Dance at the Kennet Centre

The Daphne Bennet School of Dancing will perform a series of short troupes.

Excerpts from St Gabriel's School's recent dance show.

Multi ethnic dance. Starting with a Thai Blessing Dance and the joyful Seng Isan.

Kennet School will dance excerpts from their 2005 dance show The Spice of Life.

The Saturday afternoon school will present 3 short pieces from their recent show School Daze representing the three disciplines practised at Stagecoach - singing, dancing and drama.

Creative Class - Techno Funk a fun but challenging piece performed by our creative contemporary class for 9-14 year olds of mixed ability.

Adult Contemporary - Lake a reworking of NCDC's Birds commissioned by Open Studio's for the Cascade Project 2004, this time performed by some of the dancers that attend weekly classes in Contemporary with Debbie Camp, NCDC Company Director. This class is not a performance class so the dancers have been extremely brave to give this new venture a go.

ncYdc Company 1 - Where's that Bird? and Featherless - Two contrasting pieces inspired by the world of birding.

Exotic middle eastern dance, more commonly known as Belly Dance
has ancient origins but
is frequently misrepresented.

For many centuries it has been performed at family celebrations and public festivities throughout the Middle East. It is a beautiful dance form suitable for women of all ages and sizes. It improves posture and flexibility and is great fun to learn!

Local exotic dancer Judi Linley from Shaw and some of her students will give a perform this most exotic of dances. In 2003 Judi completed a two year dance teacher's diploma specifically for teachers of Middle Eastern Dance.

Judi has been teaching and performing Egyptian dance for many years. She teaches evening classes in Newbury and before moving here she taught in south Wales and performed regularly at Lebanese restaurants, weddings and parties for the Middle Eastern Community and at other community events, charity events and festivals, either as a soloist or with her students.

ACE Dance Company - Bedlam choreographed by Stuart Waters of Motionhouse, a contemporary piece around a bed!