Alan Young is the owner of YDC Dance. He started Ballroom Dancing at the age of 6, his parents thinking that it would be a six week wonder. At the age of 11 he was competing at the highest level in the British Juvenile Ballroom and Latin American Competition. With a couple of partner changes he then when on to become one of the country's top male Junior dancers, with a 5th placing in the International Championships at London's Prestigous Royal Albert Hall.