Call for dancers to enter Dance Proms 2015
Exeter’s aspiring young dancers should jump at the chance to gain live performance experience on an international level, says award-winning tap dancer, Matt Flint.
His comments were made as he called for the region’s rich and diverse array of dance schools to enter Dance Proms 2015. The annual event is one of the UK’s most prestigious international youth dance showcases, which takes place at the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday 15 November this year.
As a patron and host for this year’s event, Matt said Dance Proms offers invaluable experience for the aspiring dancer, particularly those who live outside the capital, and the rare opportunity to perform with the most highly regarded guest artists at one of the world’s most prestigious historic buildings.
Matt Flint, said: “I encourage Exeter’s dance teachers and groups to put themselves forward for this prestigious event.
Performance is the main reason for all our hard work in dance class. It completes our understanding of dance, makes all the long hours worthwhile and offers us the chance to shine and share what we have learned with others. It teaches us valuable life skills including confidence, the ability to work well under pressure, how to think quickly and the importance of team work. But it’s not easy and, like anything, takes practice.
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I remember being nervous and scared before my first stage performance but it got easier the more I did it and the feeling of anticipation until the next continues to keep me interested and focused. Performing at the Royal Albert Hall is one of the best opportunities for an aspiring dancer to build on performance skills and hope that they will take advantage of it.”
Dance Proms is organised by three of the country’s leading dance bodies: the International Dance Teachers’ Association (IDTA), the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD) and the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD).
Entries are welcome from dance teachers who are members of any of these organisations. They are invited to film and submit a short dance piece, which features dances choreographed by themselves or their students. A variety of acts will then be chosen by an esteemed panel of professionals to perform at the event live at the Royal Albert Hall on 15 November 2015.
Online registration is now open at www.danceproms.co.uk and closes on May 5 2015.
