#FriendsFriday 64 - Emily Yong

Emily Yong

Emily in rehearsal for #PREPPERSTheShow with Sebastien Kapps

How have you been involved with Casson & Friends?

I have just joined the cast of PREPPERS: The Show and I have loved getting my teeth into something new! I will also be part of The Dance WE Made team too.

What do you love about dance? 

I love that dance is so feel good! It makes me feel free, energised and connected to others. I also love telling stories through dance and being able to express something that words might not be able to.

What song always makes you dance? (We have a Spotify playlist!)

Very tough question. Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves by Eurythmics and Aretha Franklin is a tune, especially when I'm dancing with my gals.

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 What else are you working on at the moment? (Upcoming performances, exciting projects, holidays!)

There are lots of exciting things coming up over the next couple of months - I'm working with Springs Dance Company on their new work A Time To Mourn, A Time to Dance, and also their interactive performance workshop, PARABLE, which is for primary schools. I'm also dancing at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital with a company I co-founded called eek & wild. Alongside performing I'll be doing lots of teaching, mostly in primary schools, but I'll also be doing a little bit of contemporary technique with ENB Youth Co. And then I'll flop for a bit on holiday in Somerset!

Follow Emily on Instagram, and find out more about her work with eek and wild on their website.

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