ABOUT HYPE DANCE COMPANY
HYPE DANCE COMPANY PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL AND PERFORMANCE DANCE. THE TOURING COMPANY ESTABLISHED IN 2006 PRESENT PHYSICALLY CHARGED AND EMOTIONALLY ENGAGING HIPHOP DANCE THEATRE. THE ACADEMY PROVIDES UNIQUE, ACCESSIBLE DANCE TRAINING AND COMMUNITY CLASSES. THE PERFORMANCE COMPANY TOURS THE REGION WITH EDUCATIONAL HIPHOP DANCE PERFORMANCES AND SUPPORTING WORKSHOPS, RESIDENCIES AND INSET. COMMUNITY DANCE CLASSES ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH HYPE DANCE ACADEMY, WITH LESSONS FOR ALL AGES AND LEVELS. HYPE DANCE ACADEMY IS A RECOGNISED SCHOOL OF THE COUNCIL FOR DANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING (CDET). HYPE DANCE COMPANY PROVIDES ALL PARTICIPANTS WITH A POSITIVE DANCE EXPERIENCE.
OUR OUTREACH WORK HIGHLIGHTS HIPHOP HISTORY TO GIVE PARTICIPANTS AN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW DANCE FITS IN TO THAT CULTURE. THE COMMUNITY CLASSES ARE RELAXED AND THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO PERFORM AND TAKE EXAMS IF THEY WISH. THE AIM OF HYPE DANCE COMPANY IS TO PROVIDE VISUALLY STIMULATING DANCE THEATRE FUSING HIPHOP DANCE FORMS IN A CREATIVE, ARTISTIC WAY COMBINED WITH MUSIC, SPOKEN WORD AND VISUAL ART.
WITH FUNDING FROM ARTS COUNCIL THE PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE COMPANY WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2006. THE DANCERS ARE ALL REGIONALLY BASED DANCERS. THE COMPANY TOUR THEIR PERFORMANCES TO SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND YOUTH GROUPS ACROSS THE REGION AND CONTINUE TO BE INSPIRATIONAL TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. ALL OF THE DANCERS ARE FULLY SKILLED IN DELIVERING SUPPORTING WORKSHOPS, RESIDENCIES AND AFTER SCHOOL PROJECTS. THESE ARE TAILORED TO EACH GROUP AND CAN BE BASIC LEVEL INTRODUCTION TO THE STYLE, CREATIVE APPROACHES TO HIPHOP DANCE AND CHOREOGRAPHY OR EXCERPTS FROM THE CURRENT REPERTORY. YOU CAN DOWNLOAD OUR EDUCATION PACK FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE SERVICES WE OFFER.