BUILDING A WORLD OF DANCE
About. The QDanceCenter is an ini/a/ve of CREATIVE CULTURE SUPPORT FOUNDATION, a social enterprise which applies ar/s/c competence, human capacity and crea/vity, as a strategy for development solu/ons. The QDance Center is a DANCE hub, sharing both the appearance of a fun, informa/ve and crea/ve space, with a greater ambi/on of kick-‐ star/ng a professional career for young people with a passion for dance. We are equally focused on crea/ng new interests for dance in Nigeria, by crea/ng ac/vi/es for amateurs and dance lovers.
Our creative intervention operates on FOUR distinct levels, which we refer to as The QDance ACTS
1. QDance Ar;s;c
2. QDance Community
3. QDance Talents
4. QDance Services
Mission statement Building a World of DANCE
Profession
Passion
That Which We love
That Which We are Good at
That Which We are paid for
Vocation
That Which The World Needs
Our Problem …
1. There are 84 million Nigerians between the age of 15 and 35.
YOUTH
+ DANCE
= Endless Opportuni/es
2. 34 million of them are unemployed, two third of this figure are between 15 and 24. 3. How do we transform this @cking @me bomb into a historic opportunity through dance?
Inves;ng in the PROBLEM. Dance as a passionate exercise has proven to be an interes/ng endeavour that creates concrete engagement for young people. The SOLUTION that our approach to DANCE brings, is already crea/ng a shiF in emphasis, and will eventually result in new job crea/on within the youth market and crea;ve economy.
Our Objectives …
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To be the leading professional dance company in Nigeria, offering full /me employment to ar/sts, and crea/ng thought provoking, entertaining and dis/nc/ve performing arts content.
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To provide cer/fied dance training that meets interna/onal standards, for students of all levels, from beginners to advanced levels.
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To be an incubator, crea;ve hub and fun place for dance professionals, amateurs and social dance lovers alike.
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To be a dance center that presents quality live performances and community engagements, for local and interna/onal audiences.
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To leverage on exis/ng partnerships with the global dance community, and be the bridge for collabora/ons between interna/onal and na/onal dance ar/stes.
Our Market… Dance Demography In the last 20 years, Nigeria has witnessed a radical upsurge in the crea/ve industry, which began with the success of Nollywood. The industry now plays a significant role in crea/ng jobs and engagement to young people all over the na/on. Unemployment amongst young people between 15 and 24 years is s/ll on the high side, this age range are however, the ones now massively involved in the dance industry. As we speak there is approximately 2 million dancers spread all over Nigeria, and the just concluded TV show ‘Dance with Peter’ aZests to this figure. The talents, the crea/ve energy and the numbers we already have, what is lacking in this sector that is growing rapidly, and wai/ng to explode, is simply
investment.
Young people 13 – 24 years Theatre goers
Development agencies and investors
Audience of exis/ng dance reality TV shows
Employable Young Graduates
Target
Children 3 – 12 years
Global Dance Market
Corporate Minds
Our Impact … QDance ACTS
PROJECTS
IMPACTS
Since we launched The QDanceCenter in August 2014, we have ini/ated various projects which have given opportuni/es to diverse youth in achieving self-‐realisa/on goals, we’ve transferred knowledge, offered social services within various communi/es and provided concrete engagement for young people through our QDance ACTS.
QDance Ar;s;c
QDance
Community
QDance Talents
* Africaman Original * Every Woman *IWA LEWA * Becoming
* DancingCi/es * Environmental Dance Class * The DANCE Forum
* MADhouse * IWA LEWA * DancingCi/es
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45 part /me jobs •
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100 indirect jobs
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2000 youth reached. •
OVERVIEW SINCE AUGUST 2014
1500 youth • engaged in Yaba, Obalende, Ikoyi, VI, Festac, Lagos • Island, Ikeja & Oworoshoki axis. • 5000 youth reached.
120 young • people Trained.
QDance Services
* Dance Classes * Corporate Services
350 direct clients in Lagos alone.
30 with disabili/es. 4 now have interna/onal careers.
TOTAL INVESTMENT
TOTAL INCOME
NGN 10, 252, 600
NGN 6, 160, 800
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QDance Center P r e s e n t s
IWA L’EWA Artistic Direction/ Choreography
Musical Direction
QUDUS ONIKEKU
KEZIAH JONES
Existing Partners We are able fund our ac/vi/es through income from exis/ng projects, interna/onal tours and support from our mother company in Paris. We have equally enjoyed both the material and financial supports from our friends, family and the following partners in Nigeria.
Upcoming Projects. Our latest crea/on is ‘We Almost Forgot’, it falls under QDance Ar/s/c as well as QDance Talents, it is a project carried out through our mother company YK Projects, to enable interna/onal coproduc/on. This project marks a landmark in our achievement, and it is already billed for a major interna/onal tour aFer its premiers in Berlin, Lagos, Abuja and Paris.
Another major project we are working on this year, is the launch of TheStage.ng. A web magazine project designed to address the need for a ‘one spot plahorm’ where audiences can get adequate informa/on about what’s on stage where. An independent plahorm, which gives offers a space to professional views, audience reviews and primarily dedicated to be a support system for the growing performing arts sector.
Partner Events
Headline
Finding Home review– ‘of strangled dream and departed love’ Review of Tiwa Savage’s R.E.D album – ‘a red alert’ Wakaa The Musical review– ‘see it if you are less busy’
Dialing code review at the Lagos Theatre Festival – ‘a little masterpiece’ IWA LEWA Review– ‘Qudus have outdone himself’
Our Projection.
With significant funds available to QDanceCenter, we will be able to take our mission na/onally, away from Lagos, create more jobs, engage more young people, Ini/ate more projects, provide more services and reach over 1 000 000 young talents and audience na/onally each year.
INVESTMENT
IN 6 MONTHS
NGN 100 million.
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Increase visibility -‐ Hire Marketers -‐ Recruit Strategic Staff – Trainings -‐ Hire more instructors – Decentralize.
IMPACT •
10 people full /me jobs, 200 part /me jobs, 500 young talents engaged na/onally. Supply services to 50 000 people, reach over 1 000 000 young talents and audience na/onally each year. TURNOVER
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NGN 20 Million in first year of opera/on
and grow by 33% annually thereaFer.
Thank You Do Contact Us For Further Enquiries. The QDanceCenter / CREATIVE CULTURE SUPPORT FOUNDATION. 13 Manuwa street, off Keffi str, Ikoyi, Lagos. Nigeria
+234 812 023 5336
QDanceCenter.com ykprojects.com @QDanceCenter
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