Chhaya Youth Dance Company

Chhaya Youth Dance (est.2015) provides an excellent opportunity for young dancers, to develop their technical, creative and performance skills.

Chhaya Youth Dance Junior / ages 10-14 years

Chhaya Youth Dance Company /ages 14-21 years

22/07/2024

Last session of the summer term, pure joy 🌞 🔥

Have a beautiful summer everyone and see you in the Autumn, where we will be going into the 10th Year of Chhaya Youth…Wow!

16/02/2024

Filming day for with .crook 🍃

04/01/2024

Chhaya Youth Dance Company Exmouth!
Recruiting for 2024, sign-up & join us!
✨ Classes starting next week at
✨ Hosted by .crook

04/01/2024

Chhaya Youth Dance Company Exeter
Just a few spots left for 2024, sign-up & join us!
✨ Classes starting next week at
✨ Hosted by .crook

Photos from Chhaya Youth Dance Company's post 30/11/2023

Beautiful images capturing Chhaya Youth Dance Company performing at with The Red Shoes, 📸 Alex Toze 👠 Choreography .crook 👠 Produced by

23/08/2023

at UDance Nationals last month
✨ Choreography by .crook
📸 Dani Bower

18/08/2023

Beautiful image of captured at UDance National Festival in Newcastle in July.

🎈Choreography by .crook

📸 Brian Slater

02/08/2023

Chhaya Youth dancer Otis, captured last week on our return from Newcastle for UDance Nationals, where Chhaya Youth represented the South West.

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✨ .crook




Are you a young dancer aged 13-21? We’re recruiting for new members for our 2023-24 company!

02/08/2023

Chhaya Youth Dance Company dancer .dance.glassekerr

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✨ .crook


Chhaya Youth Dance Company host annual photoshoots for our dancers at Oak Farm Studios in Devon.

is a contemporary dance company based in Devon, for young dancers aged 13-21 years

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Photos from Chhaya Youth Dance Company's post 01/07/2023

8 Beautiful bespoke artworks donated to Chhaya Youth Dance Company to support our Crowdfunder Campaign to get us to UDance in Newcastle this month! Such a generous community we have around us, thank you!

We have just 3 Days left, please support us!
You can by raffle tickets to win these artworks for £5, £10, 20, £50, £100, £500 in the rewards section! Or you could make a one off donation and/or SHARE SHARE SHARE!

Artworks by
Tracy Watts
Robin Parkes
Jeremy Sparks
Non Gallagher
DEKO
Sam Pickett (this is lost boy)
Robert Morgan
Sara Sutton

Huge thank you for your support!

www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/chhaya-youth-to-udance

Photos from Chhaya Youth Dance Company's post 01/07/2023

8 Beautiful bespoke artworks donated to Chhaya Youth Dance Company to support our Crowdfunder Campaign!

We have just 3 Days left, please support us!
You can by raffle tickets to win these artworks for £5, £10, 20, £50, £100, £500 in the rewards section! Or you could make a one off donation and/or SHARE SHARE SHARE!

Huge thank you for your support!

www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/chhaya-youth-to-udance

01/07/2023

We’ve had a new artwork donated to our UDance Fundraiser Raffle from !

🎈3 Days left
🎈Buy your raffle tickets via our Crowdfunding link
🎈Please support & share!

30/06/2023

We’ve received a new donation to our Crowdfunder from exhibition artist,

🖌️This beautiful original painting was generously donated to the fundraising raffle to help us get to Newcastle upon Tyne in a few weeks!

🖌️ Click on the link in our profile or in our story to access our crowdfunder page rewards, where you can buy raffle tickets and a chance to win this bespoke artwork, along with 5 others!

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26/06/2023

LAUNCHING OUR FUNDRAISING RAFFLE, FOR 5 DAYS ONLY!

✨Purchase raffle tickets through our crowdfunder rewards: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/chhaya-youth-to-udance

✨Buy raffle tickets for a chance to win bespoke artwork from renowned artists .xvi_official

✨Through buying raffle tickets you are supporting to get from Devon to Newcastle for UDance Nationals!

✨PLEASE SUPPORT & PLEASE SHARE!

For more information visit: chhayacollective.com/raffle

07/06/2023

Chhaya Youth have been selected to represent the South West at the UDance National Festival!

But we need your help to get our company all the way from Devon to Newcastle and support 3 nights of accommodation for 15 people. We are not externally funded and so will not be able to attend the festival without support.

Please support us via our crowdfunder and share share share! 🙏🏼✨🙏🏼

Link in Bio & here: https://crowdfunder.co.uk/p/chhaya-youth-to-udance

11/04/2023

‘Liberty’ by
🎈Performed alongside at
🎈Choreographed by .crook
🎈Image captured by

30/03/2023

performance at for
✨ Captured by
✨ Choreographed by .crook

09/03/2023

We're performing a curtain raiser for this show next Thursday, plus it features work by our Artistic Director, Kay Crook - Don't miss!

Not long now until our performance at Exeter Phoenix featuring a curtain raiser from Chhaya Youth Dance Company . We can't wait to share the stage with them and watch them smash it! Hands up if you've booked your tickets... ☝️

Timeline photos 08/10/2022

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We want to nurture the next generation of choreographic talent.

If you are aged 18-25, love choreographing, are interested in developing your artistic voice, meeting other emerging dance talent & would like to be mentored by one of the UK’s brightest choreographic talents, then we would love you to apply to participate in our Young Choreographers programme.

Applications are now open!

Weekend One: Saturday 12 & Sunday 13 November 2022

Weekend Two: Friday 24, Saturday 25 & Sunday 26 February 2023

We are proud to announce that our 5 day Young Choreographer programme at Pavilion Dance South West in Bournemouth will be led by internationally renowned choreographer & Artistic Director of Just Us Dance Theatre, Joseph Toonga.

Please complete and submit a written application by: 10am on Friday 14th October 2022.

Download and read the guidance notes here before applying: https://www.pdsw.org.uk/news/young-choreographers-applications-open/

Any questions please message Young People's Producer, Matt: [email protected]

We can’t wait to hear from you!

31/08/2022

FREE Chhaya Youth Trial Session next week!
To sign up email [email protected]
or message us on here ➡️

22/07/2022

leading a workshop at Chhaya Youth Dance Festival 🔥
.crook

Photos from Chhaya Youth Dance Company's post 14/07/2022

Check out the amazing workshops we are offering as part of Chhaya Youth Dance Festival next week!
Even better is that they are all alumni! 🔥✨
Visit chhayacollective.com/chhaya-youth-fest for more information and to book!

28/06/2022

Like the look of our weekly sessions?! 👀
WE ARE RECRUITING FOR OUR 2022-23 COMPANY!
Are you aged 13-21 years? Do you love to dance? Get in touch!
Places offered on a first come first serve basis, one free trial session for each new starter to find out if it’s for you, no audition!
We have two companies:
🔅Exeter Chhaya on Mondays 5-6.30pm
🔅Exmouth Chhaya @ Exmouth Community College on Tuesday’s, 5-6.30pm
We also have our Chhaya Youth Dance Festival running on 21st & 22nd July @ Exeter Phoenix, £25 for 2 days - sign up through the link in our bio!

20/05/2022

ANNOUNCING CHHAYA YOUTH DANCE FESTIVAL ON 21st & 22nd July at !
Interested in joining ?
Come & try out the company before we recruit in September!
Or if you’re on a break from Uni and aged 21 or under then you are very welcome to join us too!
Workshops from .crook and Chhaya Alumni (NYDC) (LCDS) & more!

20/05/2022

Chhaya Youth alumni footage from 2019. Rocking it Noah & Maya!
Choreography by dancers and .crook
Filming by at
Music ‘Boom Boom’ by Ara Malikian

13/05/2022

The powerhouse that it , one of four members of that are heading off to dance conservatoires in London this year! 🔥✨🔥✨🔥
.crook
Music, ‘Sciatavinn’ by Faraualla

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New work for @chhayayouthdance 🍃Choreography @kay.crook @chhayacollective 🍃Filming @davidsnowdenphotography 🍃 Music Sain...
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Chhaya Youth ‘The Red Shoes’ >👠 @exetercathedral . >👠 Hosted by @exeterphoenix >👠 Choreography by @kay.crook  @chhayacol...
LAUNCHING OUR FUNDRAISING RAFFLE, FOR 5 DAYS ONLY!✨Purchase raffle tickets through our crowdfunder rewards: www.crowdfun...
Chhaya Youth have been selected to represent the South West at the UDance National Festival!But we need your help to get...
@hattiemusgrove_movement leading a workshop at Chhaya Youth Dance Festival 🔥 .@exeterphoenix @kay.crook @chhayayouthdanc...

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Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street
Exeter
EX43LS

Opening Hours

Monday 5:30pm - 7pm

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