Presents
Cuban Carnival Dance Classes
leading up to performance.
Take part in all or some of this year's carnival season with
Luton (7th July) and Hackney Carnival (21st July) which
will feature the Olympic torch and the legendary Nottinghill
Carnival (26th or 27th August).
Conga de Comparsa is a Cuban carnival dance style.
Learn exciting choreography with Ariel Rios Robert from
Havana.
We are offering a taster class followed by a 10 week course.
at
Arts Factory, 2 Parkhurst Road, Holloway, London, N7 0SF
Taster Class
If you would like to know what it's all about before signing up to a whole course join us on;
21st April - 3.00 -4.30
The class will be to a 25 piece live band.
£9.00 early payment price by 31st March.
£12.00 full price.
Booking essential
10 week course
7:00 - 8:30pm Fridays
£90 early payment price by 15th April
£120 full price
Starts 4th Mayand runs every Friday for 9 weeks.
Two or more of these workshops happen alongside live music on the 1st and 2nd June.
The 2nd of June is a rehearsal and will take place at:
Stoke Newington School,
(From 2:00 - 4:30pm)
Booking essential
To make a reservation please go to: reservations@bomboproductions.com
For more information contact: admin@bomboproductions.com
www.bomboproductions.com
MATT MATTOX JAZZ DANCE MASTER CLASS
‘In celebration of Matts’ 90th year- A unique opportunity to train with Martine Mattox’
Sunday 22nd April 2012
Dance Studio 1, Interchange trust, 213 Haverstock Hill, London , NW3 4QP
Morning Ballet 10am with English National Ballet Soloist Zhanat Atymtayev
Mattox master class beg/gen at 12pm and Inte/adv at 3pm, with Martine Mattox
Mattox Jazz dance technique is one of the most widely used methods of jazz training for musical theatre dancers and a uniquely stylised system for dance training throughout the world. These open master classes for Students, Dancers and Teachers offer a rare opportunity to learn directly under the tutelage of Matts’ wife Martine Mattox in the UK .
All enquiries and advanced booking recommended please e-mail ashleightrezise@yahoo.co.uk
Class fee £20 per class (including barre limited places)
An eclectic mix of the world's leading circus, hip hop and street dance performers will be on show in IDFB, bringing legendary hip hop dance theatre (Breakin' Convention), electrifying Colombian circus (Circolombia), world champion street dancers (Breathe the Beat), and jaw-dropping circus acrobatics (Wings of Desire) to Birmingham.
The very finest local talent will also be represented, both at Birmingham Hippodrome as part of Breakin' Convention, alongside professional crews Clash 66 and Vagabond Crew, and at the Bullring’s Spiceal Street as part of our FREE Breathe the Beat Roadshow, where they’ll share the stage with two of the world's best street dancers, Brooke and Roxy from Plague Dance Crew.
Breakin' Convention
The critically acclaimed international festival of hip hop dance
theatre is back, with another line-up of spectacular performances
by companies from around the world, including Clash 66 and Vagabond Crew (pictured), and around the corner. Now in its ninth year, this hugely popular production is hosted and curated by eminent UK hip hop theatre artist Jonzi D.
Breakin’ convention is not just a show – it’s an experience! Take
part in workshops led by top international artists, freestyle sessions with live DJs in the Hippodrome foyers, and more.
Birmingham Hippodrome
Monday 14 & Tuesday 15 May, 7.30pm
Foyer Events from 5.30pm
£9.50 adv (plus 50p transaction fee),
£15 on the door (plus 5% transaction fee)
More Info // Book Now
Circolombia
URBAN
Circolombia’s highly acclaimed show URBAN will thrill audiences with a unique blend of electrifying circus, South American hip-hop and reggaeton dance.
Set against the backdrop of the Colombian city Cali , the show features graduates of the Colombian National circus school Circo Para Todos. A tale of confrontation and redemption, of gangs and individual freedom, of poetics and cruelty, URBAN is the voice of these young people. They tell the world what it’s like in their reality, through their hearts minds and experiences on the streets of Cali
and most of all, through their bodies.
Birmingham Hippodrome
Wednesday 16 May - Friday 18 May, 8pm
£10 – £20 (plus 5% transaction fee)
More Info // Book Now
FREE EVENTS:
Breathe the Beat Roadshow
The new surroundings of the iconic Bullring’s Spiceal Street will be brought to life with this spectacular day of free dance performances and workshops. Come along at any time to see appearances from two of the UK’s leading street dancers, Brooke (pictured) and Roxy from Plague Dance Crew, showcases from local talent and professional dance companies, and music from DJ Moyma.
Don’t miss this unique chance to witness two of the best street dancers in the world performing here in Birmingham !
Bullring, Spiceal Street
Saturday 28 April, 12 - 6pm
FREE - just turn up and enjoy!
More Info
Wings of Desire
This adaptation of the 1987 BAFTA-nominated wim wenders film (also the inspiration for hollywood ’s City of Angels ) promises to transform Victoria Square from the ordinary to the extraordinary.
Crowds will gather in the centre of this iconic Birmingham location to watch a love story unfold on and in the buildings around them. Surprises come from all corners as jaw-dropping circus acrobatics and exhilarating dance bring the story to life. All action leads to a dramatic, awe-inspiring finale of stunning architectural projection mapping, illuminating and animating the beautifully-restored architecture of Town Hall.
Victoria Square , Birmingham city centre
Wednesday 16 May - Saturday 19 May, 9.30pm
FREE - just turn up and enjoy!
More Info
IDFB Recommends...
Elektro Kif
Warwick Arts Centre
Electro Kif is an urban streetdance style that was born in the nightclubs of the south-eastern Paris suburb of Val-de-Marne.
Blanca Li takes this urban streetdance style and mixes it up with eight exceptional young male dancers, dazzling breaking, disco, vogue, popping and locking, theatre, contemporary dance and an amazing soundtrack.
Tue 6 and Wed 7 Mar, 7.30pm
£16 (£14), £19 (£17), £22 (£20), Under 26s £12
More Info // Book Now
Baila Londres is back on Saturday 24th March
Cubacheche and Timberos de Londres present Baila Londres – one of the hottest Cuban style Saturdays you’ll find anywhere in town!
Join us for another top tasty mix of Cuban music from DJ Green Papi (ORIENTE STAR SOUND) - he'll be on the decks playing salsa, timba, son, changui, timbaton, and some late night funky and Caribbean flavas to shake things up a bit.
Plus another high action, fast paced, fun rueda class with Nikola Medic and the Havana Londres team.
At Charlie Wright's International. Doors open 8.30pm, DJ til 4am
£6 without dance class / £8 including dance class
Respecting the Brazilian tradition where the year only starts after the Carnival in February, we are now filled with vibes from Olinda and Rio de Janeiro and after months of planning we are now pleased to inform our calendar of activities for the next series of activities.
We proudly named Gandaia’s 2012 programme as BRAZIL.I.AM:
a reminder of the joyous energy that keeps us all connected through the dissemination of Brazilian culture, colours and rhythms in the UK and beyond.
This season we have lined up for YOU a range of different attractions including dance, drumming, costume making and the launch in the UK of a big tradition from Brazilian’s Northeastern Carnival: Olinda’s giant puppets parade!!!
Expect some great guest artists such as contemporary/Brazilian dance company CIA SOMA, virtuoso musician Ramiro Goncalo, socially engaged orchestra Movimento Pró-Criança, amusing Pernambuco-based group Côco de Praia, great Master Santino Cirandeiro, amongst many others… Plus our resident music & dance group Maracatudo Mafuá with their explosive mixture of rhythms, in a fresh new set especially devised for our 2012 season!
This year we’ll also be launching a strand of Gandaia’s work focused on community activities for people of all ages and backgrounds. This is our way of continuing Brazil’s traditional Carnival as a free, open event where the whole family takes part.
So relax, spare two minutes of your time to check our calendar of events here then choose one or more activities you’d like to take part and say out loud: BRAZIL.I.AM!
IN HACKNEY WE TRUST!
Once more Gandaia Arts settles great partnerships which allow us to reach out and spread the passion about Brazilian culture to people of all walks of life. For over 2 years we have been proudly presenting work all over Europe in a variety of forms: gigs, workshops, artistic residencies and large-scale projects involving education and performance.
This year we have strategically set ourselves in the borough of Hackney as our base for community sessions and monthly residency. This is a natural further step that we decided to take as we have already marked our presence in important venues such as Favela Chic, New Empowering Church, Hackney Carnival (with Cardboard Citizens), sPace Centre, Shoreditch Festival and others.
With that in mind… Be ready for our BRAZIL.I.AM NIGHTS by Gandaia Arts at Bedroom Bar, starting in April and running EVERY LAST THURSDAY of the month!
Bellow is the line-up of the party that will launch this great series:
April 26th - Maracatudo Mafua + John Blood and the Highlys
Come early for a Maracatu dance class to put you in the right dancing mode!
(and if you don’t quite know what Maracatu is, here is a great chance for you to catch up with this tantalizing Brazilian form of dance & drumming from its Northeast area).
Doors open 7pm - FREE before 8pm - £5 after*
*For every £5 we will DONATE £1 for EKO SAMBA SCHOOL in LAGOS - NIGERIA
*2 for 1 for Gandaia Students and London School of Samba members.
More details here...
Talented sattelites!
Check our links page where amazing companies such as Kabula Capoeira, Stone Crabs Theatre and a more than tropical night with Palm City Social give you plenty to fill your life with joy!
FLOW is a special Family Learning Open Weekend event hosted by IRIE! dance theatre that is now in its fourth year. The event generally takes place the last weekend in March and this year will take place on 24 Saturday March 2012. (Yes, sadly FLOW will just be a one-day event this year but we are hoping to return to the 2-day format next year.)
It’s literally an event that the whole family can enjoy and many of the activities are designed so that family member can participate in together, for instance the African Dance classes, the Caribbean Dance classes and the Drumming classes and Storytelling. We also have face painting and mask-making for the younger children.
Plus, this year we have several performances lined up for you. There will be performances by:
The children from IRIE!’s After School Club,
The Dance Foundation Degree Students,
connectingvibes* who launched their new season of dance “When In Doubt…” on 24 February 2012; and
JAMMDRUMM – IRIE! dance theatre’s drumming ensemble who gave their debut performance at IRIE!’s AGM last December.
So here’s the program of scheduled events for FLOW 2012.
Saturday 24 March 2012
11:00-11:45 Storytelling Workshop
12:00-12:45 African Dance Class
12:45-13:30 Caribbean Dance Class
13:00-15:00 Mask Making Workshop
12:00-16:00 Face Painting
14:00-15:00 Drumming Workshop
15:15-15:45 Competition
16:00-16:30 Performances
All this for just £5.00 per day for a family of four (4), i.e. two (2) adults and two (2) children or £3.00 for individuals.
You can book your tickets for FLOW 2012 by clicking on the appropriate PayPal button below which will allow you to make a secure online payment:
Family Ticket(s)
Individual Ticket(s)
If you have any questions about the event please call IRIE! dance theatre on 020 8691 6099 or use the Contact Form on this page to send us a message.
Spring brings you two, new West African Dance Classes
1. AFRICAN CONTEMPORARY DANCE WITH AMINATA KANOUTE
Aminata Kanoute trained in modern and African dance. She danced and trained with artists in France and in Africa. She spent time in Mali and Senagal where she danced with differents companies and studied in Academics dance schools in France and in Guadeloupe.
Now, based in London, she has been teaching African contemporary dance class to children and adults for the past few years.
Her style is dynamic, fluid and graceful. Inspired by traditional west African dance, she is a source of creativity and combined traditional African mooves with modern elements. Her class pushes the dancers to find energy, musicality , grace and groove. "
Join her every Thursday at SOAS in room' IOE ROOM S3'
7pm- 8.30pm
Live Drumming by Remi Uzdras
£5
SOAS, University of London
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG
2. DANCE WITH AIDA
Oasis Sports Centre
32 Endell Street
WC2H 9AG
EVERY SATURDAY
1.30-3pm
£8
African Dance classes with Aida welcomes all people who want to learn to
... dance to the rhythms of Africa.
Traditional dances from Senegal, Guinea and Mali, rhythms of djembe
and Sabar
The nearest tube station is Holborn (2 minutes) on the Central Line & Piccadilly line.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LGWBWW_MtE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tms9MqF8wPA&feature=related
Dear Dance Lovers,
We hope you are well! As we say goodbye to winter we would like to share our latest news with you all!
Below are stories about:
•February Performances by EDC
•Upcoming Performance - MOVE IT
•MOVE IT Free Tickets Competition
•Leeds Classes and News
•Recommended class
•Recommended events
LONDON NEWS:
This month we have performed at the following events:
3rd February (10:30am) - SALSA
Puerto Rican Tourist Board, Earl's Court Exhibition Centre
Class & Salsa performance
3rd February (12:00pm) - SAMBA
Cucci Club, Wood Green
Samba alongside live band
18th February (12:00-2:00pm) - SAMBA & SALSA http://www.facebook.com/events/248794151851453/
Salsa Charity Ball, University of Birmingham
Samba Class & Samba com Salsa performance
And we have also featured in Sub Motion Orchestra’s latest music video.
We are getting ready for our Upcoming Show:
9th March at Move It! We are offering two free tickets for the person who can answer our competition question below.
9th March (12:00am) - SALSA
http://www.moveitdance.co.uk/Exhibitor/Element-Dance
Move It, Kensington Olympia
New Show Launch
COMPETITION:
To WIN 2 free tickets for MOVE IT for the 9th of March, answer the question below and email your response at nefeli@elementdance.co.uk
Can you mention 2 artists Element Dance members have worked with in the past? (answers can be found on our website!)
You have until the 6th of March to win a chance to experience a day full of dancing, classes, performances and many more!!!!
LEEDS NEWS:
EDC Assistant Director Danielle, and Chris have just returned from their amazing trip in Rio de Janeiro. They are back in Leeds to offer more knowledge and share their inspiration with the lovers of the Brazilian culture!
Leeds Classes:
Zumba classes are still on at the following days and venues:
Tuesdays- Leeds- Zumba at Pudsey Civic Hall
Thursdays- Leeds- Zumba at Yorkshire Dance
ELEMENT RECOMMENDS:
- CUBAN CLASS & DANCERS:
Shout out for Afro-Cuban dance lovers: we are looking for dancers to join us training in Afro-Cuban dance at an advanced/professional level. This project offers an opportunity to study the dances of the Afro-Cuban Orishas in depth from a range of specialist and experienced Cuban tutors. Aimed at dancers with experience in any of the following styles:
Afro-Cuban/Afro-Latin/African/contemporary/Afro-contemporary/jazz.
Classes will take place on Sunday afternoons at studios TBC in Tottenham, North London and will be priced between £10-15 for 2 hours (possibly cheaper, depending upon numbers), first session 3-5pm 11th March 2012. To register your interest and for more information please message Hannah here: https://www.facebook.com/Hannah.B.Marie
Or on 07941861768 Or Amanda Demerara Royes (also on Facebook)
- EVENTS / NIGHTS OUT:
EL GRANDE @CLUB COLOSSEUM
EL GRANDE returns in march with yet another massive line up in 5 rooms, SALSA, CUBAN, KIZOMBA, LATINO, and CHILL OUT, 10 DJS, 8 TEACHERS, CLASSES, SHOWS, LIVE PAS and more. Doors open 9.30pm, classes 9.45, club till 4.30am. Artists confirmed so far FADI K and ANG SINCLAIR ( teaching and performing ), JULIAN THE DUKE, IRIS DE BRITO, DJ SOL, JULIAN MR M, LAZARO and PAOLA LOPEZ, ERICK THE SAINT, MICHAEL MANDREL, RICHARD FALLON, NUNO CAMPOS, SIKA TRO, DJ URBANO, MR BILONGO, more TBC. Join 1000 +dancers at every event. A great venue, food served all night. Doors open 9.30pm, classes 9.45( 7 levels ), club till 4.30am. Groups welcome. Now in our 8th year. Join award winning promoters SALSA REPUBLIC at the UKS BIGGEST MONTHLY
http://www.londonsalsa.co.uk/EventNight.php?EventID=1674&User=
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