The final show took place at the Lincoln Performing Arts Centre on Saturday 8th February 2014. The young people all seemed very excited as they began to arrive at the LPAC. As well as having the opportunity to have a technical rehearsal on stage during the day, dancers were also able to take part in a workshop lead by Impact Dance Company from London! It was evident that the young people really enjoyed taking part in this workshop. Hakeem (founder of Impact Dance Company) had traveled to Lincoln with his professional dance company, Fully Functioning Individuals (FFI). The company were a massive part of Dance Factor 2014; Hakeem was the host of the show, Hakeem and his dancers also delivered workshops during the day and FFI opened the second half. The young people watched FFI in the dress rehearsal and were amazed by their 10 minute dance piece.
The show was near enough a sell out and the atmosphere during the show was amazing. All of the 10 groups performed extremely well and it was evident how much hard work they had put in during the 10 weeks of Dance Factor sessions with their tutors. The 4 judges of Dance Factor 2014 were: Gareth Woodward from Nottingham, Anna Olejnicki from Hype Dance Company in Sheffield, Gareth Chown from Addict Dance Studios in Leicester and Caroline Hoyle who was a Dance Factor Tutor the previous year. The judges really enjoyed watching the show and after much deliberation came to a decision on the 3 winners. In 3rd place was Clique from Birchwood, in 2nd place was Respect Your Elders from Bracebridge and the winners of Dance Factor 2014 was Apocalyptic from North Hykeham.
Overall, Dance Factor 2014 was a major success. The project gave the young people a FREE opportunity to learn new dance skills, perform, meet new people and take part in a workshop lead by a professional company from London.
Thank you to everyone who was involved in making the project happen!
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