@plymouthdance
Our mission is to use dance to inclusively engage people and communities within Plymouth and the surrounding areas. With compassion and integrity, we connect, create, and celebrate dance by delivering city wide partnership projects.
Group of older people sitting in chairs dancing.
🪑Creative Moves🪩
A fun, inclusive, chair-supported movement session for older people.
🗓️Monthly starting Wednesday, 11th February | 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
📍Age UK, Mount Gould Centre, PL4 9RD
FREE
How to join: To let us know you’re coming or for more info, please email anneliese@takeapart.org.uk.
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🧘♀️Moving Well🧘♀️
A gentle, welcoming session for adults focused on everyday resilience and calm.
🗓️Fortnightly starting Monday, 9th February | 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
📍East End Development Trust Centre, Cattedown Road, PL4 0AY
FREE
How to join: anneliese@takeapart.org.uk.
@trplymouth.bsky.social
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A group of dancers doing floor work.
Two dancers, with one dancer reaching their arm out, and one bending down.
Last Saturday we had out first Plymouth Youth Dance Company Session of the year!
It was great to welcome back our company members, who started off the term brilliant with exploring new creative movement and group work.
Excited to see what 2026 holds for PYDC!
Young people dancing and signing in front of their families in the audience.
Group of young people performing in the dark holding light wands, with families watching in the audience with light wands also.
Teacher speaking and signing to families.
Three young people dancing and signing in front of their families in the audience.
We had a wonderful time at our End of Term Family Showcase for our young people of the Deaf Education Centre at Eggbuckland Vale Primary School back in December!
Thanks so much to the National Deaf Children's Society @ndcs-uk.bsky.social Community Grant Programme for supporting this project.
Group of young people smiling for the camera, dressed in Christmas jumpers and hats.
Young dancer performing for an audience.
Young dancer performing for an audience.
Young dancer performing for an audience.
🎄 iMove Christmas Showing 🎄
Our iMove group had a wonderful time yesterday performing for their friends and families, to celebrate their brilliant dancing this term!
We look forward to seeing everyone in the New Year!
What a brilliant end of term session we had at PYDC on Saturday!
We did an end of term showing where family member could come and see what the company has been up to this past term.
Well done to all of our company members and to Philly for creating such beautiful work this term!
Group of dancers in a line creating a wave with their arm, all connecting together.
Group of dancers holding positions with their arms.
Group of young people sitting in the theatre smiling for the camera.
The stage with the curtains closed reading The Red Shoes.
Plymouth Youth Dance Company’s workshop with Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures!
Last Saturday PYDC had the amazing opportunity for an incredible workshop with Mathew Bourne’s New Adventures and then got to watch the The Red Shoes at @trplymouth.bsky.social which they loved!
Thank you!
Another fantastic session for Plymouth Youth Dance Company at TR2!
The group had a great time getting creative and developing their movement!✨
Theatre Royal Plymouth Barbican Theatre Far Flung C.I.C
Group of young people in Halloween costumes pulling a scary pose for the camera.
🎃What a fang-tastic Halloween session we had at iMove last Friday!🎃
We had lots of spooky fun for our last iMove session before half term, playing games and getting creative! 👻
#PLdance #PlymouthDance #Plymouth #Youth #Dance
✨Plymouth Youth Dance Company✨
What a fantastic second session we had at TR2 @trplymouth.bsky.social
Here is a snapshot of the group practicing a group phrase they learnt!
@barbicantheatre @farflungc.i.c @trplymouth.bsky.social
What a fantastic first Plymouth Youth Dance Company session we had on Saturday!
It was great to see the group getting to know each other, and explore different technical and creative tasks with Artistic Director Philly Rule.
@trplymouth.bsky.social @Far Flung C.I.C @Barbican Theatre
What a fantastic first day of our Community Arts Practitioner Training Programme in partnership with On Course South West.
It was great for the group to get to know each other and we are really excited for the year ahead!
@peopledancinguk.bsky.social
🚨Last Call🚨Deadling to apply Thursday 25th September!
Community Practitioner Training course in partnership with On Course SW!
Starting 26th September 2025
1 year course
£300
Fridays term time, Plymouth.
Aged 19+ by 31 August 2025
Send your Expression of Interest - info@plymouthdance.team
🚨Last Call🚨
Community Practitioner Training course in partnership with On Course SW!
Starting 26th September 2025
1 year course
£300
Fridays term time, Plymouth.
Aged 19+ by 31 August 2025
Send your Expression of Interest - info@plymouthdance.team
☀️Summer Fit and Fed ~ Secondary Week 2☀️
Last week was our final week of our Secondary Fit and Fed, and what a way to finish the summer!
Thank you to @plymouthcc.bsky.social
and @plymouthactiveleisure for supporting this programme.
☀️Summer Fit and Fed ~ Secondary Week 1☀️
Last week was our first week of our Secondary Fit and Fed, and what a fantastic week!The young people were busy with art activities and learning lots of new choreography!
Thank you to @plymouthcc.bsky.social & Plymouth Active for supporting this programme.
Summer Fit and Fed ~ Primary Week 1☀️
Last week we kicked off our first week of Fit and Fed, and our Primary groups had so much fun! The week was full of crafts, games, dancing and of course snacks!🍉🍏
Thank you to @plymouthcc.bsky.social
and Plymouth Active for supporting this programme.
Community Practitioner Training course in partnership with On Course SW!
Starting 26th September 2025
1 year course
£300
Fridays term time, Plymouth.
Aged 19+ by 31 August 2025
Send your Expression of Interest - info@plymouthdance.team
PLYMOUTH YOUTH DANCE COMPANY Audition Day - Saturday 13th September 2025, 10AM–1PM.
PYDC is a partnership project, created & managed by Barbican Theatre Plymouth, Far Flung CIC, Plymouth Dance CIC, and Theatre Royal Plymouth.
Aged 14 - 19 yrs
Any enquiries please email info@plymouthdance.team
☀️ ⛱️Come and join us this summer for our Fit and Fed Free summer activity! 🤸♀️🎨
We have both Primary and Secondary engagement. Email to sign up at:
kaitlyn@plymouthdance.team
@plymouthcc.bsky.social
@plymcultureuk.bsky.social
Active Devon Plymouth Active Oxford House Creative Hub PCip
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS TUESDAY 8TH JULY 2025, 11.59PM
Enquiries - info@plymouthdance.team
NHS Research and Development Van
A couple of months ago Beth with the help of our community group iMove helped design the new NHS Research and Development Van! This NHS Research and Development Van is a vital service for the communities of the South West!
Thank you to @uhpnhs.bsky.social
New Community Session - Mini Move! Next session Monday 23rd June 4:30pm - 5:30pm!
Sessions in Keyham, exact location given upon interest.
Our SEND Mini Move Sessions are from ages 7 - 11.
To book on to our Mini Move Session email beth@plymouthdance.team
£12 per session
There are a number of discretionary bursaries available.
Philly Rule is the Artistic Director for PYDC.
To see more information and to apply, please click the link below: forms.gle/1D28RoGJBwAp...
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS TUESDAY 8TH JULY 2025, 11.59PM
Enquiries - info@plymouthdance.team
3 terms of 5 sessions
Saturdays 10AM to 1PM (dates specified on the application form)
Criteria:
*14-19 yrs.
*At least 3 years dance experience.
*Considering dance in Higher Education and/or a career in dance.
*Able to commit to the dates and times specified in the application form.
PLYMOUTH YOUTH DANCE COMPANY Audition Day - Saturday 19th July 2025, 10AM–1PM.
PYDC is a partnership project, created & managed by Barbican Theatre Plymouth, Far Flung CIC, Plymouth Dance CIC, and Theatre Royal Plymouth. PYDC is an exciting addition to the existing youth dance offers in the city.
Cost - £300! (a fraction of the cost it would be to gain these as stand alone certificates).
Sessions - Fridays in term time in central Plymouth.
Aged 19+ by 31 August 2025, and be able to commit to weekly learning sessions.
Send your Expression of Interest, - info@plymouthdance.team
Our new multi-artform Community Practitioner Training course in partnership with On Course SW!
Starting - 26th September 2025
1 year course
Level 3 teaching qualification, certificates in Health & Safety, Safeguarding, First Aid, Mental Health Awareness, Mental Health First Aid and Advocacy.
New Community Session - Mini Move! Next session Monday 9th June 4:30pm - 5:30pm!
Sessions in Keyham, exact location given upon interest.
Our SEND Mini Move Sessions are from ages 7 - 11.
To book on to our Mini Move Session email beth@plymouthdance.team
£12 per session
