Mission Statement:

Youth Ballet West (YBW) is a non-profit making organisation offering young dancers in the west of Ireland the opportunity to audition for, and perform in professionally choreographed ballets of the highest standard. 

By providing the opportunity for young dancers to gain performance experience, train with top-class teachers, work with acclaimed choreographers and work closely with professional

dancers we aim to lead these young dancers to fully develop their artistic potential.

YBW seeks to introduce ballet to diverse audiences, fostering a

life-long support of the arts.

“Membership of Youth Ballet West is free to those dancers selected at audition, as we are delighted to have support from Galway City and County Councils and the Arts Council,” said Phyllis Hayes, director of Youth Ballet West.  “We are a non-profit making organisation offering young dancers in the west of Ireland the opportunity to perform in professionally choreographed ballets of the highest standard, while they continue to train with their own teachers.”

Y.B.W. News:

Open Auditions for the 2010-2011 season will be held at 6:00pm on Friday 3rd of September 2010 at the Corrib Dance Academy studios in Briarhill, Galway.

The Company is delighted to announce that it has been awarded €10,000 by the Arts Council of Ireland, under the 2010 round of Annual Programming grants. Y.B.W. is the only new organisation to be added  to this strand of funding in 2010. This is a major recognition of the company’s work to date.

The Company has deferred an invitation to perform in the opening ceremony of the Cairo International Festival For Children’s Theatre to 2011.

Photography reproduced with kind permission of Stephen Macken