Mon - Fri: 10am - 5.30pm
Saturday 9.30am - 5pm
Dancia International Reading Dance Showcase 2010!
A fantastic day was had by all at The Dancia International Reading Dance Showcase 2010 at Rivermead Leisure Complex.
The day kicked off with an opening address by local dance teacher turned X-Factor star, Danyl Johnson. Danyl was very much among friends, having been a regular teacher at both Mo’s Stage School and Starmaker, pupils of which were performing at the event.
There then followed 6.5 hours of back-to-back dance performances from 38 Reading-based dance schools and clubs – 49 performances in all!! The audience was treated to a feast of dance styles ranging from Bollywood to Ballroom, Street to Salsa and Modern to Mambo. Please click for the full performance schedule.
For anyone wanting to get more actively involved in the day, there was a full schedule of free taster classes, and visitors of all ages were trying out Bellydancing, Tap, Ceroc, Street Jazz, Scottish Country Dancing and much more.
For those looking for a dance school for their child, or wanting to take up a new dance style themselves, there was a busy exhibition area. 23 organisations hired exhibition space, and members of the public were able to speak to dance and drama teachers face to face about their classes. Please click here for a full list of exhibitors.
Dancia Reading, the organisers of the event, took up a large area of the venue selling Pineapple Dancewear and other dance-related items from their Caversham-based store. Jude Chapman, owner of Dancia Reading, said: "The Pineapple range proved to be a real hit at the Reading Dance Showcase this year. There was also a huge amount of interest in Dancia Reading, and nearly 50 people applied to join our exclusive loyalty card scheme."
Dancia Reading has donated all of the £4,000 profit from the event to a consortium of small local charities called RACT.
The Presenters
Andy Rowe
We are delighted that, for a second year running, professional voiceover artist, presenter and events manager, Andy Rowe of Direct Event Services Ltd, has kindly volunteered his time to present The Reading Dance Showcase.
Andy is an English voice over artist working from his own ISDN equipped studio near London or travelling to other facilities in the UK.
A musician and producer, as well as being blessed with a neutral "sexy" English accent, Andy has been professional in the industry since 1999 and has completed projects for the worlds largest, and of course, smallest companies!
Projects include, advertising, e-learning, audio documents, telephony, video, web audio and so much more.
With a talent for live performance, Andy has delivered announcements for awards shows and performances in a variety of conference venues and huge arenas. He has also hosted shows and given motivational talks about effective communication to business meetings.
Charlotte Partlow
Born and bred in Reading, Charlotte has been a full-time TV presenter for over 8 years and can currently be seen on Sky channels 886, 146 and 152. From the age of 5, she trained at the Jeannine Greville School of Dance, and was an active member of a number of local drama clubs and classes. Whilst still enjoying the odd acting, dancing and voiceover project, live presenting is her real love. We are very grateful to Charlotte for volunteering her time to help present this year’s Reading Dance Showcase.
More:
- What people are saying about this year's showcase >>
- Exhibitors >>
- Free Taster Classes >>
- Performance Schedule 2010 >>
- In the news >>
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