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CAT student working with Scottish Ballet

January 24, 2012

CAT graduate Matthew Topliss (Northern Ballet Academy 2005 – 09) went on to train at the Royal Conservatoire Scotland. He is now in his third year and is currently working with Scottish Ballet as part...

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CAT students become members of the U.Dance Ensemble

January 05, 2012

Charlotte Arnold and Georgia Redgrave, from the DanceEast Academy, have both successfully auditioned for the U.Dance Ensemble,...

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CAT student on trapeze

December 12, 2011

Maya is a CAT student and member of London Youth Circus. She recently performed at Fresh. Follow this link to read her blog:

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CAT students are Youth Dance England Ambassadors

December 12, 2011

2 CAT students have been chosen to represent their generation as Youth Dance England Ambassadors. Ariana Thomas from Dance4 CAT and Andre Francis from The...

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The Development of Dance Talent in Young People

November 30, 2011

The Development of Dance Talent in Young People was a three-year Interdisciplinary Longitudinal Research Project in collaboration with the national dance Centres for Advanced Training (CATs). The project sought to better understand the physical...

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CAT Graduate Offered Contract With Rambert Dance Company

November 24, 2011

Congratulations to Adam Park, graduate of the Dance City CAT, for being offered a full-time contract with Rambert DanceCompany. Adam was a student on the Dance City CAT for two years and is currently in his...

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CAT students perform in 'The Nutcracker' alongside the professionals!

November 18, 2011

Last week 24 CAT students from Northern Ballet Academy performed alongside the company dancers in David Nixon's production of 'The Nutcracker'. The performances took place at The Alhambra Theatre in Bradford and the students played the parts...

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CAT student has starring role in Waterloo Road

November 10, 2011

Not only are our CAT students amazing dancers but some also have the acting bug too! Kaya Moore from Yorkshire Young Dancers (Contemporary Strand) has recently joined the cast of Waterloo Road; he plays the character Phoenix Taylor. Yorkshire...

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CAT students perform with Retina Dance Company

November 10, 2011

The level three students from Yorkshire Young Dancers (Contemporary Strand) performed alongside Retina Dance Company in ‘Layers of Skin’ at the Riley Theatre on 15th of October 2011. Working with Artistic Director Filip Van...

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Flash mob hits the big screen!

November 10, 2011

In the summer term Yorkshire Young Dancers (Contemporary Strand) performed a flash mob in Leeds city centre as part of the Breeze International Youth Festival. The performance was so well received it has since been showing on the Big Screen in...

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