November 12th, 2010 by soul4dance

World Music/CRASHarts Presents Fall Flamenco Festival: Angelita Vargas and Jairo Barrull

Date and Timings: Friday, November 19, 2010, 8:00 p.m.

Venue: Berklee Performance Center 136 Massachusetts Avenue Boston MA 02115

Direct from Seville, Gypsy flamenco dance icon Angelita Vargas and the young, dynamic Jairo Barrull join together for a mesmerizing night of Gypsy flamenco.

Vargas swept Broadway in the 1980s with Flamenco Puro and was recently featured in a piece with the Farruco family that toured extensively to wide acclaim throughout Europe. Barrull, who is the great-grandnephew of legendary guitarist Diego del Gastor, has performed with such important figures as Concha Vargas and Juana Amaya. With guest artist Juan del Gastor, Gitanerías honors the passing down of flamenco traditions from generation to generation in the Gypsy community, where dance is an expression of cultural identity.

Admission: $50, $40, $30, reserved seating

October 28th, 2010 by soul4dance

Established in 1999, by Founder and Artistic Director Micaya, The SF Hip Hop DanceFest has grown to be THE event that has put San Francisco on the map for presenting hip hop dance . Acknowledged as the FIRST festival dedicated specifically to honoring the artistry of hip hop dance, the DanceFest is a groundbreaking event, hosting companies from all over the globe.

The San Francisco Hip Hop DanceFest remains unique for its dedication to presenting the highest quality professional Hip Hop dance companies and for its forward-thinking curatorial focus. This legendary event offers professional Hip Hop dance companies the level of production, exposure, and acknowledgement that they urgently deserve, nurturing emerging artists and consistently contributing to the evolution of both Hip Hop and dance. With a record of ten years of sold-out performances, the DanceFest has developed a reputation for both quality and innovation.

Date and venue-November 19-21 palace of fine arts theater San Francisco, CA

Two different programs

Program A Program B

November 19 at 8 PM November 20 at 8 PM

November 21 at 2 PM November 21 at 7 PM

THE BEST OF DANCE IN 2008 - San Francisco Hip Hop DanceFest 10th Anniversary: Festival founder and producer Micaya kept the party rolling with popping, locking and b-boy tricks from around the world - and on roller skates! Special shout-out to the funky, noodle-limbed members of Oakland’s Diamond/Sparkle crews.”

If the kids in your neighborhood are trading their pointe shoes for high tops, or abandoning tutus for Tupac, or jettisoning tiaras for hoodies, perhaps Micaya is to blame. The single-named choreographer last weekend produced the 10th anniversary of her San Francisco Hip Hop DanceFest at the Palace of Fine Arts, and at the opening Friday evening (Nov. 21), the full audience and voluble audience response suggested that there may be one kind of dance attraction that remains impervious to a recession. When crowds linger in a lobby after a show, you know you’ve got a hit.”

Allan Ulrich, Voice of Dance-“It takes a festival like Micaya’s to show us - and challenge us to reconsider - just how diverse, amorphous and all-embracing hip hop can now be.”

Rita Felciano, SF Bay Guardian -“The exuberance bouncing off the walls of the Palace of Fine Arts at the Nov. 22 opening of the 10th annual San Francisco Hip Hop DanceFest probably kept the audience in a buoyant mood well beyond the theater. These young dancers - and hip-hop is still primarily a young person’s art - presented a show that was sassy, skilled, and a hoot to boot.”

October 18th, 2010 by soul4dance

This popular and well established event takes place annually during the February half term. Performers from local Midlands’s dance schools compete in a range of categories from Ballet solos to Cabaret groups, over 1000 entries are received for entry to the various categories.

Wyre Forest Dance Festival starts on Sunday 20th February and finishes on Saturday 26th February. It starts at 9.00am and finishes approx. 8.00pm most evenings.

Spectators are invited to come and watch competitors at a charge of £2.50 per person for adults and £1.50 for children and senior Citizens.

Programmes are now available from the Kidderminster Hub at Kidderminster Town Hall or at Stourport Civic Centre for £2 a copy or call 01562 732928.

The festival will come to an end with the Junior, Intermediate and Senior Championships at the end of the week. This is when the adjudicator chooses the best of the competition to enter these championships, with the winner and the runners up receiving trophies.

For more information regarding this event please Amy Smith on 01562 732975.

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

September 20th, 2010 by soul4dance

The Blackpool Sequence Dance Festival covers Classical, Modern and Latin Sequence Dancing.The format has changed over the years and 2009 saw the 60th anniversary of the Championships held in the Empress Ballroom, Winter Gardens.

The Festival takes on two separate events, the Children’s and Adult’s dancing. The Saturday is devoted to the children who dance in various competitions.The Adult’s dance on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.The Inventive Dance competition is on the Monday with the Winning Dances being taught on the Tuesday morning.The British Sequence Championships are held on all three evenings.

There is plenty of opportunity for social dancing in-between the competitions and also on Sunday and Tuesday afternoon.

Start date -Sunday 17 October 2010
End date-Tuesday 19 October 2010
Address-Winter Gardens, Blackpool, FY1 1HW

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 24th, 2010 by soul4dance

Vail International Dance Festival
The Vail Valley Foundation began to explore and expand its programming concepts in 1989. A four week summer academy named the Bolshoi academy was introduced in 1990 for the American students. Once the course is completed, four American students were allowed to study for a semester at the Bolshoi Academy, Moscow. In 1992, Katherine Kersten was engage a dance professional to direct and develop the project.

In 1993, the first International Evenings of Dance was created which featured couples representing international dance companies. Some of the world’s most popular dancers started performing in this event. Vail International Dance Festival was introduced in 1994. The 2010 Vail International Dance Festival will be held from July 27th till August 10th.

Vail International Dance Festival

Venues:
Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater
The Arrabelle at Vail Square, Lionshead Village

Performances:

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

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.