Entertainment
13 December, 2024
Dancers plan to be ‘full’ on
IT’S time for the grown-ups to show off their best moves.
Fifty dancers from the adult-only dance academy Full Out Dance Crowd are holding their annual showcase – Heartbeat – at the Cairns Eisteddfod Hall tomorrow.
Full Out Dance Crowd, funded in 2022, is Cairns’ only adult dance studio taking only students aged 16 and over from beginners to advance in an array of accessible styles like jazz, ballet, contemporary, hip hop and more.
The studio continues to grow and it currently runs approximately 20 classes a week and hosts over 150 students weekly.
After the success of their first annual showcase last year, the studio has brought it back to a bigger venue – Cairns Eisteddfod Hall – from 6pm tomorrow, December 14.
“This year we are bigger and bolder with 13 diverse performances from hip hop, heels and hoop to contemporary, ballet and belly dancing with all pieces choreographed and performed by local dancers,” said studio director Julia Allman (above).
“This is our second showcase and it’s a representation of our most consistent students in their preferred styles. They have been attending the same classes for five weeks and they work towards learning, practicing and refining a performance piece,” she said.
“Last year we held the showcase in our studio, we sold out and had 85 people in the audience, so this year we decided that we needed a bigger venue.
“We moved to the eisteddfod hall and we’ve just surpassed the 100 tickets. I’d love to see at least 150 people attending.
“Everything’s so new for Full Out because we’ve only been around for three years but at this showcase I get to experience and watch the students’ progress for the whole year and it’s really fulfilling to see adults be motivated to try and learn something new.
“It’s not often enough that adults put themselves in that vulnerable space of being a novice at something and I get to see them from absolute beginners and then progress through their dance journey.
“All of us have full-time jobs, some are parents, have other commitments and these are people coming out to dance for the love of it.
“I always say ‘You can be a dancer too’, so anyone who wants to learn how to dance – at any age – should come to the showcase and see how possible it is,” she said.
Tickets are $20 and are available for online purchase or at the door. For tickets and more information, visit https://bit.ly/3ZpUg6x
