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Dance Artist Call Out - Wales Based Artists Living in Wales or Artist with connections to Wales!

The EXPLORE programme is delivered in partnership between YMa and associate organisation Ransack Dance Company. The programme involves skills sharing and training across community dance and dance performance practices, training our staff to work between our two organisations.

Each year we will invite 3 independent artists into the programme who would like to up-skill in these areas.

We are always excited to link EXPLORE to our wider partnership dance programme ‘Gyda’n Gilydd’. The programme includes two strands; Explore (Archwilio) and Creative Community (Cymuned Greadigol), giving artists the opportunity to put their new production and community dance skills into practice in real life community  dance settings, working with our community members.

This is a paid training opportunity. Successful applicants will take part in the following:

- Shadowing opportunities through the YMa community dance programme. Artists will shadow a full day of activity to experience the range of classes we offer, followed by shadowing one of our classes on a weekly basis during the Spring term (January to March 2027). 

- New to our 2027  programme!...We are introducing a new community choreography module this year in which artists will be supported by the YMa dance practitioners to co-create performance work with one of our community dance groups. The performances will be presented at the end of project celebration at YMa. This activity will take place weekly throughout the summer term (April to July). 

- Five Training and Professional Development Days to expand knowledge across community dance practice, including training in planning and delivery of community dance sessions, inclusive practice and audience development. This training will also include attending our Ransack Dance Company’s ‘Dance without limits’ sharing day, in which they will share learning from our partnership Taith funded international trip to Brazil. 

-Participating in a dance production training week led by the Director and dancers of Ransack Dance Company exploring their creative practice and methodologies. Each day will include company class, choreographic and performance workshops. 

-Opportunity to join Ransack Dance Company’s professional company classes and shadow their professional rehearsals for their Spring 2027 tour ‘Us and Them’. (January) 

- Mentoring throughout the project with Ransack’s Artistic Director and the YMa Activities Manager. 

Key Project Dates:

- Introductory Workshop and Planning Session: December 7th |  9.30 - 1.30pm 

- Company Class and shadowing with Ransack throughout January arranged in relation to artist’ availability.

-Shadowing YMa community sessions weekly throughout Spring Term. Schedule will be sent when applying.

• Community Choreographic module weekly throughout summer term. Celebration sharing event: Thursday 1st July (times tbc)
• Community Dance CPD training days:

- Tuesday 9th February 10am - 4pm 

- Monday 19th and Tuesday 20th April 10am-4pm

- Friday 2nd July 10am - 4pm 

• Dance Production week with Ransack Dance Company: Monday 12th - Friday 16th July 10am - 4pm 
• ‘Gyda’n Gilydd’ Celebration Sharing: Friday 23rd July (Need to be available day time and evening. Times tbc)
• Reflection and Evaluation workshop: Monday 26th July 10am-1pm

The above activities will take place at our base at YMa or nearby community locations such as day centres and schools in Pontypridd. 

Closing Date: Friday 27th November 2026, 5pm

Interview dates:     Monday 30th November or Thursday 3rd December (online interviews) 

Fee:   £25 per hour(shadowing) 

           £170 per day(training days and performance day)

   Weekly rate of £631 (Dance Production Week). 

   Travel expenses available for artists travelling over 30 miles to sessions 

Download the application forms above and send them to: linzi@artiscommunity.org.uk

We particularly encourage applications from people who are currently underrepresented in the dance sector, including D/deaf and disabled people, those from culturally diverse communities, Welsh speakers and people from the LGBTQ+ community

Find out more about Ransack Dance Company: https://www.ransackdance.co.uk/