YFX 2025: A festival for young dance Join the movement
Calling all young dance makers, dance enthusiasts and dance newbies. Get ready to take over Sadler’s Wells.
Introducing: YFX. A two week festival where we give YOU the keys.
Get ready for performances, workshops and talks on our stages and in our studios at both Sadler’s Wells in Angel and Sadler’s Wells East in Stratford.
On our stages, witness the incredible talents of the National Youth Dance Companies of England, Scotland and Wales, new choreographic creations from young artists, and showcases featuring school, youth and community groups from across the UK.
Whether you’re an experienced performer or brand new to dance, our studios and The Dance Floor will host a series of workshops and talks to test your skills and inspire you.
For the first year of YFX we’re also partnering with One Dance UK to host the annual U.Dance National Festival at our brand new powerhouse, Sadler’s Wells East.
We’re handing over the venue to you, so get ready for your moment in the spotlight.
Header image © Zoe Martin, Design Soe-Myat Noe
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Festival multi buy
Purchase a ticket for any two shows at YFX and get 20% off.
*The 20% multi buy can’t be used in conjunction with any other offer or discount.
National Youth Dance Company x Boy Blue – Gravity
19 July, Sadler’s Wells Theatre, Angel
Boy Blue’s radical vision meets the super talents of the young dancers of NYDC.
One Dance UK’s Young Creatives Showcase
19 July, Lilian Baylis Studio, Angel
The next generation of UK dance makers take to the stage.
Making Moves National Platform
23 July, Sadler’s Wells East, Stratford
England’s young dancers show us their brand new choreographic pieces after being selected for the national platform!
U.Dance National Festival Showcase
25 – 27 July, Sadler’s Wells East, Stratford
An electrifying celebration of youth dance across three nights, presented by One Dance UK
Workshops & Talks
21 – 24 July, Sadler’s Wells East, Stratford
The festival will also be home to a series of workshops and talks to test your skills and inspire you, whether you’re an experienced performer or brand new to dance.
ZooNation Youth Company on The Dance Floor
24 July, 5 pm, Sadler’s Wells East, Stratford
Watch an extract from their latest production Lights Out for free on The Dance Floor.
Youth Dance Symposium
24 July, Sadler’s Wells East, Stratford
With guest speakers from across the country, this is a day for youth dance leaders, artists, directors and teachers to come together, inspire each other and share ideas for the future of youth dance.
U.Dance on Screen
25 July, One Pool Street Cinema, UCL East campus, Stratford
An unmissable showcase of short dance films from the UK’s most talented young dancers
YFX 2025 FEATURES: 3Fall Youth Dance Company (Shoreham Academy) / Aarohi – Pagrav Dance Youth Company / ACE Youth / Angel Shed Dance Company / Ascension Youth – VERTEX & SOAR / Belfast Boys / Ben Duke / BHASVIC Dance Company / Blythe H / Boy Blue / CAPA College / Charlotte Gooch / Chhaya Youth Dance Company / Cyril Jackson Primary School / Dillon Dance Youth / Elly Braund / Emilie Dalloway / Émilie Depauly-Viguié / Exeter College Dance / Feel the Beat / Frantic / Fusions Elite / FYI Youth Dance Company / Greenleaf Primary School / icandance / Impact Dance / Indepen-dance Young 1’z / Jack Thomson / Jason Reece Boyle / Jen Cox / Jules Cunningham / Kalakunj / Khronos Agoria / Kick Up – Corali Dance Company / Kloé Dean / Kuljit Bhamra / Lara McCabe / Lauren Hall / Legacy Dance Company UK / Liam Francis / Lily R / Lisa Heywood / Maiya Leeke / Mannin Youth Dance Company / Max Revell / Nathaniel Jones / National Youth Dance Wales / Northampton School for Boys / NYDC England / NYDC Scotland / Olivia Jones / One Dance UK Young Creatives / Ope Sowande / ORB Youth Dance Company / Pierre Tappon / Project Female / Rebecca Bassett-Graham / Sarah Dowling / Seeta Patel / Sir Richard Alston / Stacked Wonky / Starting Pointe Ballet – Young Artist Development Programme / Street Beat / Subliminal / Swati Youth Dance / TeesDance Youth Company / The Tripods / TINeke (TIN Arts) / Tring Park School for the Performing Arts / Trinity Laban Centre for Advanced Training (CAT) / Union of Dance / Vidya Patel / Zoie Golding MBE / ZooNation Youth Company
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NYDC X Boy Blue
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