Open day for young dancers with two workshops led by industry leaders and performances by local street dance groups from the Centre for Advanced Training programme.
Swindon Dance is hosting a street dance taster day at Regent Circus on Sunday 18 April, from 11:15 am to 5:30 pm. It's a free event, and the day is run as part of Street Dance Connect, which brings together workshops and performances under one roof.
The morning and afternoon are built around two workshops led by industry leaders, with performances by local street groups running alongside. It's designed as an open day for the Centre for Advanced Training (CAT) street dance programme, one of nine National CATs across the UK. That programme is for young dancers aged 11 to 19 and covers hip hop, popping, breaking, house, commercial and improvisation, taught at two levels based on ability, strength, maturity and technique. The taster day is a way to get a feel for how it works before committing to the full thing.
The teaching team includes Hollie, who holds the only street dance teaching qualification in the UK, awarded through Urban Strides, and Kieran 'King K', a Litefeet pioneer who came second in the first International Litefeet Championship. They're part of a wider CAT that also runs Swindon Contemporary, Swindon Ballet and Exeter Street Dance, and the street dance strand is supported by the Department for Education's Music and Dance Scheme, which makes training free or subsidised for those who qualify. The day puts a particular focus on the fully funded places available.
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Past students have gone on to full-time training at some of Europe's top vocational schools and conservatoires, and many now work professionally in the dance industry. If you're a young dancer in Swindon, this is a good chance to see the level of training on offer and meet the people running it. It runs from 11:15 am to 5:30 pm on Sunday 18 April at Regent Circus, and entry is free.
