May 8th, 2010 by soul4dance

Blackpool Dance Festival-2010
The much awaiting Blackpool dance festival has started and it will be held until 20th November, 2010.

In 1920, the first Blackpool Dance Festival was held in Winter Gardens. Waltz, Two Step and Foxtrot were the dance sequences evolved at that period. There was one Competition each day and on the fourth night, one dance was chosen as the winner. It was decided that there would be no festival in 1927. In 1929, the festival was revived again.

Blackpool Dance Festival became more popular in 1931 with the introduction of the British Professional and Amateur Ballroom Championships. For the Amateur event about 250 preliminaries and 40 District Finals were held throughout the country. The winner of these gets a chance to dance in the Grand Final at Blackpool.

British National Championships is the festival held in the Empress Ballroom for British competitors alone. Mrs.Ilett was one of the developed this festival as the most famous event in the world.

Event Venue:
Winter Gardens
Church Street
Blackpool
FY1 1HW

Event Dates:
Blackpool Junior Dance Festival - 5th to 10th April
Blackpool Dance Festival - 28th May to 4th June
British National Dance Championships - 18th November to 20th November

Dancers from all over the world started participating in this festival which made this the most famous event in the world.

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 19th, 2010 by soul4dance

Dublin Dance Festival - 2010

Welcome to the 2010 Dublin Dance Festival which is to be held between May 8th and May 23rd , 2010. The 2010 Festival will be more beautiful, wondrous and smart. In this 6th edition, you will see 24 dance companies participating from 9 countries. We are eager to share and encourage you at the classes, discussions and workshops.

Dublin Dance Festival-2010

The mission of this festival is to give the best quality international dance festival that promotes contemporary dance, dancers artists and audiences in Ireland. It promotes excellent dance which reflects diversity of dance and also influence audiences. Through this Festival, they aspire to increase the opportunities for audiences to experience the art of dance.

In 2008, Dublin Dance Festival took place from April 17-May 3 and in 2009 it took place from May 8-23. These editions of the Dublin dance festival provided exciting programmes featuring international work from artists like Mark Morris, Alain Platel and Anne Teresa.

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.

April 3rd, 2010 by soul4dance

Showstopper 2010
It’s the 32nd annual dance competition and in this year there will be over 100,000 dancers from more than 50 states and even from other countries. The knowledge that our dance competitions and performers display makes the atmosphere more healthy and exciting. All these dancers aim high and they never ever give up on their dreams.

Showstopper’s commitment to excellence has been it’s hallmark since its beginning. Every dancer gets the best opportunity to display their talent and this has been the guiding principle of this competition.

In early days Showstopper used stages for the dance competitions but now they use bigger arenas which provides the best view of the competition for the judges and audience. They also designed beautiful sets and lightings which has been a symbol of excellence for the competition.

Showstopper 2010

Showstopper has always taken pride and care in selecting judges based on professional training and experience, broad background, and fairness. Showstopper judges are also chosen for their warmth with children and their ability to provide useful critiques to dancers and teachers.

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.

March 8th, 2010 by soul4dance

American Dance Festival
The 77th season of the American Dance Festival is to be held at Durham performing Arts Centre and Duke University’s Reynolds Industries Theater from June 10th to July 24th, 2010. The season line up will be announced on Friday, March 19th , 2010.

Mission:
• build wider national and international audiences
• enhance public understanding and appreciation of the art form
• provide a scientific base for training of young dancers
• encourage the creation of new modern dance by established  choreographers
• preserve our modern dance through presentation of classic works and archival efforts

The ADF remains one of the leading arts organizations in the United States. In 2009 it presented 30 works, 13 companies, eight world premieres, five company debuts, four reconstructed works, and a mini-festival of work. At the ADF School, over 423 students , 50 faculty and musicians observed, labored, and created one of the world’s best fertile environments. Twenty-seven countries and 38 states represented the festival which encompasses a variety of educational paths.

The ADF remains committed to serving the needs of dance, dancers, choreographers and dance professionals. The Festival’s programs have been expanded and altered to help accommodate the changes in the field. The latest curriculum includes classes in dance medicine, body therapies, as well as repertory, composition and all the major dance styles and techniques.  There are also professional workshops offered in teaching and performance, as well as a special program for younger dance students.

February 27th, 2010 by soul4dance

White Mountain Summer Dance Festival

White Mountain Summer Dance Festival celebrates it’s 32nd year and it’s to be held between July 10-July 31, 2010.

WMSDF-2010

Venue:

Roosevelt Hotel
45 East 45th Street, Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10017.

White Mountain Summer Dance Festival offers three weeks of dance training at Sarah Lawrence College. It’s an exploration of movement and creativity for students and educators. WMSDF offers an recognized innovative and comprehensive approach that combines specialized training and personal attention. Faculties work together to present a curriculum with more than 12 hours of instruction. Classes are taught by educators committed to ensure participants reach their maximum potential in dance and movements. It is a program that supports breakthroughs in technique, creativity, and life. Enrollment is limited to 40 resident participants ensuring four students for one faculty.

February 25th, 2010 by soul4dance

VIDF-2010

The VIDF is celebrating it’s 10th anniversary to present outstanding culturally diverse dance performances by artists from all over the world. Presented with the Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad, the 2010 VIDF takes place during the Paralympic Games period of March 12 - 21, 2010 with performances at the Roundhouse and at the Playhouse.

Venues:
ROUNDHOUSE: 181 Roundhouse Mews
Vancouver, BC, Canada
PLAYHOUSE : Hamilton at Dunsmuir, Vancouver

VIDF-2010

Mission:
The presentation of high quality dance performances and workshops by outstanding culturally diverse dance artists that are:

Increasing audiences for culturally diverse contemporary dance to:

Increasing public profile of culturally diverse dance practice through:

February 22nd, 2010 by soul4dance

Bates Dance Festival

Bates Dance Festival

Programmes:
• Young Dancers Workshop (ages 14-18) June 25- July 16
• Professional Training Program (ages 18 and up) July 17-August 8
• Youth Arts Program (ages 6-17) July 19-August 7
• Performance &; Events Season July 5-August 7

For twenty-seven years, the Bates Dance Festival in Lewiston, Maine, has welcomed dancers from across the country and around the world to “Study with the best!” Its founders knew from the outset that inviting the field’s most outstanding dance artists to come and teach would be a key to the program’s success.

The Bates Dance Festival brings together an international community of choreographers, performers, educators and students in a cooperative community to study, perform and create new work. The Festival offers a supportive atmosphere for creative exchange of ideas, encouraging exploration of new ground and providing opportunities to experience a wide spectrum of dance. Artists, students and audiences share their knowledge and inspiration through workshops,  discussions and performances.

The Bates Dance Festival is comprised of four interwoven programs: two professional training programs including the Young Dancers Workshop (YDW), the Professional Training Program (PTP); a main-stage performances series featuring dance artists from around the world: and community activities including the Youth Arts Program with dance and music training, and the Community Dance Project that invites local residents to participate in an intensive creative collaboration with a choreographer and Festival dancers. Commissioning and residency projects support new works by established companies, emerging choreographers and international artists.