Nottingham Young Creative Awards (YCA) presents an opportunity for 11 to 24 year olds living, working or studying in Nottingham to showcase their creativity.
Categories span across eleven art forms and are supported by professionals in the creative industries in Nottingham. Fabric is proud to sponsor the dance category for YCA.
YCA is a great opportunity for young dancers and dance groups to challenge themselves and share their creative skills. The dance category award winner(s) will benefit from building links with industry professionals, raising their profile in Nottingham and winning cash prizes.
Entry Criteria
In order to be eligible to enter the competition, you must either live, work, study or create dance activity in Nottingham. Entries are welcome from individuals or groups. A full criteria list can be found here.
There is no specific theme or brief to the Young Creative Awards so you can enter work on any theme or subject of your choice.
Within each category, there are three age ranges. Each category is judged in each of the age ranges to make it as fair as possible:
- 11 – 15 years old
- 16 – 18 years old
- 19 – 24 years old
Applicants (individual or groups) must identify themselves as one or more of the following:
Dancer(s)
Your application should demonstrate you dancing in your own or another choreographer’s work.
Choreographer
You should submit work that you have created on yourself and/or on other dancers.
Dance Leader
Your application should evidence your work with other dancers/dance professionals and/or your leadership work in dance.
Applying as a group
If you are entering as a group, please let us know this on your application form and provide details of the main contact person. A dance group leader above the age of 24 can apply for the group but must identify the young people’s involvement and where possible involve them in the application process.
Group applications should identify themselves in the age category which reflects most of the group members’ ages. Group applications should demonstrate group performances or choreography where each member has contributed to the overall content.
Previous Awards
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11-15 Age Category
Shortlisted
- Naomi J
- Lola K
Winner: Leia A
16-18 Age Category
- Shortlisted: Lilly T
- Winner: Georgia P
19-24 Age Category
Shortlisted
- Kitty A
- Brad D
Winner: Olivia D
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11-15 Age Category
Shortlisted
- Lily and Lucy
- Abigail
- Charlie, Elva and Cherish
Winner: Klarissa and Lydia
16-18 Age Category
Shortlisted
- Flora
- Maia
- Ophelia, Mara and Ava
Winner: Nottingham Academy Dancers
- 19-24 Age Category
Shortlisted
- Charlotte
- Bradley
- Kitty
Winner: Anastasia
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11-15 Age Category
Highly Commended:
- Florrie and Mylee-Anais
- Olivia
Winner: Lily and Maia with support from Samuel
16-18 Age Category
Highly Commended: Anastasia
Winner: Flora and Samuel
19-24 Age Category
Winner: Hannah
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11-15 Age Category
- Shortlisted: Lily R
- Winner: Elizabeth A
16-18 Age Category
- Shortlisted: Flora H-F
- Winner: Samuel O
19-24 Age Category
- Shortlisted: Izzie L
- Winner: Hannah A
