The Sun-kissed Dance Championships 2007
is
a two day event brought to you by Diva
Entertainments, providing an opportunity for people
to display their talents to a live audience. The
event is open to children, the youth and adults from
all cultural backgrounds, and is an ideal platform
to showcase their work.
The
dance event will be hosted on the weekend of
Saturday 30th June and Sunday 1st
July 2007 in Valentines park, Ilford and will
be part of the Sunkissed event. Over 12,000 people
are expected to attend the weekend event and it will
be televised.
Honey Kalaria, more popularly known as the Bollywood
Ambassador to the UK and who runs 18 dance schools
will facilitate the judging process and come on
board as a chief advisor. She has been requested to
advise the judging panel on how the competition
should be judged, organised and what areas the marks
should be allocated in, together with offering her
support.
Honey, who is based in Redbridge said, “This will be
such a wonderful way to display the various art
forms, allowing participants to express and
demonstrate their creative skills. Offering such
great variety will also be entertaining for the
audiences attending, and ensure that the
participants get a chance to expand their knowledge
of other dance styles. This is an excellent way to
get the local and national talent involved within
our borough”.
Weininger Irwin, who runs a dance
school in Redbridge concurs and says ‘It's excellent
bringing together a variety of dance that reflects
the rich diversity of Redbridge and an excellent
opportunity for the youngsters to perform in a
professional setting.’
Dance categories:-
The competition can be entered by performers aged
between 4years and adults who belong to any of the
following dance categories:-
-
Pure Bollywood
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Indian Classical
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Bhangra and Folk
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Middle Eastern
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Latin American and Salsa
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Hip Hop, Street and Body Popping
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Jazz, Contemporary, Tap
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Other / Continental (African, Scottish, and
Cheer leading….)
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In fact any dance style is welcome
The event will be held for the following age
groups:-
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Saturday 30th June 2007 – 4-7years,
8-12 years
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Sunday 1st July 2007 – 13 – adults
The timings of the Championships will be from:-
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2pm -4.00pm on Saturday and 2pm-4.30pm on Sunday
How to enter:-
If you wish to participate then forward a completed
form to
kuntal@divaentertainments.com by no later
than Monday 11th June 2007.
click here to download form
Initial audition - There will be an initial audition
taking place on Saturday 16th and Sunday
17th June (with full costumes) and photos
will be taken for the press after which the short
listed groups / performers will be invited to
perform at the event.
Some of the trophies of this years event will be
presented by Yukhta Mukhi, a former Miss World, who
has now starred in a number of Bollywood films.

