Semi-professional performance company providing high-quality training for aspiring young dance artists
ORB Youth Dance Co. is a thriving, semi-professional performance company that is dedicated to delivering physically demanding, high-quality contemporary-based dance training and performance opportunities for young aspiring dance artists across Hampshire.
ORB company dancers are immersed in exciting creative and choreographic processes, and provide young artists the opportunity to work with industry professionals, from across a variety of different art forms and practices.
ORB Youth Dance Co. is under the nurturing and supportive direction of professional dance artist, choreographer, teacher, and mentor Luke Brown, who brings a wealth of experience from 10 years of developing young talent.
Luke is the Artistic Director of Luke Brown Dance a contemporary dance-theatre company based in Southampton and Rehearsal Director for mapdance. Professional highlights have seen Luke work with the Ballet Boyz Dancers Course, Candoco, English National Ballet Dance Journey’s programme, Rambert Summer School, Centre for Advanced Training schemes at The Place, Trinity Laban, Dance East and Swindon Dance. As a performer Luke has performed and toured with critically acclaimed companies such as Frantic Assembly, English National Opera, Ben Wright’s Bgroup and Lila Dance, Junk Ensemble and ZoieLogic Dance Theatre to name but a few!
The company provides a safe and supportive environment for dancers to explore their creativity as well as the necessary skill set to progress onto further education experiences within the arts. ORB alumni have progressed onto higher education training in dance at world renowned conservatoires and universities such as Northern School of Contemporary Dance, Rambert, The Place, Laban, London Studio Centre, Chichester University, Winchester University and Falmouth University amongst others.
"ORB is what inspired me to make dance my future career." - Jonah Wigley, Alumni
"ORB provides you with the confidence to achieve whatever it is you aspire to."
- Hannah Bloxsidge, Dancer
"It gave me the confidence to express and discover an identity through movement."
- George Burton, Alumni
ORB Youth Dance Co. is built on several core values which help build our supportive and encouraging environment.
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£270 for the year, payable in two instalments. Bursaries may be available for young people who may need financial assistance.