What a week!

What a crazy week it has been for the dance team! From Wednesday 6th to Friday 8th February, artsNK held three consecutive showcases at the Terry O’ Toole Theatre.

Primary Dance Festival
It all kicked off with our annual Primary Dance Festival on Wednesday. This saw schools from around the area perform to a sell-out crowd. These included Bassingham Primary, NK School Yr. 10’s, Swinderby All Saints Primary School, NK School Yr. 7’s, Fosse Way Academy, Ling Moor Primary School and NK School Yr. 13’s. With over one hundred children taking part and two shows that night, it was a hectic day but everything ran smoothly.

Photo: Michaela Soltys

Children of all ages and abilities took to the stage to show off a mixture of talents which impressed the audience. Each Primary group focused on the theme of moving onto Secondary School, and portrayed this in a number of different ways with help from our Community Dance Artist, Holly Arnold and our Youth Dance Artist, Emma Terzza.

Photo: Michaela Soltys

Also working on the project with us were a number of the University of Lincoln’s 3rd year Sport Development and Coaching students. Not only did they help on the day of the show, but they helped throughout the project working alongside Holly and Emma with the Primary groups.

Photo: Jane Harrison

Inspiring Young Talent
On the 7^th February, it saw the return of our Inspiring Young Talent showcase. Groups from around the area are given the chance to show off their talents and skills, whilst performing to a large crowd.

Photo: Michaela Soltys

Featuring in the showcase, were groups from around the NK and Lincoln areas and included a mixture of styles and techniques.

During the day, amidst all the preparation for the evening’s event, Holly and her group, Freefall Youth Dance, had a chat with BBC Lincolnshire about what audiences could expect from the show.

Photo: Michaela Soltys

With a large number of acts on the night, the show promised to be entertaining and something which everyone could enjoy.  We Dance- Lincoln College 1^st Years kicked off the show with their performance to Michael Jackson’s Al Capone.  This was then followed with a variety of different dance pieces, ranging from fun and quirky to Contemporary and even Flamenco!

Photo: Michaela Soltys

Due to popular demand, two IYT shows were held, which meant more groups had the opportunity to perform. On the second night, Friday the 8th, the line - up was a little smaller but still crammed with talent.

Again, the groups were from the NK and Lincoln area and featured all abilities and skills including redXco, our street dance company and LNRevolution who took part in this years Dance Factor competition.

Photo: Michaela Soltys

Photo: Michaela Soltys

Photo: Michaela Soltys

Along with the help of the University of Lincoln’s 3rd year Sport Development and Coaching students, the two IYT shows were a success and we hope it inspired young people to get involved!

You can see more pictures from all three nights by visiting our Facebook page here.