About Us
STEPS - Extraordinary dance experiences for young people
STEPS Youth Dance Company is a professional organisation that offers extraordinary dance experiences for young people. STEPS engages industry professionals to inspire, mentor and teach the young company members, which enables them to develop their skills as performers, increase their overall confidence and also to become more aware of the many wonderful and rich possibilities open to them as young people, in the arts and beyond.
Some STEPS projects take the shape of classes and workshops, giving young people the opportunity to focus purely on their skills development as dancers and dance-makers. Other STEPS projects focus towards the creation of original dance productions for public seasons.
HOW WE DO IT
STEPS dancers are selected through auditions and applications. Members of the company have the opportunity to take part in skills development, creative workshops, rehearsals and professional public performance opportunities.
STEPS also provides exciting vehicles for young choreographers to develop, explore and bring to fruition their ideas through mentorship, choreographic workshops and studio showings. STEPS are proud to facilitate the development of a body of youth choreography.
Founded in 1988, STEPS is a part-time not for profit organisation that is managed by a Committee of dedicated professional and enjoys the support of Western Australia’s professional dance community.
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OUR VISION
The vision for STEPS Youth Dance Company is to activate the artist in our dancers and to engage the creative energy of audiences. We provide the means for young people to create their own original contemporary dance culture by delivering cutting edge, explorative work.
OUR MISSION
We do this through:
• Inclusive opportunities for children and young people to collaborate with professional artists in dance making;
• Performance opportunities in diverse physical environments and multi-arts contexts;
• Access to training and creative opportunities using new technology and processes;
• Strengthening the youth dance creative hub, extending networks and our profile in the arts and broader community;
• Challenging and extending the performance skills, technique and creative capacity of our young dancers; and
• Engage and develop high calibre independent artists in youth dance practice.
OUR VALUES
We value inclusivity, cultural diversity and integration of all contemporary art forms, exploration and risk, and the role of the young person as provocateur.
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OUR PARTNERS
STEPS Youth Dance Company is extremely grateful for the generous support of our partners, we’re delighted to announce our new partnerships for 2009
Government Partners
The Department of Culture and the Arts in association with Lotterywest
Major Partners
Healthway to promote the Heart Foundations BE ACTIVE message
Education Partner
The Western Australian Premier’s Arts Partnership Fund: a three-way partnership between the Australia Business Arts Foundation, Mirvac WA and the Government of Western Australia
Design Partner
Printing Partner
