Contemporary Final
Talent search to find the first ever BBC Young Dancer. Five dancers compete for the contemporary category title and a place in the grand final at Sadler's Wells.
The BBC turns the spotlight on the UK's best young dancers with a nationwide talent search to find the first BBC Young Dancer. Dancers aged 16-20 were invited to enter one of four categories - ballet, contemporary, hip hop and south Asian dance. In the first of these finals, five dancers compete for the contemporary category title and a place in the grand final at Sadler's Wells.
With behind-the-scenes access to workshops with mentors, rehearsals and an introduction to the world of contemporary dance, we follow the finalists as they prepare two solos and a duet for performance at the Riverfront Arts Centre in Newport. They must impress an expert judging panel - Kenneth Tharp, chief executive of The Place, a leading UK centre for contemporary dance, Jasmin Vardimon, artistic director of the Jasmin Vardimon Dance Company and Mark Baldwin, artistic director of Rambert Dance Company.
Finalists: Kai Tomioka, Kasichana Okene-Jameson, Jacob O'Connell, Diana Patience and Connor Scott.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Series Editor | Paul Bullock |
| Series Producer | Anna Starkey |
| Producer | Martyn Stevens |
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Twenty category finalists from across the UK have been announced for Young Dancer 2015.
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