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Kicking it: Dance Performances
Youth in Streaky Bay, Ceduna and Wudinna will celebrate by kicking up their heels at their end of year dance performances in September.
Instep Dance, Streaky Bay and districts community dance association has had a landmark year implementing not one but two dance projects in the region in collaboration with community dance groups DanCeduna and Step it Up Wudinna.
The group has had immense success with the Kicking it from the Kerb boys dance project which has “taken the dance to the boys not the boys to the dance”. Using innovation and “out there thinking” the project team were proactive in the Western Eyre region encouraging and empowering young boy’s aged 6 years and over to engage in dance.
Skills and professional development workshops in Bboying and Capoeira were held in Streaky Bay, Ceduna and Wudinna. In total 883 participations in dance has occurred in a range of tailored workshops which were also offered to other sectors in the three communities.
The culminating events in September will be an opportunity for the communities of Streaky Bay, Ceduna and Wudinna to celebrate a great year in dance across the region.
WUDINNA
In Wudinna the inaugural Step it Up concert performance will take place at 6.30pm Friday 20 September. After a successful first year in community dance, five dance groups will be performing fun, entertaining dance routines.
Step it Up Wudinna
Where: Gawler Ranges Cultural Centre (Wudinna Hall), Ballantyne Street
When: 6.30pm Friday 20 September
Tickets: $3 each or $10 for a family – Available at the door on concert night
CEDUNA
DanCeduna will perform at 7pm Friday 20 September. The group has had strong participation for the 2013 dance season with 110 girls and 30 boys enrolled.
DanCeduna
Where: Ceduna Memorial Hall, 33 Poynton Street
When: 7.00pm Friday 20 September
Tickets: Contact Michelle Duregon ph: 0488 252 800
STREAKY BAY
In Streaky Bay the “Kicking It” end of year performances for 2013 will feature 73 Instep dancers in a showcase of their achievements in dance to the wider community. Nine groups will perform 11 dance routines at two performances. A highlight of the concerts will be the opening act featuring dance professionals Bboy Dreaded (Greg Potticary) and Chan Griffin (Capoeira). The second half of the concerts will open with the boys dance crew showcasing Bboying and Capoeira alongside their mentors.
Instep Dance
Where: Streaky Bay Institute Hall, 29 Alfred Terrace
When: 7pm – 9:30pm Friday 20 September
2pm – 4:30pm Saturday 21 September
Tickets: Adult – $5 Children (under 12) – $2
Tickets are available from NEWSXPRESS Streaky Bay, Bay Road
The Kicking it from the Kerb boys dance project managed by Instep Dance was made possible with funding from a Carclew Project Development grant of $2,000 and a Country Arts SA Community Projects grant of $4,500.
Kicking it from the Kerb boys dance project is funded by Country Arts SA, Carclew Youth Arts and Instep Dance in partnership with Crossways Lutheran School, Step it Up Wudinna and DanCeduna. Instep acknowledges the generous support of the District Council of Streaky Bay, Streaky Bay Area School, Streaky Bay Childrens Centre, Streaky Bay Family Day Care and the Ceduna Area School Active After School Communities Program. The project is kindly supported with low cost accommodation from Streaky Bay Motel and Villas.
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Photo credits: Jayne Holland and Instep Dance