Lawk Naach bringing Punjabi dance to the Midlands
03 Feb 2012
Lawk Naach is preparing to bring Punjabi dance to 24,000 people from across the Midlands. The project, run by Dance Sansaar, will deliver over 960 dance discovery workshops and 430 performance classes that have already been attended by stars James Corden and One Direction.
Lawk Naach will culminate in a large site-specific event with 2012 people performing in celebration of the Olympic Torch relay and the
London 2012 games. Each of the 12 Midlands regions participating in this project will be represented by a Lawk Naach team that will come together to showcase their dancing skills to the world!
The aim of the project is to reach all communities of the West Midlands through a series of interactive discovery workshops and online forms of Lawk Naach; Bhangra and Giddha. Both are joyous and vibrant forms of dance which come from the North Indian region of Punjab. The discovery workshops last 1 hour each and are completely free of charge. As well as learning dance movements, participants get an understanding of Punjabi culture and have the opportunity to take part in the finale event.
