- Investment to improve Barnes’ shopping scene
- One way cycling reminder
- Keeping our borough safe during the Olympics
- New powers sought to control mooring
- Dignity Action Day 2012
- Good Wood makes great art
- Would you like to run your local library?
- Improving graves at East Sheen cemetery
- Council agrees Capital Funding programme
- Outer London Funding – work still continue
- Tea and Tango in Twickenham
- Dance fever set to hit the borough
- Final reminder to reclaim wrongly issued PCNs
- Get ready to (street) party for Queen’s jubilee
- Schools grant greeted with delight by Council
- All aboard for Richmond station improvements
- Council to spend £10.4m to expand four primaries
- Uplift spotlight turns to Hampton North
- Green Flag Award hope for Crane Park
- Youth events to discuss Twickenham Youth provision
- Parents to have their say about Catholic Secondary School
- Bills cut by £80,000 in Low Carbon Zone
- Mouse droppings lead to £10k fine for baker
- Gritters ready for winter issued
- Royal Connections project call for volunteers
- New guide an essential tool to support local shops
- Green fingered grant for local charity
- Keeping Richmond warm this winter
- Mayor to celebrate Scots’ history
- Last chance to see Art in Motion exhibition at Twickenham Gallery
- Chance to get arty in Mortlake
- Call for local artists to open studios
- Did you resolve to get fit for 2012?
- Tangley is home to new family centre
- Young people asked about the future of Twickenham youth provision
- Latest move on Clifden School site
- Saved Windham Croft Centre 'back in business'
- Cracking down on Blue Badge fraud
- New Cabinet member announced
- Recycle Christmas trees
Release Date: 24/01/2012
Dance fever set to hit the Borough
Dance fever is set to hit the borough when the RichDance festival returns in March.
The annual festival is a celebration of local talent and dance of all styles. Launched in 2002, by Richmond Arts Service it provides young people, dance and community groups an opportunity to perform and showcase their skills and choreography.
RichDance has grown each year, with more than 600 participants in 2011. The two day festival, taking place Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 March at Hampton School, encourages participants of all ages to share their skills and experience a diverse range of dance styles.
As well as performances during the two days there will also be workshops for participants to learn new skills and forms of dance. Emerging choreographers also have an opportunity to present their own dance at the festival by applying for the Emerging Choreographers’ Platform.
As part of the festival participants can meet industry professionals to learn more about studying dance and upcoming events. In previous years, representatives from The Place, English National Ballet, Big Dance, Laban, Roehampton University and Combination Dance have been present at the festival.
Cllr Pamela Fleming, Strategic Cabinet Member for Communities, Business and Culture on Richmond Council, said: “This festival is a wonderful opportunity for dance enthusiasts of all ages to perform for family, friends and the general public.
“I particularly encourage aspiring choreographers to enter an original dance piece and meet with the various representatives from some of the country’s finest dance schools.”
Applications to be part of the RichDance are now open and the deadline for choreographers’ applications is Friday 10 February. For an application form and more information on showcasing your choreography contact emma.cookson@richmond.gov.uk.
Application packs can also be downloaded from our dance page.
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