The Brighton and Hove Big Dance programme is led by South East
Dance, supported by Brighton and Hove City Council, and coordinated by Creative Partnerships at the Centre for Community Engagement, University of Sussex.
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FREE Big Dance workshops in different dance styles are taking place in schools and communities across the city. Scroll down for further details.
FREE Big Dance workshops
On Big Dance Day Saturday 10 July, two workshops, open to all ages, are taking place at Lighthouse Arts, Brighton. All workshops are FREE and will include the chance to learn the Little South East Dance, for later performance in huge mass participation Flashmobs* in the city centre.
Workshop 1: 10.30 - 11.30am, LIGHTHOUSE ARTS *please note new venue*
Bollywood Workshop with Charlotte Jalley
Click HERE to reserve your place Charlotte Jalley is a Bollywood dancer and teacher. Having featured in many films she is very experienced in this Indian dance style. Bollywood is fun and energetic and perfect for the beginner to the expert dancer. The workshop will include a Bollywood style warm up with an easy to pick up. Guaranteed to make you laugh and feel good about yourself this is a class that must be tried.
Workshop 2: 11.30 - 12.30pm, LIGHTHOUSE ARTS *please note new venue*
Samba / Carnival Workshop with Rosaria Gracia
Click HERE to reserve your place
Be ready to have a brilliant time as well as learning about Afro-Brazilian rhythms (inspired by the Candomble divinities) and other regional dances such as Maracatu, Ciranda and Coco. Come and learn the basic steps of the sensual and energetic Samba dance as well as enjoying a collective dance at the sound of samba reggae.
Rosaria has broad experience as a teacher and choreographer for groups of all ages. She has led workshops at WOMAD, both in the UK and abroad and has performed extensively in the UK, Belgium, France, Germany, Spain and Brazil. She has danced for bands such as Carnival Collective, Verde Vai, Estrella do Norte and Maco. She is currently choreographer for Paraiso School of Samba and Maracatu Cruzeiro do Sul.
Little South East Dance goes LARGE!
The Little South East Dance is a specially commissioned dance phrase which is available to learn online HERE and in all Big Dance workshops. Anyone that learns it is invited to join us at lunchtime on Saturday 10 July to perform flashmob* style in the streets of Brighton. Check back soon for updates.
Sign up to be emailed information about flashmob performance locations by emailing us HERE. Please make sure you include your name and email address and the word ‘flashmob’ in the subject line.
Learn the Little South East Dance HERE.
* A flash mob (or flashmob) is a large group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual and pointless act for a brief time, then quickly disperse (Wikipedia)
Island Crossing
Free outdoor performance, Victoria Gardens (between Grand Parade and Marlborough Place), 2.30pm Saturday 10 July.
Whether visitor or resident, Brighton & Hove is a great place to be. A place where people flock and paths cross. The dynamic transition and interaction that characterises the city on the ground, echoed by its population of starlings in the skies, inspire this performance.
Directed by Charlie Morrissey, and created in collaboration with Carrie Whitaker and Jason Keenan-Smith, 30 young performers will inhabit Victoria Gardens, Brighton, producing a large scale outdoor dance experience.
Big Dance Schools Pledge
We’re supporting schools across the region to achieve 100 extra hours of dance in Big Dance week.
Schools sign up HERE Find additional resources to help your school hit 100 hours HERE
For more about Big Dance South East England around the rest of the region, click here
 
 
 
 
To find out more about the nationwide Big Dance initiative, please visit www.bigdance2010.com
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