STEPS Youth DAnce Company provides exciting vehicles for young choreographers to develop, explore and bring to fruition their ideas through mentorship, choreographic workshops and studio showings. We are proud to facilitate the development of a body of youth choreography. Our Vision The vision for STEPS Youth Dance Company is to activate the artist in our dancers and to engage the creative energy of audiences. We provide the means for young people to create their own original contemporary dance culture by delivering cutting edge, explorative work. Our Mission Inclusive opportunities for children and young people to collaborate with professional artists in dance making; Performance opportunities in diverse physical environments and multi-arts contexts; Access to training and creative opportunities using new technology and processes; Strengthening the youth dance creative hub, extending networks and our profile in the arts and broader community; Challenging and extending the performance skills, technique and creative capacity of our young dancers; and Engage and develop high calibre independent artists in youth dance practice. Our Values We value inclusivity, cultural diversity and integration of all contemporary art forms, exploration and risk, and the role of the young person as provocateur.