Thank you so much to everyone who came to our MyCharleston Speakeasy this month! It was amazing to finally run an event in person after 18 months and see so many people enjoying themselves. Big thank to our dancers, Ragtime Rascals, our live band - Sam and the Jazz Cats and the wonderful crew at Brighton Spiegeltent. We’ve captured as much as the day as possible with our highlights video and the performances from the afternoon.
Mein Herr - Cabaret Performance
Inspired by the Musical 'Cabaret', this routine was performed to live music and sung by the wonderful Gemma Roche at our Speakeasy this month.
The piece was devised by Elena but based on Bob Fosse original choreography from the 1972 film and originally taught by Elena via Zoom in our Musicals Class. This was a really special piece for us as it’s the first time we’ve ever had one of our dancers sing for us at the show! Well done to our wonderful performer Gemma, Nikki, Rachel and our band.
Smooth Sailing - Solo Jazz Routine
Choreographed by Fiona, this piece is set to Ella Fitzgerald’s scat tune ‘Smooth Sailing’. The choreography compliments her vocals whilst adding a percussive elements and a sassy dance style. This routine was originally taught via Zoom on our Intermediate Solo Jazz course earlier in the year.
Dancers: Fiona Ring, Jess Todd, Morgan Jones Gemma Roche, & Rachel Dixon
'Wham Re-Bop Boom Bam'
This upbeat routine is another one of our intermediate level routines which our dance troupe Ragtime Rascals learnt online and performed for us at the Spiegeltent. The routine was co-choreographed by Elena and Fiona.
Dancers: Fiona Ring, Jess Todd, Morgan Jones & Rachel Dixon
‘America’ - West Side Story routine
This iconic song from West Side Story is part of our the many courses we offer as part of our Musical courses. The choreography, devised by Fiona, was inspired by the original 1961 film and the contemporary choreographer Galen Hook. Performed by Nikki Birch, Gemma Roche and Fiona Ring.
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