4th
Avenue
Arts
aboutus
JDG Youth Dance Company is a 501C-3 non-profit organization of young dance artists that exists to plant seeds of growth. Founded in 2006, the youth company formed in Huntington, WV to provide a high quality experience within a collaborative process, using the lens of movement. The company's focus is process oriented, engaging both its members and the community in the body, mind, and soul of the movement.
​
 Perform. |  Connect!Our students have multiple opportunities each season to engage with Guest Artists through classes, workshops, festivals, and performances! |  Pilates for Dancers!Our dancers have access to a Pilates Apparatus Studio! This provides the ability to cross-train or do rehab based work in a supportive environment. |
|---|---|---|
 CostumingBe a part of the Costume Shop Process! |  Dance FamilyBe A Part of the Magic! |  Outreach WorkPerform in Your Community! |
 Pilates CrosstrainingStep up your dance training! |  Radfest PerformanceTravel, Train & Perform: Kalamazoo, MI |  Soloist TrainingSetting New Choreography! |
 Guest ArtistWork & Perform with Amazing Artists! |  Celebrate Life!We love our students...and we'll celebrate life with you! |  Guest ArtistWorking Hard on Jumps! |
 Fall FestivalHaving Fun at Jackson's Mill! |  Stage TimeRehearsing on the 4th Ave. Main Stage! |  Ballet ClassWork Hard. Play Hard. |
 WV Dance FestivalTaking Class at State Festival! |
JDG Youth Dance Company Information:
Company Requirements:
1.
Be a committed dance student, between the ages of 8 -18, willing to train, explore, perform, grow themselves as an artist and give back to the community as a part of "Art in the Heart of Huntington".
2.
Attend a casting call at 4th Avenue Arts as an audition process. Acceptance depends on many factors, however this company is OPEN TO ALL, regardless of your home studio.
3.
Be a leader. Know how to be a role model. Move with dignity, pride, and humbleness.
4.
Respect your craft (dance), honor your tool (the body), and have the ability to change...this is why we move. This is why we are human.
5.
Do not compare yourself to others. Repeat the phrase: "I will only dance better than I did yesterday."
​
End of story. Do not compete with anyone but yourself.
6.
Be present. Be kind. Listen to yourself & those around you. Do not fear the act of trying or failing.
7.
Be yourself....your wonderful, brilliant, fun, lovable, goofy, serious, happy, sad, talented, crazy, silly, amazing, scared, insecure, grumpy, sweaty, stinky, passionate, weird, beautiful, growing self!
JDG Youth Dance Company Requirements:
- Company Rehearsal: Junior or Senior Level
- Weekly Ballet Classes
- Weekly Modern Dance Class
- Elective Classes
- Pointe/Demi/Pre-Pointe (If Age Appropriate)
- PBT Progressive Ballet Technique
​
Performance/Additional Requirements:
- Signed Company Contract
- Guest Artist & Educational Workshops
- All Company Performance & Community Events
​
JDG Youth Dance Company Important Dates:
2023/2024 Season Information Coming SOON!
​
​