National Youth Dance Performance

National Youth Dance Festival 2007 Application form All application forms must be received no later than 4pm on 30th November 2006

Please complete using BLOCK CAPITALS/or type in black ink 1. Group contact details 1 (a) Name of Group 1 (b) Name of Leader 1 (c) Correspondence address (Please put name of contact for administration purposes if different from 1 (b) 1 (d) Telephone 1 (e) Mobile 1 (f) E-mail 2. Company Information 2 (a) Where and when does the group meet? 2 (b) How often does the group meet? 2 (c) How long has the group been working together? 2 (d) Number of members* please also fill in Group Members’ List (Appendix 1) 2 (e) What dance form(s) does the group perform? E.g. Ballet, Contemporary, Hip Hop or Kathak etc. 2 (f) Do any members of the group have special needs? Please indicate what kind of assistance and/or equipment they might need to take part in the National Festival. (Please continue on a separate sheet if needed naming your group on the top)

2 (g) Group Leader Information – How long has the Group leader/ have you been teaching/ leading a youth dance group (s)? - 2 (h) Has the Group Leader/have you taken a youth dance Yes/ No (Please circle) group away from base including an overnight stay? 2 (i) Has the Group Leader/have you been CRB checked? Yes/No (Please circle)

If yes please state date of certification: (If no please note you and any other Leader accompanying the group would have to be CRB checked before you/they can attend the NYDF.) 2(j) Do you operate a Child Protection Policy with this group? (Yes) (No)

Please see YDE’s requirements regarding Child Protection for organisations that wish to take part in our programmes. (www.yde.org.uk/YDE_resources-res_childprotect.htm ) 2 (k) YDE requires a minimum of 2 Leaders per group and 3 Leaders for groups above 15 members (Refer to Information Sheet – point 6.) Do you know who the Leaders are/would be? Yes/No (Please circle)

If Yes – please write their names and circle gender & CRB details: 1.Name Male/Female CRB Checked – Y/N 2.Name Male/Female CRB Checked – Y/N 3.Name Male/Female CRB Checked - Y/N If you cannot confirm this information now - what are your plans for meeting this requirement?

2 (m) What insurance cover do you have for your work with this group?

3. Tell us about the piece you would like to perform at the National Festival Please describe your piece by answering the questions below. If submitting a work in progress, please explain how the piece will be developed and when. Please note that the piece will need to be completed by the end of January 2007 to be ready for viewing by the selection team, if short listed. (See the Selection Timetable, point 7 on the Information Sheet) 3 (a) Information on Video/DVD What format have you sent: VHS? or DVD? You need to send 2 copies to YDE (Please tick one) Please clearly mark video/DVD and covering with your Group’s name 3 (a) How long is/will be the piece? 3 (b) Is this piece finished or are you still working on it? (please circle)

Yes No If no – please state the date you plan it to be finished: 3 (c) Choreographer; (please state who If someone other than the Leader named above please is taking this role e.g. group leader, give her/his name: group, group leader with group or visiting artist/practitioner) 4. Please describe your piece below in no more than 100 words. We are interested in finding out about the character of your piece, for instance, the intended mood/ atmosphere, whether you wish to communicate a narrative/idea or if it is investigating a particular choreographic or movement idea etc. Please tell us how you have/will achieve this through, movement, choreography, performance, design and sound. Continue on a separate sheet if required marking it clearly with the name of your group at the top of the page. 5. Please state, in no more than 200 words, the reasons why you and your group would benefit from this event and what they would contribute to it. Please attach a separate sheet of paper for your answer marking it clearly with the name of your group at the top of the page.

6. Funding: As stated in the Information sheet at point 10, ‘Cost to Groups’, the group members and their leaders will need to pay for accommodation, food and travel costs. Please state here how these costs will be covered. (E.g. charged to members, application to funding body, supported by LEA (if so, please say which) or group fund raising events)

Signed: ………………………………………………………….

Position:……………………………………………………….

Date:………………………………………

Please return this application form and any additional sheets, the Group Members’ List and two copies of your video/DVD to:

Youth Dance England 36 Battersea Square London SW11 3RA

Please note that the closing date for applications is 30th November 2007. No email applications accepted.

If you have any questions regarding your application, please contact Julia Mirkin at YDE 020 7924 7167 or [email protected] (no fax available) Group Members’ List - Appendix 1

National Youth Dance Festival 2007 Application Form - Group Members’ List All application forms must be received no later that 4 pm on 30th November 2006

Name of Group:…………………………………………. Number in Group:……………….

Name of Leader:………………………………………….

Date Submitted:……………………………… (Continue on separate sheet if required)

Name of Member Gender Date of Age at Name of school/college M/F Birth 30.11.06 attending Equal Opportunities Monitoring - Appendix 2

National Youth Dance Festival 2007 Application Form – Equal Opportunities Monitoring All application forms must be received no later that 4 pm on 30th November 2006

Youth Dance England welcomes applications from all sections of the community. You do not have to give us the following information but we would be very grateful as it will be used to monitor our success at implementing our equal opportunities policy. We will not use this information to assess your application.

Name of Group:…………………………………………. Number in Group:……………….

Name of Leader:………………………………………….

Date Submitted:………………………………

1. Please mark the boxes that apply to your group members’ backgrounds (please enter numbers)

Number of Members White – British White – European Irish Black – African Black - Caribbean Black – other Indian Pakistani Bangladeshi Chinese Mixed race Other (please specify)

2. Do any of your group members have a disability? Yes No

How many of your group members have a disability? ______

How many are registered disabled? ______