Dancing for the Games

290,000 people played their part in ArtsFest, the UK’s largest free arts festival.  And Dancing for the Games was there too, encouraging people to get dancing as part of our region’s 2012 challenge. We had hundreds of people learning how to Bollywood dance to the soundtrack of Slumdog Millionaire, and [...]

Lots of dance events are being planned in the lead up to London 2012. Here’s a taster of what you can expect across the West Midlands over the next two years. Keep checking this site to find out more. Dancing on the Severn Valley Railway Next July expect hoards of [...]

The average person wouldn’t put Othello the opera, dance styles from across the globe and an old warehouse together. But, that’s exactly what Birmingham Opera Company did last December. This is an opera company with a twist. They always perform in places that you wouldn’t expect and their shows always [...]

As the Commonwealth Games opened in India, Birmingham company Sampad, performed their brand new dance show In The Further Soil as part of the celebrations. Whilst in India, Prince Charles went to see the show, and reports from across the oceans say that he loved it! It’s a delightful mix [...]

The clock is ticking for 80 young Brummies as they countdown to their own performance of Cinderella on the Birmingham Hippodrome stage this December. You may remember Ballet Hoo! where 70 teenagers performed Romeo & Juliet in Birmingham and millions watched on TV. Ballet, Birmingham and Me, more commonly known [...]

Dancing is for girls isn’t it? Wrong! Boys Dancing proved to boys and young men that dance is most definitely for them. Over 18 months, a thousand boys throughout Warwickshire, Solihull, Worcestershire and Sandwell have been getting dancing. The teenagers worked with professional dancers to create new dance pieces, performing [...]

1 Square, 3 Shows, 10,000 People Dancing In October last year over 10,000 people were Dancing for the Games Bollywood style. Bollywood Steps was a major outdoor dance spectacular featuring dazzling dance numbers, stunning architectural lighting, fireworks, colourful costumes, and water effects. Part of Town Hall Birmingham’s 175th anniversary celebrations, [...]