April 29 is International Dance Day, and True Colours Youth Company of Performing Arts, together with Celebrate Dance Comox Valley, invite you to join them in the celebration.
Local dance schools and artists will host free introductory workshops for all dancers and non dancers alike. Classes in ballroom, Latin, salsa, swing, ballet, gypsy trail, cardio dance, hip-hop and more are being offered at the Old Church Theatre in Courtenay and the Abbey Studio in Cumberland.
The day will finish at the Old Church Theatre, with a spectacular evening showcase of Comox Valley dance talent.
This performance will include participants from the Laurie Tinkler School of Dance, Gemini Dance Studios, Val Dance, Dolyna Ukrainian Dancers, Axe Capoeira Comox Valley, and the Vanier Dance Class, Urban Dance Performance Team (Campbell River), Portside Academy (Port McNeill), Abbey Studio, Island Pilates and Fitness, Methuselah Dance, Jonathan Blancas, and True Colours Youth Company of Performing Arts.
Performance genres will include jazz, ballet, lyrical, tap, street, martial arts, highland, Afro-Brazilian, salsa, modern, Ukrainian, contemporary gypsy, Latin fusion, belly dance, Hawaiian hula auna, Algerian Berber, and musical theatre.
Proceeds from the evening showcase will benefit young dancers involved in the local youth dance company True Colours.
Tickets for the evening showcase performance are $10 each and are available for purchase at Silhouette’s Dance Supply Store or at the door. Cash only, please.
For further information or questions, e-mail us at celebratedancecv@gmail.com and join the Facebook group Celebrate Dance Comox Valley.
— True Colours Youth Company of Performing Arts
