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Longford Dance Fest 2012 The weekend after Easter 12, 13 and 14 April the Longford Dance Fest 2012 takes place in Longford Town Square, Backstage Theatre Longford and Shawbrook. The Festival opens with a Flashmob at 1pm in the town square. Halleluya by Handel and Leonard Cohen(sung live by Melanie Zink)
On Friday morning from 10am to 1pm the ballet competition takes place.
A Ballet expert will judge three age categories (10 to 12, 13 to 15 and 16 to 19).
2012 will in include: A solo by Benito And
Shawbrook Youth Dance's Pearly B, a new piece by Chantal and Kristina
In the new rehearsal space in Backstage a performing space will be in action called the Free Stage. The MC's are the poopular Fidget Feet Dance Company.
At lunch break there is going to be a "free stage" where dancers can perform anything they want as long as they have filled out an apllication to be programme and hand Jym a burnt cd at 1pm. Come and surprise us:
Any age/any style will be welcomed it just takes courage!
At 3pm our new Contemporary dance competition will be held, to be programmed you need to send in an application with DVD of piece or come to sahwbrook for audition.
At 4.00pm Youth Dance Companies will perform including Shawbrook Youth Dance will perform two pieces mentor Kristina Sorenson and Chantal McCormick.
Afterwards the Awards Ceremony will take place at 5pm
Then we take a deserved break before the evening presentation of the real FESTIVAL
8.30pm at Backstage Theatre
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Shawbrook Youth Dance will perform "Pearly B" Kristina is bringing her full company from the Faroe Islands to pe
SATURDAY at Shawbrook
10am master ballet class by Simon Rice (€10.00 minimum standard Intermdeiate, €7 for students who took part in INDA)
10am fun ballet class by Anica Louw (€5)
12am Master contemporary class by Soltys Vladislav (€10.00 minimum standard Intermediate €7 for students who took part in INDA)
12am fun workshop with Chantal |