MASTERCLASSES from industry leading choreographers, dancers and teachers | An interactive dance EXHIBITION |An innovative SHOWCASE Competition | SCHOLARSHIPS and AWARDS
201919/20Oct
Returning for the 2nd year running, our flagship event, the CYD? Super Convention!
Find out MoreEvery convention is fun, high energy and positive. CYD? offers an educational dance experience where everyone walks away feeling inspired!
Get your SILVER ticket to work with the UK’s top choreographers & dancers. Take Masterclasses in Commercial, Contemporary & Musical theatre.
Compete against dance schools at the UK’s biggest dance convention, for your chance become the CYD? Champion of Champions at the M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool!
BRONZE tickets are for family & friends of dancers attending (CYD? is a private event & unless you are coming along to support a dancer you will not be allowed entrance)
CYD? is growing at a rapid rate and we welcome dance brands, colleges and any exhibitors who want to reach 23,000 dancers and their families across the UK!
With support from colleges we offer the CYD? scholarship scheme. In 2018, scholarships worth over £500,000 were awarded. We hope to increase this even further in 2019.
You can enter two groups into the competition – 1 Junior (ages 8 to 13) & 1 Senior (ages 14+). Routines should be approximately 2.30 long with an absolute maximum of 3 minutes.
Can You Dance? offers a fresh approach to the dance convention industry. It’s the only touring dance convention in the UK and is expanding at a rapid rate.
Formed 7 years ago by friends Matt Flint & Tom Shilcock, CYD? has taken off beyond expectations to become a leading dance event in the UK.
Matt works across many areas of the industry – choreographing hit shows like Strictly Come Dancing & the NTA’s to West End & Regional musical productions. Matt is proud to have co-created CYD? & looks forward to the new ventures that 2019 has in store!
Tom is a Freelance Event Producer and Choreographer having worked on high profile fashion shows, product launches, corporate events and hair shows. His passion for teaching has allowed him to create Can You Dance? alongside his close friend Matt Flint.
Stage Dancewear UKThe Super Convention was our second experience with CYD? and it certainly did not disappoint. We had an incredible weekend, not only being able to sell our many brands, but also the exposure the event provides, both at the event and afterwards. We met so many of our #stagedancewearfamily there and had many more join us too. The support from the CYD? team was incredible, from initial enquiry to the event itself. It was so lovely to work with such a professional, friendly and welcoming team and the event was so well organised. We loved our stand position, LOVED the buzz and atmosphere…. and to be exhibiting amongst the dance world’s leading brands and names was just fantastic for us. It was great to network with other exhibitors. All in all a brilliant success for us so much so we had no hesitation in signing up for next year!
Performers CollegeCYD? has been a great platform to help Performers College target audiences all over the UK. It is a great event that allows us to connect with teachers, parents and students. We always get a warm welcome from the CYD? team! – Tracey Lee, Principal of Performers College
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Mar 07th 2019
We are so excited to announce that our Headline Sponsor for 2019 will be Costume Gallery/Art Stone! Based in the US we are really thrilled to introduce them to all of our UK followers! Click here to find out more about who they are!
Dec 04th 2018
Introducing our new Headline College Sponsor for 2019 – URDANG ACADEMY! Can You Dance? is proud to announce that Urdang will be supporting CYD? throughout our 2019 season. Click here to find out more!
Nov 21st 2018
Your chance to train in depth with the CYD? faculty. The 2019 Intensives will be over 2 days, in ten different locations, with a multitude of classes in various styles! Click there to find out more!
Oct 08th 2018
We had an amazing first ever CYD? Super Convention! Huge congratulations go out to our winning schools who took part in our Finals on the Saturday & Sunday evening! Click here to see who were our winners!
Aug 16th 2018
Huge congratulations to our Laine Theatre Arts Scholarship winner 2018 – PHOEBE ROBERTS who begins her training this September! Congratulations also go out to Khan Rasul and Rory Macleod! Find out more here!
Feb 15th 2018
Tickets now on sale for the CYD? all new SUPER CONVENTION! On the 29th & 30th of September 2018 CYD? will be taking over one of the UK’s largest arenas, The Echo Arena and ACC in the heart of the iconic Liverpool dock!
Oct 24th 2017
Dancers were scouted across all our 2017 conventions to find the next BLOCH artists! After a fantastic audition in August at Pineapple Studios the winners were announced at our Grand Final on 22nd October!
Sep 11th 2017
We have recently launched the CYD DANCE STAR CO. Taking it to the next level, this is going to be something really special, looking for the best dancers across the UK. Auditions begin on the 22nd October at our convention in Liverpool.
Mar 16th 2017
Huge congratulations to our Laine Theatre Arts Scholarship winner Francessca Kennedy! Francessca was spotted at CYD? 2016 and was shortlisted to attend the CYD? LTA scholarship audition day last month.
