Nurturing New Dance Talent
ORB Youth Dance Co
ORB Youth Dance Co. is a thriving, professionally-focused performance company dedicated to delivering physically demanding, high-quality, contemporary-based dance training and performance opportunities for aspiring dance artists from across Hampshire at our home, The Point, Eastleigh.
What We Do
At ORB we value individuality and young artistic voices, all whilst honing contemporary dance techniques and performance skills.
Our company dancers are immersed in exciting creative and choreographic processes. We will develop three new works, and a re-staging of a current company work, which will be toured throughout the year.
ORB provides a safe and supportive environment for you and your fellow dancers to explore your creativity whilst developing the necessary skill sets to progress onto further education experiences within the arts. ORB alumni have progressed onto higher education training in dance at world renowned conservatoires and universities such as Northern School of Contemporary Dance, Rambert, The Place, Laban, London Studio Centre, Chichester University, Winchester University and Falmouth University amongst others.
Key Info
ORB rehearsals are led by Artistic Director Luke Brown and Rehearsal Director Olivia Wallis Jackson
When
15th April – 8th July
Mondays 17.30 – 19.00
(term time only)
No session 27th May
When
The Dance Studio
The Point, Leigh Road, Eastleigh, SO50 9DE
Terms Fees
£90 per term
If you want to see more of ORB Youth Dance Co. and Luke Brown Company hop over to our socials
At the heart of ORB
Aspire – Achieve – Perform
Courageously nurturing new dance talent.
At ORB Youth Dance Co., we provide a safe and inclusive environment where you can learn and feel valued and supported. We celebrate individuality and empower young, fearless, creative artistic voices. Our professional-focused contemporary dance training and performance opportunities will help you to develop as a dancer and artist in a supportive and respectful environment. We are passionate about nurturing young talent, fostering creativity, and providing the best possible experience for every ORB Youth Dance Co. member.
Here at ORB Youth Dance Co., we are LGBTQIA+ friendly and welcome everyone, offering a safe and accepting environment.
Core Values
Aspire
Constantly exploring new ideas and creative approaches to assist personal progress. Embracing challenges and learning opportunities to continually develop and improve our growth as young artists.
Achieve
Striving for the highest standards of quality in everything we do. We embrace and encourage collaborative processes that contribute to the work we create individually and as a company. We believe in creating an environment in which imagination and inventiveness can grow without fear or judgement.
Perform
We embrace the transformative power of performance and its profound ability to positively influence young artists’ lives.
Meet the Team
Artistic Director
Luke Brown
As an experienced professional dance artist, choreographer and teacher, Artistic Director, Luke Brown has dedicated over 10 years of his career to nurturing, supporting, mentoring and developing young artistic talent. Luke is a dance lecturer at Chichester University, Rehearsal Director for professional touring company mapdance and is the Artistic Director of Luke Brown Dance, a contemporary dance-theatre company.
Professional highlights have seen Luke work with the Ballet Boyz Dancers Course, Candoco, English National Ballet Dance Journey’s programme, Rambert Summer School, Centre for Advanced Training schemes at The Place, Trinity Laban, Dance East and Swindon Dance. As a performer Luke has performed and toured with critically acclaimed companies such as Frantic Assembly, English National Opera, Ben Wright’s Bgroup and Lila Dance, Junk Ensemble and ZoieLogic Dance Theatre to name but a few!
Rehearsal Director
Olivia Wallis Jackson
Olivia is a British-German contemporary cancer, photographer, choreographer,
rehearsal director and teacher, currently based on the South Coast of England and in
London. Professional highlights include working with companies and choreographers such as, Luke Brown Dance, Jonathan Fredrickson, Michael Getman, Tom Weinberger, Alleyne Dance, Charles Linehan and Tony Thatcher. Olivia is an alumni of Nuova X, at Nuova Officiana della Danza in Torino, Italy and is a graduate of Trinity Laban, Trinity Laban CAT Scheme and Hampshire Youth Dance Company and was the first female dancer in Orb Youth Dance Co.
Alongside performance, Olivia works as a dance photographer, photographing
rehearsals, technical rehearsals and production for companies, including Orb Youth Dance Co., Morvell Dance, Lila Dance, Luke Brown Company, mapdance.
