Amarita Vargas and guests offer an evening of passionate flamenco packed with the energy and expression of the south of Spain. Amarita’s new choreography evokes fervent feelings from fi ery and joyful to the dark and sombre. An event full of heat and excitement.

Sonia Sabri Company fuse Indian Kathak dance grace and vigour with the rhythms & rhymes of Hip Hop culture. Bold and heart-pounding this production features four dynamic dancers including b-boy Nathan Geering, tabla maestro Sarvar Sabri, acclaimed spoken word artist & vocalist Marcina Arnold and beatboxer Shan Bansil.

The series of 45-minute taster dance workshops are back by popular demand. Whether you’re a complete beginner or keen dance enthusiast, this is your chance to have-a-go. With a range of dance styles on offer there’s something for everyone… there’s so much to choose from, why not try them all. Come along, have fun and learn something new.

Minimum age 14 yrs

2pm Butoh, 3pm Masala Bhangra, 4pm Contemporary

Space to Dance - Exploring Movement, Site and Surroundings.

10am-6pm (movement workshop 10-12, presentations and city tour 12-6)

This one-day symposium brings together dance practitioners, academics and professionals from different fields to gain an insight into movement in, through and around space. The day will contain a practical workshop as well as papers, time for discussion and a unique opportunity to explore the spaces around us both physically and mentally. Speakers will be addressing diverse themes including choreographing audiences through mobile technology, exploring urban design through the perspective of movement, the design of bespoke dance buildings, the use of aerial space for dance, and understandings of movement and dance in human geography fields.

All welcome.

Speakers: Clive Albert (Malcolm Fraser Architects) Lesley Cotton (Architect and Landscape Architect) Fabrice Guillot (Choreographer, Compagnie Retouramont) Struan Leslie (Head of Movement, Royal Shakespeare Company) Rita Marcalo (Choreographer, Instant Dissidence) Derek McCormack (School of Geography and The Environment, Oxford University)

Advance booking required

From 5 years to 105 years! Bridging the gap between young and old, the day will include two dance workshops led by Crossover Intergenerational Dance Company. You will have the option to perform alongside the company when it presents the premiere of its latest work in the evening (but you and your partner will need to be available for rehearsals during the afternoon). Pairs can be parent/carer & child or two adults, but there must be a 10 year + age difference. There will be information on hand to help you find the dance class for you!

Workshop A 10am – 12 noon, adults & children 5 – 10 years.

Workshop B 1pm - 3 pm, adults & children aged 11 years 

Performance - 7.00-8.00pm (Suitable for all ages)

Performed by Tavaziva Dance Company Sensual Africa is a choreographic work of art, dexterously crafted following Bawren Tavaziva’s inspirational trip to one of Africa’s most beautiful and compact countries, Malawi. Malawi…untouched, pure, raw, natural, unearthed, mysterious, rich in culture and life. In a nutshell…SENSUAL. Voyage with Bawren Tavaziva and his company of outstanding dancers as they salute and pay homage to the fascinating Tumbuka and Chewa Tribes. Be seduced as Tavaziva Dance injects their own interpretation of the complexities of these intriguing tribes’ movements and music and the inimitability of the rituals that boys and girls go through to become men and women. Suitable for 12 years +

You are invited to join us singing your heart out & dancing your extra Christmas pounds off.
Chanting sacred phrases while dancing in a circle is a joyful and profound meditation & spiritual experience, uplifting, empowering & blissful.
Relax your mind – fall into the heart of the One
Beginners are welcome. No experience required. Everything is taught by ear and explained.
Ralph is leading the dance circle, accompanied by his wife with guitar and drum.
We'll also review this year - and look forward to the New Year...
Please bring some nibbles to share for teh tea break.
Links & More on: www.rainbow-cambridge.org.uk/dances/day.htm