National Youth Arts Wales' Momentwm programme collaborating with Ballet Cymru Duets this Easter

This year, National Youth Arts Wales’ Momentwm project is partnering with Ballet Cymru’s Duets programme, culminating in an exciting Easter Residency in Cardiff.

Talented and passionate young dancers from all across Wales are selected to take part in this year’s Momentwm Duets project, spending three days alongside some of the country’s most fantastic dance artists to upskill their choreography and creative skills. Across the residency, this young collective of dancers will be immersed into a jam-packed schedule full of Contemporary, Ballet and Hip Hop styles, and creative movement sessions.

The residency is designed to provide these young dancers with a snapshot into life as a professional dancer, and alongside the tailored dance programme there will be opportunities to be involved in social activities and to get to know their fellow young dancers. The programme is a great opportunity to meet like-minded people from across Wales, and to develop friendships that will last long into these young dancers’ careers. 

Duets, produced by Ballet Cymru, is a national programme for young people in areas of need to access dance training and progression. The programme is specifically designed to identify talent, provide progression pathways, and improve aspiration for young people who would not usually have the opportunity to access and engage with dance, particularly those living in deprived areas of Wales.

Momentwm is National Youth Arts Wales’ exciting training and development programme for young dancers at the early stages of their journey into dance. The programme focuses on developing core dance skills and strength, as well as creative and performance techniques, with an overall aim of equipping these young dancers with the skillset required to pursue professional dance training. Following an exciting digital Momentwm project in 2021 in collaboration with ZooNation - The Kate Prince Company, NYAW are thrilled to be working alongside Ballet Cymru’s Duets programme for Momentwm 2022.

Photo credits: Sian Trenberth/Ballet Cymru