Tuesday, 8 November 2011

Week 5 - In The Dust

This week we kicked off with our first show in Newcastle at Dance City. It was really nice to perform in a purpose built dance venue, and with friends and 2faced fans present in the audience. It was also brilliant performing on a bigger stage than usual, as all the pieces feel all the more exciting when we don’t have to adapt or limit movement range to accommodate the stage.  The show was well received, with many audience members expressing their praise and awe at the post show talk. 

We performed in Kendal the following day which was another strong show, all be it on a slightly smaller stage with very limited wing space. We sold out as well which was great for such a small town. 

The next day saw us travelling up to Alnwick, where we were staying in two self catering farm cottages for the entire week while performing around Northumberland. We then had two days off to rest and enjoy the peaceful beachside town of Alnmouth, with the exception of Johnny and Hugh who were teaching, It was back to work on Wednesday for a performance in Alnwick, which also featured a curtain raiser debut from Junior Funk, (a local boys dance group), which was choreographed by Hugh and Johnny in their workshop the day before. We finished the week with our show in Berwick, where we were on one of the smallest stages we’ve performed on, though it was still a great show, with a lot of enthusiastic feedback from the crowd in the post show discussion. 

Lewis Wilkins

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