Posted on Wednesday 12th October 2011
This is your chance to Get Dancing and be involved in an exciting county wide dance project inspired by London 2012.
Open workshops will be taking place in the October half term (24th – 28th October 2011) at Parkfields Leisure Centre, Leek, The Brewhouse, Burton-on-Trent, Stafford Gatehouse Theatre, Stafford and The Prince of Wales Theatre, Cannock Chase. With further workshops taking place in February 2012 in Lichfield, Tamworth, Newcastle-Under-Lyme and South Staffordshire.
Get Dancing is a county wide project which will provide people in Staffordshire with the fantastic opportunity to take part in a London 2012 dance project and to perform on stage as a spectacular county showcase.
Get Dancing is part of Dancing for the Games which is inspired by London 2012 and part of the Cultural Olympiad in the West Midlands. It has been funded by Legacy Trust UK, an independent charity set up to help build a lasting cultural and sporting legacy from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, as well as Arts Council England and Advantage West Midlands.
The workshops are led by the outstanding Retina Dance Company and will be fun, energetic and open to everyone!
If you know anyone who may be interested or if you are aged 11 and above, why not come along and join in? At only £1.50 you can afford to bring the whole family.
To book a place please contact the venues directly or go online at: www.danceconnected.org.uk|
Naomi Temple, Programme Manager for Dancing for the Games said: “We are delighted that Get Dancing is part of our Dancing for the Games programme, which aims to make the West Midlands the region for dance in the run up to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. It is fantastic that through this project people from across Staffordshire will have the opportunity to work with Retina, an internationally renowned dance company and to create their own choreography to be performed throughout the county.”
For more information about ways to get involved please contact Alison Lord, Dance Development Officer at Heritage and Arts on 01785 278647 or e-mail alison.lord@staffordshire.gov.uk|