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 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 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.

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.

February 10th, 2010 by soul4dance

Bachata Summer International Latin Dance Festival-San Francisco

Bachata Dance Festival-2010

This festival is to be held on Monday July 12, - Monday July 19, 2010 .
Time: 8:00pm - 2:00am
Venue: Parc 55 Hotel, 55 Cyril Magnin St, San Francisco, California 94102.

2nd Bachata International dance Festival presents:

• Live Latin Band!
• Top Latin DJs in da house!
• Over 50 International Dance artists!
• Live International Dance Performances!
• Amateur and Professional Bachata Competition!
• Over 70 Dance workshops for the entire weekend!
• Learn to dance for beginners, intermediate and advance!
• Special “Lap Dancing” Workshops for Bachateros and Bachateras!
• Bachata, Merengue, Bolero, Tango, Salsa, ZOUK, Kizomba, Zumba and more!
• Workshops, Performances and Hot night Dance Parties - Top Bachata DJs
• SF BUS CITY BUS TOUR - JULY 19TH.

February 9th, 2010 by soul4dance

Birmingham Dance Festival-2010

International Dance Festival is coming to the city for the second time, running for four weeks from April 19th to May 16th, 2010. The first festival in 2008 was a huge success, seeing 60 performances from 20 countries take place in venues across the city showcasing a range of dance styles from the popular to the cutting edge. We spoke to festival co-director, David Massingham, about his hopes for next year’s dance explosion.

David Massingham, artistic director of DanceXchange, is also co-director of International Dance Festival Birmingham along with Stuart Griffiths, chief executive of Birmingham Hippodrome. Massingham nurtured the first seeds of the festival and saw it grow into one of the biggest dance festivals in the world – putting Birmingham on the map as a stage for groundbreaking and exceptional dance.

Last year’s festival attracted some 25,000 people from all over the UK and used venues across Birmingham including the Town Hall and Victoria Square with 60 performances over four weeks. Alongside the shows, professional workshops and educational sessions encouraged newcomers to experience dance activities and develop dance partnerships. The economic impact on the city was huge, bringing an estimated £4.3 million to Birmingham.

IDFB 2010 will bring great dance to venues and public spaces across the West Midlands, enabling audiences to see a vast array of stimulating international work that would otherwise be out of reach, and introducing people of all ages to healthy dance activity through exciting participatory events. Through the exceptional range of work on offer, IDFB will connect with the region’s diverse population, inspire local pride and attract visitors to the city. In so doing, IDFB will raise aspirations, benefit the local economy, and enhance the cultural life of the region.

Through the outstanding quality of its work and the partnerships that support it, IDFB is the perfect showcase for the rich dance infrastructure of Birmingham and the West Midlands, supporting the West Midlands’ Culture Programme for 2012, and presenting an incredible opportunity to celebrate Birmingham as a world destination for dance.

February 1st, 2010 by soul4dance

Spotlight Dance Cup

                 The Spotlight family is more excited for the 2010 season and setting out to “Conquer the World” and has invited you to join the competition.

                 Spotlight Dance Cup provides a positive, fun, family-friendly environment where each dancer reaches new heights and accomplish their goals. Dance Cup also acknowledges the teachers and parents who generously give their time, talents, and support. The company has worked harder than ever to ensure that your experience with Spotlight Dance Cup 2010 will be out of this world!

Events Schedule:

National Finals:

Midwest National Finals - Branson, MO - Jun 13-19, 2010
Pacific Northwest National Finals - Seaside, OR - Jun 27-Jul 1, 2010
West Coast National Finals - Las Vegas, NV - Jul 6-10, 2010