Dancin' Oxford 2008
Earlier this year, Oxford played host to a second successful Dance Festival.
For those of you who took part in this year's event, as audience member
or participant, we hope it was a positive and memorable experience.....leaving
you wanting to come back for more in 2009!
Dancin' Oxford 2008 involved four weeks brimming with exciting dance activity
right across the City. The festival welcomed new partners on-board this
year - including SAID Business School, Modern Art Oxford, New Theatre
and Westgate Shopping Centre.
Particular highlights of this year included the Festival Launch event
in the Westgate Shopping Centre - kicking the festival off to a vibrant
start with a full afternoon of breakdance, salsa, samba, jive and street
performances. Old and young alike moved to the Hip Hop grooves of MC Hakeem
Onibudo and Merengue Masterclass with Salsa Oxford. Look out for it again
in 2009!
Other highlights included visits to Oxford by Stomp, Sakoba, CandoCo and
Birmingham Royal Ballet (amongst many others). Closer to home were exciting
performances by Oxford's own finest professional dancers, and not forgetting
the wonderful dancing by Oxford younger dancers (some as young as 3 years
old!) from Oxford Youth Dance and Tac-au-Tac Dance Theatre. The Dance-A-Thon
weekend offered chance for many people to 'have a go' at trying out a
new style of dance in one of the 12 taster workshops on offer over the
weekend.
We are very much looking forward to next year's event - with many more
new and exciting opportunities to once again experience dance at its very
best (giving Oxford something to be proud of!)
LOOK OUT....Regular updates will be posted here giving sneak previews
of what you can expect to come up in Dancin' Oxford 2009. Also, find out
what other exciting dance events are on offer over the coming months..
If you're interested in becoming involved in next year's festival... as
a sponsor, performer or volunteer, please contact
us
Sakoba Dance Theatre
Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre
“Dance is vital, an activity both exhilarating and liberating to watch or do. The instinct to dance is fundamentally joyous and no matter how hard you try, you can’t get away from that for long. It can also be a huge force for good, effectively drawing people together and levelling everyone through sheer hard work. It can speed up your heart rate, it can enliven your being, it can change your life”
Richard Alston CBE
Would you like to become more involved in Dancin’ Oxford 2008? Buy a Festival Pass and look forward to a host of discounts, special offers, exclusive events and regular Festival updates. Click here for more info.