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Leicester’s Best Dance Crew 2012

The search is now on to find Leicester’s Best Dance Crew 2012. The sensational urban dance competition will hit Curve Theatre on Sunday 12 February 2012. Leicester and Leicestershire’s most talented crews will battle it out to win the trophy, as well as a stonking £1000, and claim the title of Leicester’s Best Dance Crew 2012.

 Previous years have featured hip-hop, street and break dance styles, with high energy routines and jaw-dropping moves, performing for a sell-out audience.  The competition will be a celebration of all the exceptional dance crews in the city and county, particularly those who have previously not had the platform to showcase their ability.  Addict - last year’s winners - have gone on to perform as part of high profile dance shows such as Street Dance (Channel 4), Britain’s Got Talent(ITV) and Got to Dance (Sky1).

 Vijay Mistry, of 2Funky Arts, is appealing to local dance groups to register in advance:

 “This competition is quickly developing a large following and has a reputation for discovering massive talent. This year is set to be bigger and better!”

 The event is being commissioned by 2Funky Arts. As well as the main competition, it will feature a £50 prize for the best dancer from the audience.  Dancers will perform for a panel of professional judges, including Foggy from Trinity Warriors (Sky 1, Got To Dance).

Crews who wish to take part in the competition are being asked to register in advance.   

 Please email info@2funkyarts.co.uk for a registration form, or call 0116 261 6824. Deadline for registrations is 23 December 2011.

 Tickets to the event on Sunday 12 February are available via www.curveonline.co.uk.

The Curve in Leicester was buzzing with anticipation at the opening night of 42^nd Street on 6 December.

However the drama was not reserved for the stage, the irony of what occurred within the cast had created a real life version of this classic story.

The news of the leading lady Daisy Maywood falling ill was announced by director Paul Kerrson and the audience applauded that this show would go on, and go on it did.

PHOTO: Pamela Raith

This high kicking, toe tapping, glitzy musical truly brought a substantial slice of Broadway to Leicester with understudy Lucinda Lawrence taking centre stage.

Lucinda was told she would be playing Peggy Sawyer that night at 6pm, truly imitating the story of her character who gets her big break when the star, Dorothy Brock, breaks her ankle.

This hugely successful Broadway musical has been so popular that its run has already been extended until 21 January, so the pressure was really on for this opening night.

Behind the main performance area sits a live orchestra who provide the soundtrack transporting you to Broadway and the 1930’s.

This Show will exceed your expectations as the vast stage is used to its full potential as are the aisles! There are so many compliments to make about this production, the music, the lighting, the set, the spectacular costumes but it’s the performers who deserve our undeniable admiration.

PHOTO: Pamela Raith

The cast are all hugely energetic and with plenty of fantastic ‘hoofers’ , the choreography is fast and leaves you toe tapping all the way through. Not forgetting some great musical numbers, it doesn’t get better than the dazzling performance of  ‘We’re In The Money’.

Francis Haugen plays an audorable Billy Lawlor, the leading tenor in ‘Pretty Lady’.

Tim Flavin is exceptionally enjoyable to watch as the director Julian Marsh who he plays with great authority.

PHOTO: Pamela Raith

Ria Jones gave a character filled performance as the Prima Donna Dorothy Brock, the original star of the show and inept dancer, gaining her plenty of laughs.

PHOTO: Donald Cooper

Obviously on this occasion Lucinda Lawrence was the star that indeed saved the show and she did a fantastic job playing Peggy Sawyer, the small town girl who gets her shot at a staring role on a Broadway Stage. Her uplifting performance was met with lots of warm applause throughout.

life had imitated art, and for the production known as the ‘Backstage Musical’ the results could not have been better from these ironic and unexpected circumstances.

Productions like the Curve’s 42^nd Street are the reason we all go to and love the theatre. Lucky Leicester!