dance-a-thon

A Dance-a-thon provided the finale to the exhibitions stay in Bristol and to the intensive Dance Dialogues programme.  From 11am until 6pm our Galleries venue attracted between 40 - 60 shoppers in to each half-hour workshop all day.

The day invovled a series of short demo performances and workshop slots for every dance group to stimulate the dance-a-thon. This  encouraged onlookers to join in with the different styles of dancing on offer. The groups also roamed around the galleries and outside  doing short demos to draw the crowd.

Bristol is fast becoming renowned for being home to a diverse range and quality of dance groups in the South West. The dance-a-thon was an ideal opportunity for all dancers to come together and show off what we do and have a great day of dancing.

The dance-a-thon program….

10.30am African Sambistas and Imayla Dance Dialogues teams– welcome, changing space, warm up and register. (Open ALL DAY for Exhibition Viewing).
11.30am (5mins) Funk It Up Dance – Thurs Kids (7yrs to 12yrs)
11.35am (5mins) Funk It Up Dance – Synergy Scarface (10yrs to 30yrs)
11.40am (5mins) Synergy Solo/Duet (Adult group)
11.45am to 12.05pm (20 mins) (TBC)- African Contemporary Dance by Denise Rowe
12.10noon to 12.30 (20mins) (TBC) - Ceroc dance displays by Strictly Ceroc group
12.35pm to 12.55pm (20mins) Creative Martial Arts Form – display and workshop with Rich Lucas of Lucas Fitness.
1pm (5mins) Funk It Up Dance – Tuesday Teens (13yrs to 16yrs)
1.05pm (5mins) Funk It Up Dance - Synergy Zombies (10yrs to 30yrs)
1.10pm (5mins) Funk It Up Dance Synergy solo/duet (adult group).
1.15pm ( 10mins) Funk It Up Dance - Monday Adult group.
1.30pm to 2.15pm (5mins) performance then (30mins) Sabar Dance workshop to live drumming (from Senegal).
2.30pm to 3.15pm (45min) Salsa and kizomba demos and workshops with SalsaSabrosa.
3.15pm to 3.45pm (30mins) Belly Dance workshop followed by
3.50pm (15min) Performance by Egyptian Nights Dance Troupe.
4.10pm (20mins) Body Percussion Workshop with Jenny Rintoul from African Sambistas, who will also be performing at THE LAST dance - CLOSING party.
4.30pm (30mins) Belly dance workshop with Stephi for beginners.
5pm to 5.30pm (30mins) African dance workshop with Idrissa Camara (from Guinea), who will also be performing at THE LAST DANCE CLOSING party.
5.30pm (30 mins) (TBC) Tango de la Rosa
FINISH 6pm -

THE LAST DANCE - CLOSING PARTY brought the Programme to a vibrant close including dance performances and live music by local artists, Tolo ko Tolo, African Sambistas, Idrissa Camara, Ben Baddoo and his Celtic -African band, an Afro Ceilidh with Bido Irie and Orchestra Baobab and friends, as well as world music with DJ Cecelia.