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Coming up on 3 September, a two hour NYB All In! online CPD course exploring inclusive ballet practices.

NYB Creative Director @jomeredith500 and NYB Beyond Ballet® Choreographer @the.butterfly.hope will share knowledge and skills, built through the development of NYB All In! A project designed to explore how ballet can be created and taught in a more accessible way.

Click the link in our bio to book now!

📸 @julesrphotography

(Image Description: 2 dancers stretching their leg behind them in the air facing each other. There are several other dancers in the background in the dance studio. Text overlays to read ‘NYB All In! Online CPD’)
#NationalYouthBallet #InclusiveBallet #BalletCPD by @jomeredith500

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2 months ago

had a wonderful time being back at @nationalyouthballet @people_dancing_uk 🩰♿

can't wait for next year 👀🤞🏼

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#AccessibleBallet #DisabledDancer #ArtsForAll #WheelchairUser #InclusiveArts by @jomeredith500

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3 months ago

That! Dance does ballet! 🩰

We had the fantastic Jo Meredith with us tonight delivering a ballet workshop inspired by Swan Lake! We also learnt some new ballet moves and terminology.

Thanks for such a brilliant time Jo!

#ballet #inclusivedance #burton #creativedance by @jomeredith500

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4 months ago

Kicking us off for June, Jo Meredith will be teaching next Friday in Milton Keynes! @jomeredith500

Jo will lead a holistic contemporary dance class starting with a pilates warm up and leading into movement.

When: Friday 5th June
Where: @alchemiseyoga
Time: 11:15am – 12:45pm
£8 pay as you go
Or you can get a mini membership for any 3 classes for £21 (May-June)

MK, let’s get dancing!💃🏻 by @jomeredith500

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5 months ago

In The Pointe podcast with Suzie Birchwood, NYB’s Creative Director, Jo Meredith, talks about what’s coming up at NYB:

- 5 September, Echoes of Tomorrow at Sadlers Wells - featuring dancers from NYB All In! and the Residential Performance Company, and choreography by NYB Young Leader, Grace Thompson
- CPD opportunities to understand how to make ballet more accessible.

NYB have also opened the age range to up to 21!

Full podcast now available on Spotify and YouTube - LINK IN BIO

[Video description: Two women sit together on a wooden-framed sofa with an olive green cushion, in a cosy indoor setting.

On the left, Suzie, a woman with shoulder-length blonde hair and blue eyes, wears red lipstick. She wears a floral-print blouse with teal flower details and a red chunky-knit sleeveless cardigan with button fastenings. She has a gold chain bracelet on her wrist and red painted nails.

On the right, Jo, a woman with short auburn/red hair wearing a soft blue-grey beret. She is dressed in a black turtleneck underneath a loose, oversized burgundy/magenta mohair-style sweater.

The background is a pale grey wall with two light wood-framed artworks or canvases partially visible at the top.] by @jomeredith500

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5 months ago

Happy International dance day everyone! Let’s dance to celebrate!

Footage from last year’s Ballet for All conference!

#internationaldanceday #danceforall

[Description: A group of people dancing and moving together in a dark-walled studio - some are wheelchair users, some are standing dancers. They’re really going for it and enjoying the dance!] by @jomeredith500

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6 months ago

In this episode of The Pointe Podcast, Suzie sits down with the truly joyous Jo Meredith - Creative Director of the National Youth Ballet and the driving force behind the NYB All In! programme, which is doing some of the most brilliant, important work in the UK right now in making ballet genuinely accessible.

We talk about:

* What equity in dance actually looks like when a company or class is genuinely inclusive - not just performatively so
* What it takes to make everybody feel welcome, and that all too familiar feeling of being othered
* Jo’s own journey - how she got to where she is, and why this work means so much to her.

Full podcast now available on Spotify and YouTube - LINK IN BIO

#thepointepodcast #inclusivedance

[Video description: Two women sit together on a wooden-framed sofa with an olive green cushion, in a cosy indoor setting.

On the left, Suzie, a woman with shoulder-length blonde hair and blue eyes, wears red lipstick. She wears a floral-print blouse with teal flower details and a red chunky-knit sleeveless cardigan with button fastenings. She has a gold chain bracelet on her wrist and red painted nails.

On the right, Jo, a woman with short auburn/red hair wearing a soft blue-grey beret. She is dressed in a black turtleneck underneath a loose, oversized burgundy/magenta mohair-style sweater.] by @jomeredith500

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6 months ago

In the latest episode of The Pointe Podcast, Suzie sits down with the truly joyous Jo Meredith - Creative Director of the National Youth Ballet and the driving force behind the NYB All In! programme, which is doing some of the most brilliant, important work in the UK right now in making ballet genuinely accessible.

We talk about:

* What equity in dance actually looks like when a company or class is genuinely inclusive - not just performatively so
* What it takes to make everybody feel welcome, and that all too familiar feeling of being othered
* Jo’s own journey - how she got to where she is, and why this work means so much to her

It’s a warm, honest conversation and I think you’re going to love it.

Now available on Spotify and YouTube - LINK IN BIO

[Video description: Two women sit together on a wooden-framed sofa with an olive green cushion, in a cosy indoor setting.

On the left, Suzie, a woman with shoulder-length blonde hair and blue eyes, wears red lipstick. She wears a floral-print blouse with teal flower details and a red chunky-knit sleeveless cardigan with button fastenings. She has a gold chain bracelet on her wrist and red painted nails.

On the right, Jo, a woman with short auburn/red hair wearing a soft blue-grey beret. She is dressed in a black turtleneck underneath a loose, oversized burgundy/magenta mohair-style sweater.

The background is a pale grey wall with two light wood-framed artworks or canvases partially visible at the top of the image.]

#thepointepodcast #inclusivedance by @jomeredith500

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6 months ago

In this episode of The Pointe Podcast, Suzie sits down with the truly joyous Jo Meredith - Creative Director of the National Youth Ballet and the driving force behind the NYB All In! programme, which is doing some of the most brilliant, important work in the UK right now in making ballet genuinely accessible.

You’re in for a real treat!!

Dropping Friday 10am UK time! Available on Spotify and YouTube.

LINK IN BIO for previous episodes!

[Video description: Two women sit together on a wooden-framed sofa with an olive green cushion, in a cosy indoor setting.

On the left, Suzie, a woman with shoulder-length blonde hair and blue eyes, wears red lipstick. She wears a floral-print blouse with teal flower details and a red chunky-knit sleeveless cardigan with button fastenings. She has a gold chain bracelet on her wrist and red painted nails.

On the right, Jo, a woman with short auburn/red hair wearing a soft blue-grey beret. She is dressed in a black turtleneck underneath a loose, oversized burgundy/magenta mohair-style sweater. She waves and smiles at us.]

#ThePointePodcast #inclusivedance #balletforall by @jomeredith500

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6 months ago

Chimes Of Change 🕰️🩰 A National Youth Ballet All In Film has been selected for the Brighton Screen dance Festival!

This was such a lovely project to be a part of, filming at the majestic Kenilworth Castle with an amazing team of creatives.

🎥 @romywhai
👗@mattiamollica_costumes
🎬 @the.butterfly.hope @annaa.smith @jomeredith500
🩰 @nationalyouthballet_ofgb @itsthatdance taken in Kenilworth Castle by @jomeredith500

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a year ago

My @nationalyouthballet_ofgb debut 🩰🇬🇧

It was such a privilege to work on this adapted choreography for the All In project last year. We took the story of Romeo & Juliet and thought 'how would they do this as disabled and chronically ill ballet dancers'?

A joy, as always, to work with this gorgeous group so I thought I'd share my full recording!

🧠@hannah.george_
🎨 @jomeredith500
📢 @katestanforth
📽️ Emily Lathan
🎵 Fly Baby, Fly - Fabien Tell

#DisabledDancer #BabeWithAMobilityAid #NationalYouthBallet #InclusiveDance #InclusiveBallet #RomeoAndJuliet taken in London, United Kingdom by @jomeredith500

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a year ago

Dearest Jill,
You created a world of pure imagination for so many, when I found this photo in the @nationalyouthballet_ofgb, I could only imagine how proud you would have been of all these dancers and what they have gone on to achieve in their careers! Happy birthday, thinking of you and thank you. Please comment if you see yourself or someone you know!! Jo x by @jomeredith500

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2 years ago