“Quiet Beats is a brilliant opportunity for my son to be a part of something special. Through Quiet Beats, I saw his confidence grow everyday and at the end of each session a big smile on his face, talking about how he loves to dance! Deaf children can gain confidence through the medium of dance and movement and by working with Deaf professional dancers have role models too.”
Participant’s Mum
AUTUMN 2025 WORKSHOPS - COMING SOON!!!
About Quiet Beats
Quiet Beats is one half of Jones the Dance’s Young Company, and are the workshops for young Deaf and Hard of Hearing people in south and north Wales.
We run the regular and week-long holiday workshops led by our Dance Officer Amber Howells (south) and Eli Williams (north) and guest professional dancers and choreographers.
Each workshop is specially tailored to the needs of young Deaf people so they can get the most out of dancing and enjoy the experience without the communication barriers that they might find in mainstream / hearing classes or workshops.
Each workshop includes BSL interpreters.
How to sign up
Booking for sessions can be done via our website. You will then need to fill in an emergency, access and permissions form before you come to the sessions.
Who to contact for more info
Dance Officer - Amber (South) - quietbeats@jonesthedance.com
Dance Officer -Eli (North) - jonesbach@jonesthedance.com
Producer - Kama - info_and_admin@jonesthedance.com
Artistic Director - Gwyn - gwyn@jonesthedance.com
You can find out more about the team on the Who We Are page.
Quiet Beats is free.
As there is significant cost in running each session, we kindly ask that you honour your bookings and let us know at your earliest convenience if you are unable to attend.
Travel Bursary (financial support to travel)
If travel costs are a barrierer to joining please get in touch with Kama (our producer) as we have some funding to cover travel costs.
Deaf Youth Organisations and Taster workshops
If you are part of an organisation that supports young Deaf people and are interested in a free taster workshop please get in touch with Kama.
The history of Quiet Beats
We began Quiet Beats during lockdown, with the help from Taking Flight Youth Theatre, the Deaf youth theatre company in Wales.
In the February 2021 half term, Deaf urban dancer and choreographer Chris Fonseca led the week of workshops taking seven young people through their steps in Urban and creative dance. Dancers Billy Read and Ariel Fung led the workshops in 2022, with the young dancers selecting Amber Howells to lead the project as their dance officer in Autumn 2023. Workshops include guest Deaf teachers and choreographers such as Anna Seymour, Panos Paraschou and Sarah Adedeji.
