheros’ culminating in 12 hours of contact time with the participants.

Special thank you to Yasmin (WYA) for all her support, positivity, advocacy and enthusiasm during the project.

Project Aims

The aims of the project included: delivering a series of fun, energising and empowering workshops; exploring exercises that promote creative/ collaborative moving and making; to facilitate ‘my life as a movie’ project task; to empower participants to think creatively, celebrate individuality, and uplift each other collectively. Appreciating the importance of individual wellbeing was embedded throughout the project.