October 4th, 2011 by soul4dance

Best Dance Act and Best Dance Choreographer Announced

The shortlist for the best dance act and best dance choreographers for the BEFFTA awards were announced earlier this week.

The annual Black Entertainment Film Fashion Television and Arts (BEFFTA) awards are to celebrate the achievements of the black and ethnic personalities in the entertainment, film, fashion, television and arts.

Flawless were the voted winners for 2009.

Boy Blue Entertainment bagged the awards in 2010.

The founder of BEFFTA “Pauline Long” said: ‘the nomination process is usually a lengthy and involves intense research but it’s all worth it. You only have to look at the individuals nominated to see that we are a community of very talented and creative people. a lot of the people that have been nominated work very hard behind the scenes and are very talented, these people need recognition for their contribution in the industry and that what BEFFTA is all about.’

The BEFFTA Awards 2011 will happen on the 22^nd of October at the Light House.

Best Dance Act Nominations:

Akai, Boy Blue Entertainment, Dan-Kira, Diversity, Definitives, Flawless, Rhimes Lecointe.

Best Dance Choreographer Nominations:

Anthony Kaye, Glenn Hudson, Johnson (Kid Royal), Kenrick ‘H2O’ Sandy, Douggie Dan-Kira, Kwame Kight, Tony Adigun.

October 8th, 2010 by soul4dance

Somewhere back in time, there is a mansion with a door and a dim light,
There gay young men find secret solace, and lone young girls lose their heart, sanity, and soul.
As for who is who, with whom and whom, it matters not – or does it?
Can they, or can they not?

Seasoned choreographer Francis Leung presents his latest and innovative best. Drawing its inspiration from the world created under the pen of Pai Hsien-yung, the stage is set in the Dr. Sun Yat-sen Museum, which is transported back in time to its former self - the Kom Tong Hall of colonial Hong Kong. A bygone era is resurrected from washed out memories. A shadowy, transitory existence is called up by the music of Ivan Hui, in a nostalgic mix of Chinese and Western tunes that reverberate in the captured space. Behind the flamboyant dance lurks the judgmental Old World. Love and lust meet head on, fighting each other and alternatively embracing each other…

Audiences are strongly advised to arrive punctually. No latecomers will be admitted until a suitable break in the programme
Audiences of age 6 or above are welcome
The contents of this programme do not represent the views of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department
The presenter reserves the right to substitute artists and change the programme should unavoidable circumstances make it necessary

Presented by Leisure and Cultural Services Department

Date and Time:14 October 2010 (Thur) 8pm
Date and Time:15-16 October 2010 (Fri-Sat) 7:15pm & 9:15pm
Special Exhibition Gallery, Dr. Sun Yat-sen Museum
(7 Castle Road, Mid-Levels, Central, in vicinity of Central to mid-Levels Escalator)

With meet-the-artists after 7:15pm performance on 15/10

October 7th, 2010 by soul4dance

“Dance is vital, an activity both exhilarating to watch or do. It can speed up your heart rate, it can enliven your being, it can change your life.” (Richard Alston CB)

Dance in Oxford has grown considerably over recent years with the strong support of Oxford City Council. The Council’s Dance Development

Plan underlines its aim to:

• Increase participation in dance

• Work with those involved in dance provision to enhance the profile, quality and variety of dance activity in the city

• Lead, initiate and fundraise for innovative dance-based projects, and ensure access to support and professional development for Oxford-based professional dance artists and companies.

.This annual city-wide celebration of dance is co-ordinated by Oxford City Council’s Arts Officer (Dance & Theatre). It provides opportunity for participants to actively engage in high quality dance, through an exciting programme of participatory activity and a performance programme.

It also significantly raises the profile and accessibility of dance, further establishing Oxford as a recognized hub for vibrant dance activity, involving a successful and well co-ordinated partnership working between key organisations in the city. Dancin’ Oxford 2010 took place in Spring 2010.

This provides continuing development opportunities for local dance artists through a regular programme of events, at a highly affordable price. It marks an exciting development for dance, on both a local and regional level.

The work is already recognised as an example of good practice in the region, and has inspired several dance agencies across the South East (and beyond) to set up a similar model.

Contact Us

For further information on dance opportunities in Oxford (for adults, children and young people), and to join the Dancin’ Oxford mail list, please contact us on 01865 252820

May 31st, 2010 by soul4dance

Big Dance London
Big Dance event takes place from 3rd July till 11th July, 2010. A week full of dance events and activities will take place in London. These events will be organized at various locations across London and it ends at the Trafalgar Square with a world dance extravaganza.

Big Dance London

People of all ages can join in this fun filled event with workshops which will be happening throughout London. There will be plenty of activities which will keep you moving whether its ballroom, ballet, tango or tap dance. People from London can get in to the dance floor at various places like schools, theatres, cinemas and community centers. This will be a useful event for Londoners to make themselves fit during summer. It’s organized by the Mayor of London along with the Arts Council and the BBC. Various organizations like Sport England, Department of Culture, Media and Sport, Department of Health, and The British Heart Foundation provide support for this event.

The highlight of this event will be a mass choreographed dance for 10,000 people. Fans can also view contemporary and classical performances on London streets and its iconic landmarks. Most of the events are completely free to take part. This event will end with a massive finale in Trafalgar Square at 10th July. The previous event has set new world records for the largest number of dancers performed for one track of music. In 2010, the excitement will be more as dancers perform their stunning routine!

May 19th, 2010 by soul4dance

New York Dance Parade
New York dance parade will be held on May 22, 2010 at 1.00 pmwith over 70 dance styles, 200 dance organizations, and more than 10 thousand dancers on the streets of New York City .

New York Dance Parade-2010

Each year they continue to expand and hold the same vision. They will move down Broadway, hula, swing and Irish through the Union Square and into the University Place. At Eighth Street they we will dance Salsa, Tango and Waltz East into Saint Marks Street. From there they will move to the DanceFest in Tompkins Square Park where they will come together and celebrate watching free dance performances, take dance lessons and enjoy a Dance Party.

Their mission is to promote dance as an expressive art by performing all types of dance, educating the public and celebrate the diversity of dance. Come check out who’s already registered. Find if there’s a dance style you can’t see? If there’s a dance group that should be participating in this?

Location:
Grand stand location street
Mark pl & 3rd Avenue,
New york, NY 10003

April 26th, 2010 by soul4dance

Karmiel Dance Festival
Karmiel dance festival will be held between July 27th till July 29th, 2010. More than 5,000 dancers from all countries will participate in this festival. Karmiel is located at #85, in Beit Hakerem Valley. It’s 35 km from Tiberius and 45km from Haifa.

Karmiel Dance Festival

Most of the people think that Israeli dance refers to Israeli folk dance but Karmiel festival includes contemporary, jazz, and ballroom and israeli folk dance.

Shlomo Maman is the artistic director who gave an idea to include various dance styles in this festival. Last year artists from Kibbutz, Ido Tadmor, Rina Schenfeld and Vertigo’s second company participated in this festival. Last years festival included 5,000 dancers and 80 events which were composed of concerts, competitions, and dance classes.

The opening of last years festival was dedicated to Tel Aviv in honor of the city’s centennial. More than 1,500 dancers from various groups participated in that ceremony. In the closing ceremony each folk dance group presented its best piece of choreography and more than 2000 dancers were involved in it.

April 22nd, 2010 by soul4dance

Newyork Dance Festival

The Newyork Dance Festival was organized by the international arts-and-human-rights organization to develop South Asian dance. This festival will be held on April 24th at Symphony Space and at the Stanley Kaplan Penthouse on April 25th.

This festival brings together the best in South Asian arts and explores the realities of gender and sexuality. Apart from creating awareness it acts as a source to enter public dialogue around issues of gendered identities, violations of human rights and women’s rights.

Newyork Dance Festival

Venue:
Symphony Space - April 24th
Stanley Kaplan Penthouse – April 25th

Participating Artists:
Nrityagram Dance Ensemble
Kalanidhi Dance
Sumbhaav Dance Project
Flexy Studios
UBC Bhangra Girlz
Shayma Sayid

Last year’s festival received more than 50 influential and experiential dancers and activists from Asia, Europe and the United States. The press coverage for the festival was tremendous with media such as BBC, India Abroad, India in NY, Newsweek and many others.

April 12th, 2010 by soul4dance

Eastbourne International Festival
The 34th edition of the Eastbourne International Folkdance Festival is to be held from 30th April till 3rd May, 2010. This festival focuses both on watching and dancing just link leading and playing music. There will be dance practice workshops, display sides and evening social dances.

Eastbourne International Folkdance Festival occupies a special position among all the folk dance festivals. It is one of the best festivals because it concentrates on workshops and dances for enthusiasts. This festival receives excellent comments from all those who come for the festival. It also has an excellent reach not just because of the organising committee but due to the interest for folk dance all over the world.

EIFF-2010

Venue:
Bishop Bell School,
Priory Road
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN23 7EJ

At the festival site, you can easily move to any workshop and go everywhere to meet your dancers. There will be four workshop sessions and an afternoon tea-dance. There will be three simultaneous dances on Friday evening and on Saturday and Sunday nights there are four dances and our special events. With one ticket you can join all the events.

April 6th, 2010 by soul4dance

Belgrade Dance Festival
The seventh edition of the Belgrade Dance Festival is to be held between April 9-23, 2010. This Festival has brought a good tradition, guest appearances of dance companies and famous choreographers. The main aim of this festival is to present tendencies for contemporary dance. This event has established a lot and it has improved the communication between audiences.

The International Dance Council of Paris founded this festival and Aja Jung from Belgrade is the programme selector. The festival creates new audience, positive suggestions, educational contents and a very good attendance. It has also popularised modern dance and enabled dance art to reach wide audience through TV presentations.

Belgrade Dance Festival

Events Schedule:
9th April, Sava Centar, Italy
10th April, Novi Sad, Italy
11th April, Opera Madlenianum China
12th April, National Theatre, Portugal
13th April, Belgrade Drama Theatre, Belgium
15th April, Sava Center, Israel
16th April, National Theatre, Israel
17th April, Opera Madlenianum, France
19th April, Sava Center, UK
21st April, Yugoslav Drama Theatre, The Netherlands
23rd April, Sava Center, Switzerland

The Ministry of Culture of Republic of Serbia, the embassies, cultural centres and the Secretariat for Culture regularly regularly support this festival. Main partner in Vojvodina is The Provincial Secretariat of the Executive Assembly of AP of Vojvodina is the main partner of Belgrade Dance Festival.

March 29th, 2010 by soul4dance

Showbiz Competitions
Showbiz is a member of the Federation of Dance Competitions.

The purpose of the FDC is to enhance the competition experience by normalizing rules, simplifying competition experience as well as consistently insuring safe events. They serve as a forum for the consistent application of ethical standards relating to competition. These standards are rooted in the best mutual, and not exclusive, interests of all students, parents and studio teachers.

Showbiz has been in the industry for over 20 years and this competition is for intermediate to advanced students.

Showbiz Festival

Here are some of the changes for the 2010 season:

• A unified web site for all the competitions and events
• Finals are back with refined levels
• Expanded venues for the competition
• 10 additional performances has been added.