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Daily Schedule
Ages 7-11
10-12:30pm - Monday - Thursday
10 - 4:30 - Friday
Ages 12-16
1-4:30pm Monday - Thursday
10 - 4:30 Friday
Performance on Friday at 3:30pm
Prices:
£6-10/day
Discounts for advance booking and for lower incomes
Bursaries available so please get in touch
How to sign up
Once you have booked your place via our website, you will need to complete an Emergency, Access and Permissions form for each child. This can be found next to the booking link.
You will be asked to provide a bit of info on any injuries or allergies or if there are any specific access needs we need to be taking into consideration. We want to make sure everyone is safe and taken care of.
Who to contact
Dance Officer - Eli Williams -jonesbach@jonesthedance.com
Producer - Kama Roberts - info_and_admin@jonesthedance.com
Artistic Director - Gwyn Emberton - gwyn@jonesthedance.com
You can find out more about us on the Who We Are page.
Places are limited so book early!
If you’ve not been before but interested please email us info_and_admin@jonesthedance.com.
We will be happy to talk you through how it works and what to expect.
Jones Bach Summer School 2025 is made possible with funding from the The Gwendoline and Margaret Davies Charity.
Previous Jones Bach activities have been supported by Arts Council of Wales, The Hafren and Gregynog Hall.
Join this year’s summer school at Gregynog Hall
Two age groups: 7 - 11 & 11/12+
Monday 4th to Friday 8th August 2025
Join other young local aspiring dancers and those who just want to be creative, dance and perform, to make a brand new show, with Gwyn (Artistic Director) and Eli (Dance Officer).
This is new work will be inspired by the incredible art works of artists such as Paul Cézanne, Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet that were left to the people of Wales by two local sisters, Gwendoline and Margaret Davies.
They were the granddaughters of David Davies of Llandinam, a self-made man whose fortune was derived from coal-owning, railways and the docks. They were major benefactors of charities and cultural institutions in Wales and in 1920 bought Gregynog Hall, which became a centre of artistic creativity.
This will be the first work by Gwyn for Jones Bach since 2019 and we can’t wait for you to join us for a week of dancing and fun.
Good to know
NO PREVIOUS DANCE EXPEREINCE IS NECESSARY.
There will be snacks and drinks provided.
There are two age groups (7-11 and 11/12+). We are happy to accommodate siblings or close friends in the same group if the age difference is fairly close - email us to ask about this - info_and_admin@jonesthedance.com.
The week will end in a performance at 3:30pm for friends and family. No need to book but make sure you come!!! We will let you know.
We will send more information at the end of July.
TO BOOK
To book click on the button below and please complete the emergency access form next to it.
Travel bursaries
We are offering bursaries for those where costs might be prohibitive. Please contact Jones the Dance’s producer Kama Roberts via email at info_and_admin@jonesthedance.com.
The history of Jones Bach
JONES BACH - the dance workshops for young people in and around Newtown have been going for as long as Jones the Dance (which was formerly known as Gwyn Emberton Dance).
Since 2014, JtD has run its annual summer dance programme for young people from 7 to 18 years of age, in Newtown, mid Wales, with The Hafren and for a few years with Ballet Cymru. We have had teachers from all over the world such as Sweden, Italy and Spain teach on the summer schools with participants being local and also coming from as far as Cardiff, Shrewsbury and Aberystwyth.
