KEEP INTO DANCE ----- BIG Big Dance may be over but Londondance.com It represents dancers at all is the capital for levels of the dance industry, From where to see dance, to DANCE dance and the city is bursting and champions excellence where to do it – find all you with events and activities in education, youth dance, need to know about dance in 24/7. One easy way to stay dance of the African diaspora, the capital at: 2016 in touch is to connect with performance, health and well- leading organisations below: londondance.com being, management, leadership and career development. 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WDSA (UK) is to promote and reached audiences of over one People Dancing works with, TAKE PART IN develop wheelchair dancing million people in London. and on behalf of artists, organisations and teachers as a sport and leisure activity LONDON’S BIGGEST danceumbrella.co.uk involved in leading, delivering across the country, to raise the standard of instruction CELEBRATION Exercise, Movement and or supporting community and participatory dance and and competition in the UK and OF DANCE Dance Partnership their membership reaches internationally at all levels. The Exercise, Movement and more than 4,500 dance wdsauk.co.uk Dance Partnership (EMDP) is professionals worldwide. the National Governing Body Visit London communitydance.org.uk and Umbrella Organisation Is the official visitor guide to for Exercise, Movement and One Dance London. It is run by London Dance in the UK. EMDP is & Partners, the Mayor of One Dance UK is the national the go-to organisation for London’s official promotional body for dance in the UK, Exercise, Movement and company to promote London formed by the merger of Dance; championing quality and attract businesses, Association of Dance of the and driving growth in teaching events, congresses, students African Diaspora (ADAD), and participation. and visitors to the capital. Dance UK, National Dance emdp.org Check out for dance events Teachers Association (NDTA) year-round: and Youth Dance England. visitlondon.com To find out more visit: bigdance.org.uk | london.gov.uk/bigdance www.bigdance.org.uk INTRODUCTION ABOUT THE ----- BIG DANCE HUBS ----- Big Dance – Dance is an extraordinary artform which Five leading dance West North connects with everyone regardless of age, organisations, known English Sadler’s Wells a decade of dance ability or culture. as the Big Dance Sadler’s Wells is a world Created in 2006 in London, this biennial Big Dance 2016 will be the final one themed National Ballet Hubs, curate and leader in contemporary dance celebration of dance has expanded and Dance Decades. provide a programme is presenting a vibrant year- gathered momentum over a decade inspiring I hope that if you have not already encountered considered one of the world’s round programme of dance thousands of people to get dancing in London, of dance participation the joy of dancing that you certainly will this opportunities and leading ballet companies - from tango to hip hop, ballet the UK and internationally. summer. So there are no excuses, just get and reaches hundreds of performances during to flamenco, Bollywood to Big Dance is led by the Mayor of London, involved and enjoy the last Big Dance! thousands of people each cutting-edge contemporary People Dancing & a network of leading dance the Big Dance Festival. year through performances dance - bringing the best Jacqueline Rose All the Hubs offer year- and engagement activities. organisations known as the Big Dance Hubs. Big Dance Director of international and British The programme aims to highlight the power of round opportunities for English National Ballet works dance to audiences. Sadler’s dance to mobilise communities, the UK’s brilliant you to get involved with in partnership with artists, local Wells presents ambitious authorities, arts organisations dance offer year round, the A-Z of dance styles dance across the capital: programme of workshops, and the incredible talent in this country. and local communities to performances and master- Contents generate a diverse programme classes at its three theatres On 20 May, the countdown to the festival week East of dance activity across the – Sadler’s Wells, Lilian Baylis begins with the Big Dance Pledge event. This is 3 Big Dance Hubs west London boroughs. English one of the largest simultaneous multi-location East London Theatre & The Peacock 4 Big Dance Highlights National Ballet aims to produce dances, involving thousands of people and Theatre – and throughout the Dance a plethora of dance in a range north London boroughs. communities across the UK and the world. 4 Big Dance Bus of locations. Whether you are East London Dance is the Sadler’s Wells goal is to inspire watching a professional dance From 20 May until 10 September, keep a look 6 Big Dance Trafalgar Square leading producer of creative performance or participating in and excite people about dance out for the iconic Big Dance Bus – a converted dance experiences for the 8 Big Dance Pledge a class or workshop, join in and in all its forms. Routemaster with its own dance-floor complete people of east London and 8 Design Competition help get west London dancing! sadlerswells.com with DJ, MC, sound system a resident dance beyond. From its base in company to get you moving! 8 Exhibitions Stratford East London Dance ballet.org.uk produces inspirational dance South For dance on screen lovers, Big Dance Shorts is 9 Big Dance Shorts back for its final series presenting outstanding projects & events and nurture South East choreographic and directorial talent on screen 10 Pre Big Dance Week Events the next generation of makers and producers, growing Greenwich as part of the Channel 4 Random Acts strand. 16 Big Dance Week Events Dance one of the most diverse and Founded in 1988 by pioneering On 2 July, a cast of 1000 Londoners perform 24 Post Big Dance Week Events Dance vibrant dance communities choreographer Siobhan a major dance commission by , in the country. From large Greenwich Dance is the home undisputedly one of the foremost innovative 27 Opportunities of dance in south east London. Davies, Siobhan Davies Dance scale productions to intimate has evolved from a touring choreographers in the world, in the iconic 28 Keep into Dance An extraordinary meeting encounters people of all ages dance company into an setting of Trafalgar Square. This will be a are encouraged to create and place for artists, audiences special moment celebrating the start of the and communities it makes investigative contemporary

. experience dance differently. Big Dance Week. the space for great dance to arts organisation. The RIBA eastlondondance.org happen through incubation, award-winning Siobhan Davies There are a multitude of opportunities for Connect with #BigDance Studios opened in 2006 everyone to participate from 20 May to creation, participation and

Nader ©Pari establishing a permanent , 10 September. Events by world-class and bigdance.org.uk performance. In addition to providing a space for some of base for the organisation to emerging choreographers will take over create new work and support public spaces – schools, libraries, community the UK’s finest dance artists to @bigdancenews make and perform their work, it independent artists. The centres, car parks, piazzas and shopping Studios host a programme Parr ©Richard has a year-round programme of centres, delivered in partnership with several of exhibitions, performances, organisations and local authorities. Officialbigdance activities for everyone including classes, performances, social participation projects and new Officialbigdance dances and events at its home, commissions from leading the beautiful 1930s Borough contemporary artists. Hall, and in venues across south siobhandavies.com east London.

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1 Fri 20 May ©Adam James Havering Pledge Celebration Queen’s Theatre, Hornchurch RM11 1QT More than just a week! There’s so 10:30 – 14:30 2 Sun 29 May much going for Big Dance 2016 across Addiscombe Festival Ashburton Park, Croydon CR0 6RX 11:00 – 16:00 , the capital, check out these highlights. ©Irven Lewis 3 Sat 4 Jun Family Fest Park Hill, Croydon CR0 5SX 12:00 – 17:00 4 Sun 5 Jun , We Dance – Watford Watford High Street WD17 1LU ©Foteini Christofilopoulou 13:00 – 17:00 5 Sat 11 June Frame: The London Ancient Market Place, Kingston KT1 1JS BIG DANCE BUS 12:00 – 17:00 Dance Film Festival 6 Sun 12 June The Mayor of London’s Trafalgar Square WC2N 5DN 20 May – 10 September 12:00 – 17:00 Patron’s Lunch 7 Sat 18 Jun

Farnham Maltings Bridge Square, Farnham GU9 7QR . The Ultimate 12:00 – 17:00 8 Sun 19 June The Cally Festival Caledonian Road, Islington N1 1EF Pop Up Ballroom & 12:30 – 17:30 9 Sat 2 July Ready-made Rave Beaversfield Park Hounslow West TW4 7JG The Big Dance Bus is back to 11:00 – 16:00 celebrate a decade of Big Dance and 10 Sun 3 July The Beat Goes On Southwark Goose Green Park, Dulwich SE15 will be touring the capital to get everyone 12:00 – 17:00 dancing! The quirky double-decker 11 Wed 6 July Routemaster travels with its own dance-floor, Jubilee Hall Covent Garden Piazza WC2E 8BE 12:00 – 19:00 pumping sound system, compere, DJ and 12 Fri 8 July a resident dance company to get you Community Dance Celebration Queen’s Theatre, Hornchurch RM11 1QT moving and shaking. 13:00 – 18:00 13 Sat 9 July Inspired by Big Dance’s 10th anniversary, Sutton Big Dance Day High Street, Sutton SM1 1LD we will be premiering a brand new commission 12:00 – 17:00 which will take you on a whistle stop tour 14 Sun 10 July Paddington Festival Maida Hill Market W9 3EU through the Dance Decades. Choreographed 13:00 – 18:00 by Natasha Khamjani and Fleur Davison, get 15 Sat 16 July Twickenham Green Richmond TW2 5AB ready to be transported from the 20’s to the 13:00 – 17:00 present day and see classics moves from the 16 Sun 17 July Parliament Hill Fields, Charleston to Swing, Disco Fever to Vogueing, Give it a Go! Festival NW5 1QR Breakdance to Garage. 13:00 – 17:00 Hampstead Heath 17 Sat 23 July You can enjoy a mix of professional Plaza Latina Nursery Row Park SE17 1ER 13:00 – 18:00 performances, showcases from local 18 Sun 24 July talent and a whole load of free dance Summer Streets Regent Street W1B 4HL classes in Lindy Hop, African, Bollywood 12:00 – 18:00 and Wheelchair Street Dance. Bring the 19 Sat 30 July Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens Vauxhall SE11 5ES whole family, come watch, be inspired 12:00 – 17:00 and join in on the fun! 20 Wed 10 Aug The Centre, Feltham The Piazza, Middlesex TW13 4GU 12:00 – 16:00 21 Sat 3 Sept Liberty Festival – Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2ST 13:00 – 18:00 National Paralympic Day 22 Sat 10 Sept Bell Square Hounslow High Street TW3 3HH 12:00 – 17:00 4 5 BIG DANCE 1 IN TRAFALGAR SQUARE: LOOKING BACK ----- In 2006, Jeanefer Jean-Charles set about creating a new world record which featured as 2 part of a BBC One programme Dancing in The Streets. 752 dancers performed 44 different dance styles simultaneously to one music track Creating ‘big dances’ by world-class artists for by DJ Walde. For 2008, Aletta Collins generated another everyone to take part has been at the heart of Big world record - the Largest Dance Class in the World Learnt Remotely supported by a viral

. Dance. To bring this vision into reality, thousands of web campaign of ‘Sign up, Warm Up, Turn Up... Londoners of all ages and abilities have performed and Dance! 2008 dancers took part in this successful record attempt. 3 original choreography over the decade. Big World Dance 2010, directed by Luca Ziegler ©Laurent , As centrepieces for Big Dance these special mass performances in the world heritage site of Silvestrini, used inspiration from the Trafalgar Square have been unique memorable experiences connecting people across the city. Southbank’s Dance Atlas - an interactive online Since 2006, the six choreographers for the Big Dance Trafalgar Square commissions have been: map where people posted their own signature moves. With the start line at the Southbank ©Ben Symons

, Centre and the finishing line at Trafalgar Square, this dance marathon featured moves representing the five continents of the world. .

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, The Olympic edition by Wayne McGregor CBE presented choreography inspired by the 4 London 2012 Games. As the Creative Director, Wayne created a large-scale dance piece for

©Alicia Clarke 1000 participants as part of the Channel 4 film , ‘Big Dance 2012’. Company Dance ©Sydney , For 2014, Rafael Bonachela, Artistic Director of Sydney Dance Company was inspired by the Big Dance 2006 – Big Dance 2008 – Big World Dance 2010 – backdrop of the XX Commonwealth Games. Jeanefer Jean-Charles Aletta Collins Luca Silvestrini Beats For Peace was a ‘dance film’ created through a simultaneous dance led by Australia One Film ©Nice , uniting Commonwealth nations England and Ltd ©Cruickshank Cazenove

, 5 4 5 Scotland through a live link up outside the Sydney Opera House, Trafalgar Square and Miah ©Kois , Buchanan Street, Glasgow. In 2016, Akram Khan will lead the final Big Dance commission. This is your last opportunity to watch this spectacular event in the iconic Jean-Charles ©Jeanefer ©Belinda Lawley

, setting of Trafalgar Square. Find out more on page 16. Big Dance Trafalgar Big Commonwealth Big Dance Trafalgar Square 2012 – Dance 2014 – Beats for Peace – Square 2016 – ©Chris Nash Wayne McGregor CBE Rafael Bonachela Akram Khan 5 Image credit, Page 6: , Page Image credit, 7: Page

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The Big Dance Pledge is an opportunity for Over 500 children entered the “Dance through , filmmakers and choreographers ©Oscar Oldershaw everyone to take part in a unifying performance your Imagination” competition led by the and creative process with other groups across the Institute of Imagination to design a travelcard explore dance on film in globe. This year’s choreography has been created holder. The judges, including ballet star, Darcey diverse and imaginative ways by Akram Khan, with an original music track Bussell, were extremely impressed by all of the by composer Nitin Sawhney. On 20 May 2016 entries. Congratulations goes to 12-year-old responding to the Big Dance , at 1pm or 7pm local time, groups from over 40 Oliver for designing the winning entry! Oliver’s 2016 theme “Dance Decades”. ©Roswitha Chester countries will take part in a series of performances design now appears on 10,000 holders, each of connecting thousands of dancers worldwide. The which will be brought to life by Blippar. Look out free resources to learn the choreography or create for them at a Big Dance Bus event this summer! your own version stay online for the rest of the “A twisty, twirly dance through a weird and ,

year – use them to create a performance for the ©Filippo Maria wonderful landscape whose huge colour filled Big Dance Week or an event of your own. sky signifies the unlimited possibilities of bigdance.org.uk/big-dance-pledge imagination... and dance!” Oliver To see all the competition entries visit: ioi.london .

Flying/Falling Steamy Valley A collaboration between A performance-led, visual Led by a dancer with screen dance maker Deborah exploration of human strength, Parkinson’s disease, a group Tiso, director of photography . frailty and physicality in of elderly hot-spring visitors Filippo Maria, sound designer the context of ageing and journey through a harsh Tim Barker, and composer outer space. A collaboration frozen landscape dotted Funki Porcini.

Noon ©Frank between Visual artist Edwin with steaming pools. The , To the Ends of the Fingertips Mingard, Vicki Amedume environment and their physical Dance Decade – Slipping through the fingers of of aerialists Upswing, and ability combine to shape time, the film is a visually rich Exhibition & Short Films Dance Umbrella Framing Entelechy Arts. their movements. This film and surreal search for freedom is a collaboration between 15 June – 10 September London Exhibition We Shall Trip the and fulfilment. A collaboration filmmakers Oscar Oldershaw Dance ©Yorkshire , Light Fantastic between filmmaker Roswitha Daily 12:00 – 17:00pm 27 June to 15 July and Joe Campbell and The film appropriates elements Chesher and Average Height Independent Dance Artist Garden Court Café – Sadler’s Wells, Daily 8:30 – 18:00 from different eras of popular Ladies – Sophie Arstall and Rosebery Avenue, EC1R 4TN Cecilia Macfarlane. City Hall, The Queen’s Walk, SE1 2AA dance forms and collages Elizabeth Barker. Free them onto a single body in The Big Sofa Free Check our listing to find

Mclaren ©Stephen visceral and unexpected ways. A stunning photography exhibition celebrating A family is fast asleep in front a free screening this An inspiring photographic exhibition on display A collaboration between artist 10 years of Big Dance offers an insight into some of the television. Suddenly summer or check out the at City Hall captures a range of Dance Umbrella and moving image maker of the achievements of the amazing people they are awakened, and Random Acts website to artists out and about in unusual places across Lucy Cash, choreographer and and organisations that have made Big Dance bizarrely compelled to move watch the films online. the capital. Images by photographer Jevan visual artist Florence Peake possible. Also there is the opportunity to watch to the sound track of the film Chowdhury were commissioned by Dance and award winning director of randomacts.channel4.com the Big Dance Shorts films commissioned for they have been watching. Umbrella, following on from Jevan’s Moving photography Ole Birkeland. Channel 4’s Random Acts strand. Cities project in 2014.

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20 MAY – 1 JULY 2016 ©Vipul Sangoi ----- Festival, Croydon Film Festival Croydon Saturday 4 June Friday 9 – , Sunday 29 May 12:00 – 17:00 Sunday 12 June ©Belinda Lawley The countdown to the Big Dance Week has plenty of events 11:00 – 16:00 Park Hill Recreation Ground, Across Kingston-Upon-Thames happening across the capital to get you in the mood! Croydon, CR0 5SX Ashburton Park, With dancing in the streets, Croydon, CR0 6RX Free the inaugural edition of , Free (donations welcome) Find a new passion and jump FRAME: The London Dance ©Jamie Simonds As part of Alchemy, the on Croydon’s Big Dance Bus! Film Festival will burst into The Big Dance Bus will pull Big Dance Bus Southbank Centre Associate Alchemy Elders Join in or just watch dance life for 4 days throughout in to Croydon with a ‘pop-up Schools perform the 2016 from Dub Step, Bollywood, Kingston-Upon-Thames. This – Havering Big Thursday 26 May ballroom and ready-made Big Dance Pledge. The piece Ballet to Bharatanatyyam, exciting new festival includes rave’ to get everyone at the , explores what it means to 14:00 – 19:00 Hip Hop or try gardening, screenings of new and classic ©Belinda Lawley Dance Pledge Addiscombe Festival moving overcome adversity and IT coding, arts & crafts, dance films including 42 Clore Ballroom, and shaking! All family are Celebration achieve. The choreography beekeeping or movies. There’s Street, FAME and Singing Spirit Level and Central Bar welcome and the park is fully enables pupils to tell their a programme of activities that In The Rain, events about Friday 20 May at Royal Festival Hall, accessible to everyone. own stories, sharing their can be enjoyed whatever your choreographing, directing and Southbank Centre, SE1 8XX , 10:30 – 14:30 experiences through an open croydonlions.org.uk age! It’s all happening in Park producing dance films. ©Tom Simpson As part of Alchemy festival Queen’s Theatre, performance for everyone to Hill Recreation Ground - 16 On Saturday 11 June, the iconic a day long programme Hornchurch, RM11 1QT watch. Suitable for all ages. acres of lush green, 5 mins walk Big Dance Bus will take over examining and celebrating from East Croydon Station. Free southbank.co.uk YUVA, South Kingston’s Ancient Market the work and participation . Square from 12 noon and is of older artists: parkhillpark.org.uk The Big Dance Bus Kicks off Asian Youth not to be missed! its tour at The Queens Theatre 14:00 – 16:30 Social Dance Green to celebrate the 10th Haven’t Dance Platform This packed weekend, anniversary of Big Dance. Stopped 14:00 – 16:00 Professional Monday 30 May Big Dance Bus culminates in an unmissable Children and young people development workshop for – We Dance – performance by the from Havering schools dance Dancing Yet! dance artists working with 11:00 – 18:00 internationally acclaimed or wishing to work with dance company, BalletBoyz to their own choreographed pieces Clore Ballroom at Watford older dancers round off the FRAME Festival on the pop up dance-floor Saturday 21 May Royal Festival Hall, with a bang. as well as take part in mass 19:30 – 23:00 16:45 – 17:45 A panel Southbank Centre, SE1 8XX Sunday 5 June performances. Everyone is Download the St Swithun’s Church Hall, discussion on lifelong Free 13:00 – 17:00 invited to watch the Big Dance creativity and perceptions of Festival brochure at: SE13 6QE Watford High Street, Pledge performance at 13:00 as older artists A vibrant showcase of the framefilmfestival.com part of a worldwide celebration. Tickets £10 (£12 on the door) best South Asian youth dance Watford, WD17 1LU 18:00 – 19:00 An evening of Presented by Why should the kids have from across the country as Free dance, showcasing the rich part of Alchemy. Presented Balletboyz in association all the fun? Haven’t Stopped Six Watford based community diversity of work created or in partnership with the with the dancescreen Alchemy Big Dancing Yet! is a hugely groups aged between 8 – 80 performed by older artists South Asian Dance Alliance competition 2016. popular 70s & 80s soul, funk years old will perform bespoke (SADAA), YUVA Youth Dance Dance Pledge and disco night for people who southbankcentre.co.uk dance pieces inspired by the Platform offers performance remember the tunes first time Big Dance Pledge themes. Friday 20 May opportunities to individuals around and still want to have Workshops and participation and groups aged 15 and under. 13:00 – 13:15 a good boogie. With vinyl DJ, elements will involve Clore Ballroom, Royal Festival dance routines to follow, prizes southbankcentre.co.uk contemporary dance and Hall, Southbank Centre, for the best retro outfits and other dance styles. A student SE1 8XX free sweets and ice pops this interactive dance installation will be a night to remember. Free invites you to get up and have haventstoppeddancingyet.co.uk a go. Family friendly, fully Alchemy is the Southbank accessible, just drop in! Centre’s annual festival showcasing the best of watford.gov.uk dance, music, theatre, design, fashion, comedy and literature from the UK and South Asia.

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13 The Psychology Brent Dance of a Dance Party Blast Wednesday 29 June Friday 1 July 19:00 – 21:00 18:00 – 21:00 The Dome, Brent Civic Centre Grand Hall, Lewis Cubitt Square, Wembley, Middlesex, HA9 0FJ King’s Cross, N1C 4AB Free Tickets £10 Brent Council celebrates Do you want to know how 10 years of Big Dance with swing frees up memory and its biggest annual showcase tango triggers creativity? of youth dance talent in the Are you burning to learn how borough. Brent Dance Blast barn dancing boosts puzzle- is an exciting opportunity solving powers, ballroom for talented young people to hormones influence social be part of a Brent-wide identity, and hardcore rave dance competition. relates to intimate attraction? To get involved contact: Dance psychologist Dr. [email protected] Peter Lovatt will teach you We May Be Haven’t Greenwich about key ideas in cognitive psychology by showing how Some Time Stopped Dance at to bust some moves. Dance Sunday 26 June Dancing Moat Island To book, visit: Showdown 2016 13:00 Yet! Sunday Tuesday 28 & theschooloflife.com/london Friday 1 July National Maritime Museum, . Afternoon Disco Wednesday 29 June 17:30 – 21:30 Park Row, Greenwich, SE10 9NF Boat Party Activity between Double Bill: Cadogan Hall, 16:00 – 17:00 daily 5 Sloane Terrace, SW1X 9DQ Free Jan Martens and Sunday 26 June Well Hall Pleasaunce, Tickets £8 Royal Museums Greenwich Well Hall Road, Hannah Buckley Theatre ©Churchill 15:00 – 18:00 , Dance Showdown is one choreographer in residence, Eltham, SE9 6SZ Bethan Peters invites you to Departs Greenwich Pier, Thursday 30 June of Kensington & Chelsea’s SE10 9JH Free biggest youth dance go on a unique and interactive 19:45 trail of discovery through the Tickets £25 Greenwich Dances presents competitions, providing National Maritime Museum as two exciting free outdoor Greenwich Dance, The a platform for groups of a local cast bring the building A boat trip up the Thames and Borough Hall, Royal Hill, talented and aspiring young Blast Dance ©Brent family shows, taking a , a disco party - this Sunday to life with dance and song. sideways look at dance. Greenwich, SE10 8RE dancers to perform and afternoon event with the Follow the trail to uncover Presented in association Tickets £12 & £9 compete, with prizes awarded Haven’t Stopped Dancing Yet personal accounts of travel, with Greenwich & Docklands concessions / Limited no. from established dance crew has it all! Don’t miss the adventure and the desire to International Festival as part of £1 tickets available for companies and guest artists. opportunity to dance to the

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, To book, visit: against a backdrop steeped best 70s and 80s vinyl whilst arts adventure for intrepid This double bill by acclaimed [email protected] in history and the spirit of enjoying fabulous views of under 12s. choreographers Jan Martens or call 020 7938 8040 intrepid voyages. London as you party up and In Second Hand Dance’s show and Hannah Buckley will close Todd ©Luke down the river. Over 18’s only. , Part of Greenwich Dances for young children Grass you Greenwich Dances 2016. Ode To book, visit: festival in partnership with can explore the ground and all to the Attempt by Jan Martens haventstoppeddancingyet.co.uk National Maritime Museum & of its wriggling inhabitants; in provides a space for Martens ©Unsplash Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Darren Ellis Dance’s Meeting to fool around. Hannah Music and Dance. Mr Boom, the show will inflate Buckley’s Woman With takes inspiration from Suitable for ages 5+. No need before your eyes taking you Eggs women’s ability to be many to book, just turn up! on a journey of discovery! things via Sophie Calle, a 90 greenwichdance.org.uk greenwichdance.org.uk year old woman, and Kate Bush. Suitable for ages 16+. Image credit Left to Right: to Left Image credit greenwichdance.org.uk 14 15 BIG Dancing City Big Dance Ignition Dance Image credit Left to Right: DANCE Friday 1 July Bus comes to Festival – 13:00 – 14:00 & 17:30 – 18:30 Beaversfield Choreographers WEEK Saturday 2 July Park Platform ----- 13:00 – 17:00 Saturday 2 July Saturday 2 July ©Big Dance 2014 Canary Wharf, E14 11:00 – 16:00 19:30 Free Beaversfield Park, Rose Theatre, 24–26 High St, Greenwich+Docklands Rosemary Avenue, Kingston, KT1 1HL , ©Richard Parr Big Dance Week is the International Festival’s annual Hounslow West, TW4 7JG Tickets £15/ £5 students and dance extravaganza, Dancing Free under 26 highlight of the Big Dance City, presents the best of UK and international outdoor Beaversfield Park will spring Selected from a national

Festival offering an , dance. Enjoy performances to life for one toe tapping, competition, four of the UK’s ©Justin Sutcliffe outstanding programme from Wired Aerial Theatre, hip jiggling day with classes, finest choreographers will Beelden Dans Theatre Telder, local and professional dance present new work under one of dance performances and Corey Baker Dance talent & music from all eras theme Dis-order. The exciting as well as a new piece by from Charleston to Techno. line up promises an evening , and participation events ©Laurent Ziegler Candoco Dance Company The Big Dance Bus has been of inspiring dance from award that will animate public choreographed by Arlene chosen by local people from winning choreographers and Phillips and much, much more. the Heston and Cranford Hub Special Guests. spaces across the capital. together with Creative People Produced by DanceWest and Visit: festival.org for up to & Places Hounslow, which aims ,

supported by Arts Council ©Sole Rebel Join the celebrations! date information on timings. to bring the Arts to places England, Kingston Council that might not otherwise be Arts Office and BalletBoyz. Big Dance reached. So join in, no need to rosetheatrekingston.org The Place book and it’s absolutely free! . Trafalgar Square 2016 Presents: watermans.org.uk by Akram Khan Pop up Dances Saturday 2 July at the British Choreographer Akram Khan opens the final Big Dance Week with Library a unique afternoon of dance performance in the iconic setting of Trafalgar Square. 1000 Londoners - dance groups and individuals Saturday 2 July - will perform a spectacular and moving dance with epic music by Nitin Sawhney especially composed for the occasion. Nitin 10:45 – 11:05 / 12:10 – 12:30 / Sawhney 14:10 – 14:30 Akram Khan is one of the most celebrated dance artists today, The British Library – building his reputation on the success of imaginative, highly Poets Circle, 96 Euston Rd, accessible and relevant productions such as Until the Lions, NW1 2DB Kaash, DESH, iTMOi, Vertical Road, Gnosis and zero degrees. An instinctive and natural collaborator, Khan has been a magnet Young dancers from The to world-class artists from other cultures and disciplines. His Place’s recreational classes, work is recognised as being profoundly moving, in which his aged 8 – 15 years, will be intelligently crafted storytelling is effortlessly intimate and epic. performing pop up dances A recent highlight of his career was the creation of a section of inspired by their visit to the London 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony that was the British Library’s West received with unanimous acclaim. Africa: Word, Symbol, Song exhibition. For all the family and free of charge. Just turn “Dance is a form of ritual, of celebration that all cultures share. up and enjoy! It has to be personal and universal.” – Akram Khan For more information, visit: Akram bl.uk Khan

16 17 The Beat Goes Big Dance Bus The London Greenwich Festa Julina City Hall Take Image credit Left to Right: Sunday 3 July On – Big Dance 12:00 – 17:00 Bridge City World Cultural Sunday 3 July Over: Dance Weekend in Goose Green Park, Summer Festival 12:00 – 17:30 through Your Southwark Dulwich, SE15 Festival Horniman Museum and Imagination Sunday 3 July Gardens, 100 London Road,

Emerging and experienced ©Frank Noon Saturday 2 – choreographers will present Sunday 3 – 12:30 – 17:00 SE23 3PQ Monday 4 July Sunday 10 July a day of performances and Friday 8 July Eltham Palace, Court Yard, Free 10:00 – 17:00 workshops which will explore Eltham, SE9 5QE Join a traditional Brazilian City Hall – The Queen’s Walk, Free The Scoop, More London, , different choreographic styles Free ©Stephen McLaren SE1 2DB party in the Horniman Gardens More London, SE1 2AA Celebrate Big Dance Week from experienced artists. to celebrate the opening of In collaboration with English Free – pre booked with Southwark, find your event Family Friendly. Free a ‘Brazilian Summer’. Expect and get moving: Heritage, Greenwich World school groups Southwark Taster Sunday 3 July 12:00 – 14:00: Cultural Festival returns to traditional Brazilian square Dance Hall Stage, Workshops Join an afternoon of dance Eltham Palace & Gardens for dance, contemporary fusions, The Institute of Imagination

street performances by in partnership with Siobhan , with workshops performances its eighth year, with a stunning ©Mayor of London Bermondsey Carnival Saturday 2 – Sunday 10 July and Big Dance film screenings. afternoon of dance, theatre, professional and community Davies Dance takeover City Saturday 2 July Across Southwark music and circus from around artists. Get involved in this Hall to celebrate imagination, From 4 – 8 July: Watch out family friendly event! movement and dance with 12:00 – 20:00 More than a weekend! Taster the world, for all the family to for Big Dance films being invited groups of children, Southwark Park, SE16 2EH workshops offered at different enjoy. Explore the beautiful Produced in partnership with screened during the coverage young people and teachers.

grounds of Eltham Palace and Trinity Laban Conservatoire ,

locations across the borough ©Flamencoshow.co.uk This lively stage will present from Wimbledon! Audiences are invited are a fantastic opportunity discover pop-up performances, of Music and Dance & the best local dancers and to observe interactive to introduce Londoners to live music, and creative Gandaia Arts. there will be a chance to have installations, dance workshops the exciting range of regular activities for all the family. a go at a range of dance styles horniman.ac.uk and performances. from Zumba to contemporary. dance activities taking place greenwichdance.org.uk For more information, visit: Family Friendly. in Southwark. Sign up to the Southwark Arts & Culture ioi.london/bigdance and , Baby Loves Ignition Dance ©Yev Kazannik e-newsletter to hear about Next siobhandavies.com/work/ dance workshops and events in Disco Festival – big-dance Southwark: Choreography Sunday 3 July [email protected] Community ,

Festival ©Institute of Imagination 10:00 – 13:00 Platform For more information, visit: Sunday 3 July southwark.gov.uk/ The Dome, Sunday 3 July southwarkpresents Lewis Cubitt Square, 12:00 – 20:00 King’s Cross, N1C 4AB 13:00 & 17:00 Siobhan Davies Studios, Free – booking essential 85 St Georges Road, SE1 6ER Rose Theatre, 24–26 High St, Baby Loves Disco is a special Kingston, KT1 1HL

Free , club event to bring your Booking essential ©Pari Naderi children to dance with you. A celebration of choreography Community based dance Dance trainers are at hand throughout Siobhan Davies groups from West London to teach dance moves to the Studios, featuring the take to the Rose Theatre . young and uninitiated. Family work of young artists and stage! With performances participatory event. professionals including workshops, performances, from youth dance companies, To book, visit: a Young Artists Feedback schools colleges and special babylovesdisco.co.uk Forum, a screening of Siobhan guests, this event promises to Davies & David Hinton’s film be a celebration event. installation The Running To book, visit: Tongue and Pilgrim by Lucy rosetheatrekingston.org Suggate. Booking required for some events. For more information, visit: siobhandavies.com

18 19 Summer Street Dance Merchant of Big Dance Big Dance Big Dance Bus Image credit Left to Right: Intensive Class for Venice Question Time Bus – Covent – Community Workshop – Toddlers Tuesday 5 – Man Up: The Garden Piazza Dance Transmitting Monday 4 July Friday 8 July Gender of Wednesday 6 July Celebration Trio A (1966) 15:30 – 16:30 19:45 Choreography 12:00 – 19:00 Friday 8 July ©Tak , with Sara Stratford Circus Arts Centre, Saturday 9 July The Piazza (West side), 13:00 – 18:00 ©Carmen Klammer Theatre Square, E15 1BX Is it time for Covent Garden, WC2E 8BE Wookey 15:00 and 19:45 Queen’s Theatre Green, Free quotas? Free Billet Lane, Hornchurch, Monday 4 July – Are your kids dancing around Sunday 10 July 6 July 2016 Jubilee Hall Trust is building RM11 1QT the house to the latest Hip 19:45 healthier communities by 18:00 – 19:30 Free , Friday 8 July Hop tracks? Get them down bringing the Big Dance Bus ©Jevan Chowdhury Promenade performance – 10:00 – 16:00 to the exclusive Street Dance London’s Living Room, to the Covent Garden Piazza! The Big Dance Bus returns to starts at Broadway Theatre, City Hall, The Queen’s Walk, Hornchurch with a Carnival Greenwich Dance, for Toddlers Class with Local community dance Broadway Barking, IG11 7LS SE1 2AA theme to get everyone The Borough Hall, partners East London Dance groups will be celebrating Tickets are £10, moving. There will be a mix of Royal Hill, SE10 8RE and Stratford Circus Arts Free – booking essential a decade of Big Dance, discounted to £5 for Barking professional and community Centre. Enjoy this taster dance presenting free workshops , Cost: £200 for the workshop with a professional & Dagenham residents. In a year that has seen a triple and performances from performances from local talent ©Heymann Brothers Films five-day workshop Street Dance Artist, who will bill by female choreographers, schools, senior community and classes to get granddad In a celebrity driven, internet investigations into gender to groove, mum to move and This year is the 50th teach your little ones the groups and even Jubilee Hall world full of selfies and bias, a conference, and a social sisters shaking their thing with anniversary of Trio A (1966) foundations of Street Dance. staff. Bring the whole family hashtags, a wealthy heiress media storm around the issue, something for everyone, turn choreographed by Yvonne to this great mixture of free Dress Code: Cool Dudes. is looking for a husband. This Dance Umbrella invites you to up and have a go! Rainer. To celebrate the classes and performances. Age: 3 – 5 years. clever adaptation is presented come, listen and engage with occasion Greenwich Dance by Studio 3 Arts with local haveringsportscollective.org an expert panel on how to jubileehalltrust.org . presents a one-week intensive To book, contact: natalia. writer Ashley J, director change the world. workshop to teach this iconic [email protected] Angela Michaels, movement dance. Sara Wookey will lead or call 020 8279 1052 director/choreographer Botis Panellists include: Mr. Gaga the five-day workshop in Seva and a cast of professional Tamzin Fitzgerald, Greenwich Dance’s Borough and community performers. Artistic Director, 2Faced Dance Thursday 7 July Hall, where the dance was Krump for Lucy Kerble, notated in 2003 by Melanie To book, visit: Screening 1 17:45 – 19:20 thebroadwaybarking.com Director, Tonic Theatre Clark and Joukje Kolff. Kids Class Q & A 19:30 – 20:30 or call 020 8507 5607 Alistair Spalding CBE, Sara Wookey is an Screening 2 20:30 – 22:30 Monday 4 July Sadler’s Wells (Chair) American dance artist and 16:30 – 17:30 DanceWest, researcher based in London To book, visit: bigdance.org.uk Lyric Hammersmith, Stratford Circus Arts Centre, and has worked with Tate King Street, W6 OQL Modern, Trinity Laban Theatre Square, E15 1BX Free – booking essential Conservatoire of Music and Free Dance, Siobhan Davies Dance Join DanceWest for two Want to get your kids and the van Abbemuseum. exclusive screenings of Mr involved in the latest dance Gaga with a Q & A streamed This workshop is suitable for craze? Then get them down live with a representative professional dancers. to this exclusive Krump for from the Heymann Kids Class with partners East greenwichdance.org.uk Brothers. Israeli born Ohad London Dance and Stratford Naharin is one of the most Circus Arts Centre. Enjoy this prominent and innovative taster dance workshop with a choreographers in the world. professional Krump Performer This wonderful and uplifting who will teach your kids the film draws a unique portrait foundations in Krumping. of the 60-year old artist. Dress Code: Krazy Kool. To book, visit: dancewest.couk Age: 5 – 8 years. To book, contact: natalia. [email protected] or call 020 8279 1052

20 21 Big Dance Big Dance at Big Dance Day A Time for Flamenco ENBYouthCo Image credit: Tea Twist the Baylis, in Sutton Tai Chi Westminster Taster Workshop Friday 8 July Sadler’s Wells Saturday 9 July Saturday 9 July Saturday 9 July Sunday 10 July ©Matt Haswell 15:30 – 18:00pm Friday 8 July 12:00 – 17:00 13:00 – 15:00 15:00 10:00 – 13:00 Sadler’s Wells, Free Westminster Reference English National Ballet, ,

19:30 Sunday 10 July ©Nick Gurney Rosebery Room, EC1R 4TN Celebrate this fun and family Library, 35 St Martin’s St, Markova House, Lilian Baylis Theatre, 10:00 – 12:00 WC2H 7HP 39 Jay Mews, SW7 2ES Free Sadler’s Wells, friendly Big Dance Day in St Gabriel’s Halls, Rosebery Avenue, EC1R 4TN Sutton. There’s No need to Free Free – booking essential Join us for a Big Tea Churchill Gardens, book, just drop in: . Dance with a Twist. Our Free – booking essential Pimlico, SW1V 3AA Barraca Flamenca presents Launched as part of Big nonagenarian DJ will have Dance in Sutton’s a brand new site specific Dance 2012, ENBYouthCo you on your feet dancing Sadler’s Wells presents dance Free work, with choreography has become one of the in a variety of styles from Central Library to everything from 1940’s Find out more about the inspired by the Spanish dance UK’s leading youth dance dance communities in North waltzes and lindy hopping, to Saturday 9 July ancient practice of Lishi, books of the Westminster companies. Join English London who have been reggae, funk and big band. 11:00 – 12:30 which includes many Daoist Reference Library Collection. National Ballet’s Youth inspired by Big Dance. Bring arts practices, tai chi forms Choreographed by Sam Quy, Company Creative Director, Organised in partnership with your friends and family and be Europa Gallery Space, and dance. Childcare is the work features a collection Jo Meredith for an open All Change and Candoco inspired by a range of dancers Sutton Central Library, provided – £10 for the two of different palos, or styles of ENBYouthCo Taster Dance Company. who show you how dance has St Nicholas Way, SM1 1EA hour workshops. flamenco dance. Workshop exploring a blend To book, email: impacted on their lives. Experience taster dance of ballet and contemporary To book, email: [email protected] To book, via Westminster bigdancenorth@sadlerswells. performances to warm you styles, honing technique and To book, email: Reference Library: com or visit sadlerswells.com up in Sutton’s Central Library developing creativity. Suitable bigdancenorth@sadlerswells. westminster.gov.uk/ before you get on board the for 13 – 17 years with some com or visit sadlerswells.com westminster-reference- Big Dance Bus event. This is The Mayor’s dance experience a fun activity where you’ll be library-events Action Potential: Newham To book, visit: ballet.org.uk What’s Next? able to experience your library An Evening of like never before! Carnival Saturday 9 July Big Dance Dance & Science Big Dance Bus – Saturday 9 July Big Dance Bus 10:00 – 18:00 Sutton High Street Bromley Friday 8 July 14:00 – all day – Paddington Theatre Royal Stratford East, Saturday 9 July Showcase East Ham Central Park, 19:00 Gerry Raffles Square, E15 1BN 12:00 – 17:00 Festival High Street South, National Physical Laboratory, Free Saturday 9 July High Street, Sutton, SM1 1LD East Ham, E6 Hampton Road, Teddington, 19:30 Sunday 10 July East London Dance, Theatre TW11 0LW The Big Dance Bus will get Free 13:00 – 18:00 Royal Stratford East and Frantic everyone dancing in the centre Churchill Theatre, Free Emergency Exit Arts leads the Assembly present a career of Sutton, offering an exciting High Street Bromley, BR1 1HA Maida Hill Market, W9 3EU Mayor’s Newham Carnival. It’s Combination Dance Company development training day and showcase of dance activities Tickets £5 Free always an amazing display of presents a new dance work physical theatre workshops for and performances for all. colourful costumes, dance & Come to this fantastic The Big Dance Bus is one of exploring how scientists young men aged between 16– Come down to celebrate and music created by Newham’s showcase celebrating the Paddington Arts ‘Maida Hill believe motor neurons work. 20. Are you interested in how to experience dancing in your communities including dance very best of dance in Bromley. Inspires Me’ events, and part Through an athletic display of get ready for auditions? Want local area like never before! From Flamenco to hip hop, of the Paddington Festival. contemporary, urban dance to talk to a panel of industry groups from all over Africa, sutton.gov.uk contemporary to carnival, there This inspirational programme and martial arts, with an experts about how to develop Peru, Ecuador, Caribbean as is something to inspire and offers a broad range of cultural interactive science section, your career? Want to take well as Tamil, Salsa and much delight everyone. An event for and participatory activities, dance artists will illustrate the physical theatre workshops more, celebrating the literary the whole family to enjoy! from baking to writing, fine relevance of this neurological and a Monologue Masterclass? theme, ‘Turning the Page’. art to poetry slams. The Big research in the battle against Then this day is for you! newham.gov.uk To book, visit: Dance Bus will be a vibrant Motor Neurone Disease. churchilltheatre.co.uk What’s Next is part of Ignition addition featuring a mixture of or call 0208 285 6000 In partnership with UCL & MMU by Frantic Assembly – a national professional and community Universities, Access Dance and training programme for young performances showcasing the Motor Neurone Association, men. Supported by the Esmée amazing young local talent funded by The Wellcome Trust. Fairbairn Foundation. and a host of dance styles. No tickets required, just turn up! To book, email: To book, email: [email protected] Kirsty.anderson–tyrrell@ paddingtonarts.org.uk eastlondondance.org

22 23 POST-BIG DANCE WEEK Plaza Latina Streetz Ahead Big Dance Bus Image credit: Festival Saturday 23 July comes to The

11 JULY – 10 SEPTEMBER 2016 ©Laurent Liotardo ----- Saturday 23 July Alexandra Palace, N22 7AY Centre, Feltham 12:00 – 21:00 Free – booking essential Wednesday More great dance activities for you to enjoy! Nursery Row Park, Flashmob Fitness 10 August East Street, SE17 1ER

Streetz Ahead will stage a , 12:00 – 16:00 ©Charlene Davis Free gigantic flashmob with 2000 young people who will dance The Centre, Feltham, Big Dance Big Dance Bus Big Dance Enjoy London’s best Latin their socks off to the best TW13 4GU American festival with tracks of the past 50 years. Celebrates – Twickenham Presents – music, food, dance, arts & Free

You can be part of the finale . at Westfield Green Decades of crafts and fun kids activities by participating in a morning The Big Dance Bus is coming (including piñata-making!). workshop to learn the routine. to Feltham to celebrate Big London Saturday 16 July Dance through You can experience gorgeous Dance’s 10th anniversary and Thursday 14 July 13:00 – 17:00 the Movies dance presentations from 100 years of Dance get everyone dancing through an eclectic mix of groups the decades! No need to Twickenham Green, Streetz Ahead dancers will Westfield Shepherds Bush, Thursday 21 July from across London – bring perform the showcase 100 book, just turn up, join in and Ariel Way, W12 7GF Richmond, TW2 5AB your costumes and join in have fun! Suitable for the 12:00 – 14:00 years of Dance and dazzle Free Free dance workshops! The Big you with the best dance whole family. Children must Merchant Square, The Plaza, Dance Bus will be making an The Big Dance Bus is returning moments in history. be accompanied by an adult. English National Ballet partners Paddington, W2 1AF appearance offering great to Twickenham! The ‘pop up with one of London’s biggest dance performances and To book, visit: watermans.org.uk ballroom and ready-made Free shopping centres, Westfield workshops from 13:00. streetzahead.org London to celebrate Big Dance rave’ will rock up with its own Big Dance Presents at Merchant or call 07956 987 387 2016. Join us for a dazzling dance-floor to get you moving Square will offer an eclectic plazalatina.co.uk Big Dance array of high quality dance and shaking. This is a free programme of workshops and performances and energetic outdoor party suitable for all performances inspired by cult Big Dance Bus Presents – workshops from west London. the family. Come and join the movies to get you grooving in Big Dance Bus – a Sizzling ultimate celebration of dance! your lunch break. We’ll boogie at Vauxhall The full programme of activity on down through the decades Summer Streets including timings will be richmond.gov.uk/dance Summer at starting with the 70’s disco of Pleasure confirmed via:ballet.org.uk Sunday 24 July Saturday Night Fever to the Gardens Westfield 00’s BellyBolly fusion. Watch, 12:00 – 18:00 Stratford City Haven’t be inspired and join in the fun! Regent Street, W1B 4HL Saturday 30 July merchantsquare.co.uk/events Free 12:00 – 17:00 Saturday 13 & Stopped Don’t miss this incredible 5 Glasshouse Walk, Sunday 14 August Dancing Yet! day with the Big Dance Bus London, SE11 5ES 12:00 – 16:00 as part of Regent Street’s Free Chestnut Plaza, Saturday 16 July Summer Streets event - where Westfield Stratford City, all Sundays are traffic-free The ‘pop up ballroom and 19:30 – midnight London, E20 this month! Expect classic ready made rave’ will rock Trafalgar Tavern, Park Row, hits and classic fashions from up with its own dance-floor Free Greenwich, SE10 9NW complete with DJ, MC, sound the 20’s right up to now, Big Dance presents system and resident dance Tickets £15 in advance dance through the decades sizzling & high-energy company to get you moving of fashion styles with dance dance performances and Why shouldn’t we still dance?! and shaking. There will be performances and activities participatory workshops to Haven’t Stopped Dancing Yet! professional & community for everyone to take part. raise the temperature and get is a hugely popular 70s and performances plus free everyone feeling the spirit of 80s soul, funk and disco night regentstreetonline.com classes to get granddad to summer. Hosted by a fabulous for those in their 30s, 40s groove, mum to move and compere, this ‘Carnival-like and 50s and beyond. With sisters shaking their thing. Party’ is great fun for all family vinyl DJ’s and choreographed There will be something for and for all ages. Join the fun! dance line-ups this is a night everyone so bring the whole to remember. family and come watch, be For more information, visit: To book, visit: inspired and join in on the fun! uk.westfield.com/stratfordcity haventstoppeddancingyet.co.uk nineelmslondon.com/culture

24 25 Liberty Festival Capoeira Taster Final Big Dance OPPORTUNITIES Image credit: 2016 – National Workshop & Bus Stop – ----- Paralympic Day Big Dance Party Bell Square ©Jevan Chowdhury Saturday 3 Friday 9 September Saturday 10 September 18:30 – 21:30 September

Dance Attic Studios, , 13:00 – 18:00 12:00 – 17:00 Photo Competition Win the Soundtrack to ©Frank Noon 368 North End Road, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Bell Square, Fulham, SW6 1LY Park, Stratford, E20 2ST Hounslow High Street, Send your best Big Dance your Decade Join Mestre Poncianinho and TW3 3HH picture to win a luxury Strictly Come Dancing and Dancing with the The Mayor of London’s , members of London’s Capoeira Stars’ music guru Graham Jarvis has created ©Ben Broomfield Liberty Festival returns to Free community to celebrate 10 night stay with Edwardian an app called DancePicker. To celebrate with Queen Elizabeth Olympic years of Big Dance. You will be The Big Dance Bus will reach the Big Dance 2016 ‘Dance Decades’ theme, Park together with National Hotels London! taken by this amazing Brazilian its final stop at Bell Square in DancePicker is running a prize draw for 10 lucky Paralympic Day. Featuring art form, feel incredible beats Hounslow to close Big Dance Edwardian Hotels London – the Official Hotel winners to receive the dance soundtrack to their an incredible line-up of Deaf Partner for Big Dance 2016 are offering the , of a live orchestra and try some 2016! Come and celebrate this decade. The bespoke prizes include a 10-track ©One Nice Films and disability arts, there’ll be Capoeira dance movements. exciting ‘grand finale’ moment chance to win a fabulous luxury night stay for DancePicker selection worth over £50 along something for everyone with The evening will finish with with us! No need to book, two in central London. This is an opportunity to with a £10 gift voucher to download the music live music, theatre and dance a celebratory Capoeira roda just turn up, join in and have luxuriate in the city’s most desirable locations from the decade they were born. Thanks to the performances, activities for followed by Brazilian food fun! Suitable for the whole and feel truly indulged! clever DancePicker app, you can find the perfect families, and more. The Big . & drinks. So come along, be family. Children must be song or dance! It contains over 12,000 tracks so Dance Bus will be making an Send us your best picture from your Big Dance inspired, have fun and celebrate accompanied by an adult. you can easily search for an artist, song, tempo appearance with performances festival experience – whether professional or Big Dance the Capoeira way! or dance style. and wheelchair dancing watermans.org.uk amateur you are invited to participate! Get workshops for everyone. To book, visit: mojuba.co.uk bellsquarelondon.com snapping and share your Big Dance picture For more information, visit: with us! dancepicker.com The Big Dance Bus is Send your favourite photo to: presented in partnership [email protected] & upload it to Twitter, with the Wheelchair Dance Instagram and tag: Sport Association. Volunteer Big Dance is looking for volunteers to support For more information, visit: @bigdancenews @EdwardianHotels #BigDance its exciting London programme from May until london.gov.uk/events *T&Cs apply – to check competition details September 2016. We can guarantee that you will visit: bigdance.org.uk/competition have fun, meet new people and be thoroughly inspired by dance! For more information and to register, visit: bigdance.org.uk/volunteering

64 Million Artists Challenge 64 Million Artists is providing a series of Friday challenges in the run up to the Big Dance Week to help get you in the mood. Each week they’ll send you a short task, inspiration or challenge related to dance decades which you can share on social media or on their website. To sign up for the Friday Challenge go to: 64millionartists.com

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