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DANCE KEEPS ON MOVING
The lure of dance swept across Kensington Olympia as a total of nearly 20,000 people, from all over the country, attended MOVE IT, the UK’s biggest dance exhibition.
From 12- 14 March, the venue became a dance emporium where enthusiasts could find out about studying dance at performing arts schools, dance organisations and stock up on dance wear and stage makeup of any kind.
Each day a variety of stars appeared as hosts including Erin Boag of ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ who launched a fashion show and ran an unforgettable Cha Cha workshop.
Urban dance group Flawless wowed the crowd with a specially choreographed routine and Royal Ballet Principal Sarah Lamb delivered a mesmerising performance as the Dying Swan in Swan Lake.
Big Dance invited Guinness World Record holders for dance to celebrate their achievements in ballet, tap and salsa with a special appearance from Wayne Sleep.
And the T Mobile Big Dance Bus, an historic routemaster, started its journey towards the Big Dance 2010 countdown to a great reception.
Crowds of passengers queued at the dance stop to board the bus and watch the T-Mobile Big Dance crew perform the famous sequence in the advert filmed at Liverpool Street Station.
As for the bus, designers converted the ground floor into a disco complete with flashing lights and the upper deck became a place to chill, watch events from great heights and discover more about Big Dance.
Every which way, dance was everywhere and the Freestyle stage was a place to be as contestants, some as young as four, stepped up to perform.
Compered by Hakeem Onibudo, choreographer of the Big Dance Schools Pledge, the Freestyle competition proved a mega success.
MOVE IT gave dance schools and colleges the opportunity to display their talent and crowds were entertained by some stars of the future.
One of the great things about the event is how it brought people together – not just dancers and people associated with dance but parents, carers and grandparents who wanted to take their children out for the day!
