Danceaid is proud to be the official Charity Partner of Strategy 14 Strategy 14 is a marketing and business consultancy that specialises in brand development and monetisation strategies for small and medium-sized enterprises, entrepreneurs and charities. Proud to be working with danceaid to help them change the lives of disadvantaged children around the world. For […]
View PostUDO South Wales Street Dance Championships
This is a UDO Worlds and Europeans Qualifier All levels are welcome from Beginner to Advanced, with different age categories and divisions available. Doors open at 8:30am, with the competition beginning by 9:30am. Ticket Prices Dancers £16 Spectators £14 The competition will begin with Teams, followed by Solo’s then Duo’s
View PostThe Big Dance Company tour danceaid projects in South Africa
It wasn’t the usual Easter holidays for 10 dancers from The Big Dance Company in Cornwall in March 2014. They enjoyed the opportunity of a lifetime flying 5,000 miles to accompany danceaid founder Laura on her visit to South Africa, and lead a series of dance workshops to AIDS orphans! As danceaid supporters know – […]
View PostDancer donates her earnings from panto to danceaid
As a little girl, I grew up watching my local pantomime, always dreaming that one day I would be dancing in it. This year I made that dream come true thanks to an amazing opportunity. Experiencing the enjoyment of the whole process; entertaining hundreds of families a night, making life long friends and evolving as […]
View PostHalf Marathon – By Rachel Nash
Hampton Court Half Marathon Although I enjoyed running throughout my school years, I never ever expected to be run half a marathon! After lots and lots of persuasion from my older sister, I eventually signed up! I saw the challenge as a personal one, whilst supporting the work of two charities close to my heart, […]
View PostGet Down – at Royal Holloway, University of London
On the 30th November 2013 Royal Holloway Dance Society once again held the inter-university competition ‘Get Down @ RHUL.’ We had a great time in the lead up to it, raising money through a dance showcase, where people who couldn’t come to the competition could come and see the dances we were entering. We also […]
View PostTwist & Pulse
TWIST & PULSE; Twist & Pulse’s brand of dance & comedy – Streetomedy – took the nation by storm in Series 4 of Britain’s Got Talent. Since then they have toured the UK and Ireland performing to over 1 million people including every one of the 70-day Olympic Torch Relay Tour before returning to Britain’s Got […]
View PostRio Ferdinand
Wow – what a way to land a new patron! In case you missed it; back on a quiet Wednesday afternoon in January 2013 one of our danceaid volunteers spotted Rio Ferdinand on the train… then things got a little bit crazy… and we ended up with a Premiership mega-star agreeing to help danceaid! There was a […]
View PostAston Merrygold
Aston Merrygold is a British singer, songwriter, dancer and television personality. He is best known for being a member of the British boy band JLS (runners-up to Alexandra Burke in the The X Factor. After a successful 7 years with JLS they split in 2013, and Aston became a judge on the British dance talent show Got to […]
View PostPopin Pete
Popin’ Pete (born Timothy Earl Solomon, August 5, 1961) is an American dancer, choreographer, innovator, one of the originators of the “popping” dance style and member of the Electric Boogaloos. Pete’s career has spanned over thirty years since the emerging of popping dance to developing funk culture as a whole. Popin’ Pete is a first generation member […]
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