Youth Ballet West, Galway Founded in 2007, Youth Ballet West is the leading dance company in the West of Ireland.
YBW has dancers from Galway, Athlone, Longford, Roscommon, Tipperary, Mayo & Ennis, all selected through auditions. YBW members train with their own teachers & then attend company classes & rehearsals at the weekend. Over 40 company members have been accepted into third level vocational training to pursue careers in dance over the years. YBW presents original full length contemporary and classical
16/08/2026
** AUDITIONS 2026 / 2027 SEASON ***
It is that time of year again! Registration is now open for our '26 / '27 auditions.
When registering please give the following info:
- Full Name
- Age
- Ballet School
- Whether audition is for company or Junior Associates
Registration will CLOSE Friday, September 11th at 6pm.
We look forward to seeing you soon!
20/05/2026
Our beautiful Junior Associates 2025 / 2026.
Featuring dancers from;
& .beech.dance.academy, Galway
, Clare , Limerick , Athlone
, Leitrim
Audition information to join the JA programme will be posted on social media and sent to ballet teachers in August.
The Junior Associates take a 2hr class one Sunday a month Oct - May with a variety of excellent teachers from across Ireland and the UK.
Youth Ballet West, Galway - Junior Associates short performance choreographed by Clare Farrell in the Black box theatre as part of the YBW Whispers Show! Well done folks!
18/05/2026
What a wonderful evening of theatre in the Black Box Theatre last night when Youth Ballet West presented 'Whispers'.
Company dancers, you approached Ruaidhrí's vision with maturity and professionalism and rose to the challenge of this extremely energetic choreography. We are so proud of you!
, it has been such a privilege and a pleasure to have you on the team this year. You have produced amazing work and the dancers had a wonderful experience learning from you.
, thank you for your continued guidance and dedication to the dancers. With your encouragement and coaching these young dancers find a way to step up another level year on year, becoming the best they can be.
your expert lighting brought the piece to life with great dramatic effect, thank you!
, thank you for capturing the piece so beautifully in photo form. Thanks to Janice for recording it also!
, , @, thank you for your financial support, without which this would not be possible.
Thanks to the TY students from the Presentation College, Athenry for collaborating on story board, quotes and movement ideas.
Thank you to the Junior Associates for presenting a beautiful piece of classical ballet to open the show. You conducted yourselves with such maturity and grace both during rehearsal and the performance. I'm sure your teachers are incredibly proud!
Clare Farrell , thank you for your incredible work with the JAs in putting their piece together in such a short period of time. Your organisation, calm demeanour and choreo all enabled the dancers to shine.
Thank you to the theatre techies for all their hard graft in getting the stage and theatre ready, and then dismantled on the same day!
Finally, a big thank you to all who came to support the dancers. You were a fantastic audience.