Trinity Laban Youth Dance Company
Laban Building
Every Tuesday
Event details
Trinity Laban Youth Dance Company is a performance company of creative, committed 12-18 year old dancers.
TLYDC works with guest artists and professional dance companies to devise and perform new choreography.
Company members meet weekly for company class and rehearsals. In their weekly session company members warm up, learn and create choreography, rehearse and refine their performance skills. Additional sessions to create work and perform take place across the year; with creative intensives typically taking place on a Sunday or during school holidays.
The best thing about TLYDC this year has been the friendships formed through learning and improving as dancers together, without any judgement from others, like a family.
TLYDC Company Dancer
If you have any questions, contact the team at youthprogramme@trinitylaban.ac.uk.
Guest artists & choreographers
Choreographer Tim Casson worked with TLYDC in Summer Term 2026, exploring his choreographic style and past works, including The Dance We Made and Arcade. The project involved devising original choreography collaboratively and which was performed around the Laban Building to family and friends.
During Spring Term 2026, TLYDC performed Current State by Hannah Joseph as part of Trinity Laban’s MA/MFA production Has the world changed or have I changed? An energetic work exploring reintegration and community.
During Autumn term 2025, the company worked with Gerrard Martin creating a new work Lumiere which was premiered at our Youth Dance Platform on Sun 14 Dec in the Laban Theatre.
Watch our dance film created in Summer 2025 by the company with choreographer Sara Dos Santos below. The dance film was showcased at the U.Dance: London Regional Platform 2026.
TLYDC on video
Testimonials
I value the opportunity my child has to work with a range of dance teachers and professionals, learning different styles, techniques, and routines.
Experiencing the passion of dance on a wider scale and performing on stage is something they truly enjoy. Meeting like‑minded others, working as part of a team, building confidence, and staying fit and active through dance!
Parents of participants
How to join
We hold annual auditions for new company members to join TLYDC. Auditions involve a company class, with a chance to meet the team and ask questions.
Company members join TLYDC for a minimum of one year. Once you’ve joined TLYDC members can continue dancing with the company until they reach the end of school Year 13.
Auditions to join TLYDC in Sept 2027 will take place:
Audition: Jul 2027
Open Evening: Jun 2027
Register your interest in TLYDC to be informed when audition applications are open:
Information for company members
If your young person is enrolled in TLYDC, Download our Information Pack
Contact us
If you have any questions, contact the team at youthprogramme@trinitylaban.ac.uk.
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