Want $1,000? Win This Saturday’s Dance Battle
This coming Saturday [May 14] at The Berkeley Institute, TROIKA in association with The Broadway Dance Centre of New York will be hosting a Performing Arts Master Class Workshop entitled ‘GROOVE’.
There will be a ‘dance battle’ at the end of the workshop day at 5:30pm. The winner will be judged by the guest faculty and will win $1000.00, courtesy of sponsor Digicel. For those who cannot make the event, tune in to Bernews at 5:30pm this Saturday to watch live video of the contest online.
In order to participate in the dance battle to be eligible to win $1000.00 you have to be enrolled one or more of the workshop classes offered through GROOVE on May 14, 2011. Participants are able to enter as a group or as an individual entry.
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Participants enrolled in Package #1 will be also eligible for one of the four scholarships to the Broadway Dance Center of New York given to the dancers that shows great potential.
This event is focused on bringing Bermudian dancers together with the industry’s top professional choreographers in a fun environment. The event will feature intense master classes from the top working choreographers in the entertainment industry.
Collectively their work includes choreographing for concert tours, feature films, music videos and commercials. They include NAACP and MTV Video Music Award winner JaQuel Knight (Beyonce -Single Ladies), internationally renowned and critically acclaimed dancer and choreographer LUAM (Rihanna, Ciara, Ashanthi, Fergie, Kelly Rowland), Dana Foglia who is known for her work with Beyonce, Janet Jackson, Rihanna and The New Kids on The block and Onika Powell who has worked with Rihanna, Sean Paul and Diddy.
Classes will range from Hip Hop, Dancehall, Jazz Funk, Contemporary, Heels and Salsa. Participants will also have the opportunity to benefit from a Q&A with the faculty as well as group photo opportunities. Participants will also get the opportunity to win one of the four scholarships being offered by The Broadway Dance Centre of New York.
TROIKA Bermuda is a registered Bermudian Charity (#874) whose mission is to educate, enlighten and entertain by producing significant theatre experiences, presented by a creative ensemble of the highest professional quality and created especially for young people and their families. They believe that art, fun, and education must work hand-in-hand to cultivate young minds and offer opportunities for them to learn from the history, life lessons and values presented through dramatic art, dance, and song.
For information, registration, faculty biographies and more please visit www.troikabda.com, email info@troikabda.com or call the hotline at (441) 537-7590.
