RJC Dance

Child Friendly Leeds Awards 2026 🤩

Shahck Out Boyz were invited to perform at the Child Friendly Leeds Awards at City Varieties in Leeds City Centre earlier this month. They opened the awards ceremony with their powerful and energetic performance 'Soca Zombies', choreographed by Nillanthie Morton, bringing Carnival energy and spirit in abundance! 🔥

Watch the full performance on our YouTube page! 🎬

A huge thank you to Child Friendly Leeds for the invitation and congratulations to all the nominees & winners 🩵

Farewell to Abril, Awa and Nyomi, three of our RJCD Youth Provision members who took part in their final Shahck Out session today ✨

Through the nurturing and supportive environment at RJC Dance, their creativity, energy and dedication has flourished, allowing them to build the tools they need to thrive in their chosen career paths. We can't wait to see where their next adventures take them and we know they'll continue to do amazing things.

From everyone at RJCD, we wish Abril, Awa and Nyomi the very best of luck in their exciting new ventures

This isn't goodbye... it's simply a see you later! 🌟

Image:
📸 Oliver Dixon Photography
👗 RJCD 'BANYAN' 2025 Carnival Troupe - Costumes designed by Rhian Kempadoo Millar
💃🏽 Nillanthie Morton

🌟 Alumna Spotlight 🌟
Huge congratulations to RJCD Youth Provision Alumna Kenya who performed at the Leeds Playhouse last week as part of the NYDC 2026 cohort. NYDC performed 'Memory Keepers' a bold and beautiful new work choreographed by Alleyne Dance . Well Done Kenya! 💫