Join us for our Mini Fundraising Festival!

A celebration of independent dance and young emerging artists.

A day dancing, workshops, delicious baked goods and prizes!

Scroll down for the full event program!

Click "Get Tickets" to:

Register to attend - pay as you feel and come any time 12:30pm - 4:30pm

Buy a raffle ticket! There are 2 raffle draws and you don't need to be present to win.

Your support will help us:

offer more consistent opportunities for connection, creation and professional development for young artists.
confirm major projects for 2027, including PROJECT Z.
reach more young people and show them the possibilities and potential of dance as an artform.

Event program:

12:30pm:- Doors open

12:45pm - 1:15pm:- Somatic Warm-up with Ellie Dannock

1:15pm:- Welcome and Acknowledgement of Country

1:30pm - 3:30pm:- Drop in and out workshop: Adopt a Pet Rock with Aisyah Kirana

1:35pm - 2:50pm:- Ready, Set, Make - Choreography game 1

2:00pm - 2:20pm:- Line Dancing with Julie Tran

2:25pm:- Raffle Draw 1

2:30pm - 3:00pm:- Groves with Celina Torres

2:45pm - 3:45pm:- Drop in and out workshop: Stitches for Dancers with Charlie Lee

3:15pm - 3:30pm:- Ready, Set, Make - Choreography game 2 with Alex Dobson

3:30pm:- Raffle Draw 2

3:45pm- 4:30pm:- Guided improv leading into dance party with Chelsea Byrne

4:00pm - 4:30pm:- Free Dance / Dance Party!

With Special Guest 'Darlene'

A massive thank you to Dancehouse for donating the venue to this event.

About Youth Dance Makers Initiative:

Since launching our very first project 4 years ago, Youth Dance Makers Initiative has grown from a school holiday dance program into a community for young artists exploring dance, cross-artform collaboration and contemporary performance making.

We have created a live dance work, performed at a national festival, run workshops with high profile independent choreographers, toured interstate, seen shows together, created a film that was submitted to 20 film festivals internationally and are now governed by a collective of young emerging artists who want to see YDMI thrive in it's mission to support young artists connect and create.

Contact the host of Youth Dance Maker's Initiative's (mini) Festival Fundraiser!