Hackney Empire: A New Decade, a New Vision
With Alter Ego 2020, Yamin Choudury Artistic Director of Hackney Empire showcases the best of Hackney’s young talent and his vision for the decade.
Category Archive: competitive dance
International Street Dance Competition in the heart of Shoreditch: Popcity UK 2020
Popcity UK is in 2020 in its 5th year and took place at Shoreditch Townhall on Saturday, 25th January 2020. More than 450 dancers of all ages were competing against each other in 3 different dance styles: Popping, Hip Hop and Litefeet.
Stability on #WordyMonday
On November 16th, 2010 the building of human castles (Castells) by teams (Collers Castalleres) was declared by UNESCO to be one of the ‘Masterpieces Of Oral And Intangible Heritage of Humanity’. The tradition… Continue reading
Rain Dancers of Vuokatti
Both images: Strictly style dance competitors in the rain in Vuokatti, 2011 The weather has been horrible today – dull, grey, wet and far too cold – but I’m off to somewhere marginally… Continue reading
dancing in the wet village square
Very nearly one of those tango clichés I’m working to avoid in http://atomic-temporary-34270865.wpcomstaging.com/category/essence-of-tango-series/, this is another of the pairs competing in the Strictly-style competition at last year’s Vuokatti Dance Festival (http://www.vuokattidancefestival.com/en/frontpage/)
four star formation
This shot was also taken at the first Vuokatti Dance Festival. Part of a huge group, I shot these dancers in isolation because I wanted to emphasize their faces.
dancing in the rain
I shot this at the Vuokatti Dance Festival, is of a local Strictly-style competition. Local celebrities were judged by locals selected in a competition. The rain made no difference to anyone although it… Continue reading
vuokatti dance festival group
I had a fantastic time at the first Vuokatti Dance Festival in Finland last year where, apart from all kinds of public performances in the rain, they held the first over-30s dance competition… Continue reading
building human castles
Conventional shots of the finished human castle have their place, but I wanted to give an idea of what it feels like to do. It’s really hard work and each supporting member must… Continue reading
tightening the castel belt
Traditionally, the long wide Castellar belt is put on as tightly and smoothly as possible. It supports the back – vital since each pillar-member will bear the weight of several people – and… Continue reading