Young Company

Jones the Dance’s Young Company

We want more people to move and dance.

We want it to be something that everyone feels they can do. Not just for fun, but for so much more too. To be creative, to explore and be bold.

That’s what our Young Company is about. It offers young people in Wales who would usually have a lot less access to high-quality dance experiences or training than others - in our case because of d/Deafness, or where they live - the chance to dance.

We bring dance to our young people, give them ways to train that suits them, in places that are easy to get to, with a close knit group who share their experiences.

Read on below about our two groups we run as part of the Young Company.

Jones Bach: Mid Wales Youth Dance (7-16 yrs)

We run regular weekend workshops through the year and a week long summer school during the holidays.

All sessions are led by professional dance artists and in the summer we usually invite a guest choreographer.

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Jones Bach

Quiet Beats

Quiet Beats is made possible with the funding from the Arts Council of Wales, and with partnership support from National Dance Company of Wales and Deaf Hub Wales.

Jones Bach Summer School 2025 is made possible with funding from the The Gwendoline and Margaret Davies Charity, with previous support from Arts Council of Wales, Gregynog Hall and The Hafren.

Quiet Beats: d/Deaf Youth Dance (7-16yrs)

The dance workshops for young Deaf and Hard of Hearing people, in tailored spaces that remove comunication barriers so the dancers can just dance.

We regularly run sessions during the school holidays in South Wales and from this summer we will run a summer school in Wrexham.

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What’s it all about?

Together the Jones the Dance Young Company is building a family of young dancers, fused together by fun, trust, creativity and a love of dance. We think that building skills and confidence with a close group of friends over time, can be transformative for everyone involved.

All our Young Company sessions are designed to spark a passion for dance as well as challenge you and make you think about the things that are important to you. To help us do this, we bring inspiring dancers from a broad range of backgrounds and lived experiences to lead sessions. They’ll work with you to build the excellence, technique and strength you need to dance – as a passion, or maybe even a future career?

Who leads the Young Company

We have two Dance Officers, Amber Howells and Eli Williams heading up each programme. Both are skilled in working with young people and /or the d/Deaf community. They’ll be there on the ground at all times, playing a supportive, mentoring role to our dancers and the group as a whole. They’ll be a point of contact, information, guidance, and consistency, for dancers, parents, and carers alike.

Guest teachers and choreographers

Many of the workshops and summer schools we invite dance teachers and choreographers to lead the sessions and to create new works with the Young Company such as Anna Seymour and Rebecca Long.

Not sure that it is right for you and just want to try it out?
It can be scary to take the step sometimes, so we always offer the chance to come and try out a session as a taster. To see if something special gets sparked. Anyone can come along or bring a friend. They’ll be welcomed and looked after and there's no pressure to stay if the spark doesn’t happen.

Want to know more about each project?

Head over to the relevant pages for more detailed information on how to book, specific dates and times and all the other important information you will need to know.

Stay in touch

Contact Kama for more details or to talk about any specific needs you might have that you want us to know about.