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Global Charity Dance Festival 2011
Put on your dancing shoes ready for a Global Charity Dance Festival at The Brewery in Cheltenham on Saturday 16th July 2011 . Between 12pm and 7pm the outside space at The Brewery will be alive with live music, featuring the infectious beat of disco, bongos and maracas.
Under the guidance of DJ and dance teacher Thomas Melendez from Salsa Del Sol you can join in and move to the beat of the best of Latin music including Salsa, Mambo, Cha-Cha, Zumba, Merengue, Cuban La Rueda and Bachata.
There will also be lessons in the art of belly dance with Carol Gibbon and her girls from Mirage belly dance troupe, plus some breathtaking break dance performances by talented youngsters from Cheltenham's Danceworks.
African dancers and drummers will be raising the heat, and a variety of other musicians from steel drums to saxophones will be adding different flavours to the mix.
And the kids can join in too with special line-ups for children, as well as a bouncy castle it promises to be a lively, colourful afternoon for all the family, and it’s all completely free !
Throughout the day we will be collecting for two family charities, Make-a-Wish Foundation® UK and Winston's Wish.
Update 09/06/11: We have the timetable for the day!
12.00 X 3 (10 mins each) Zumba – w’shop Emily, Jane and TBC
1.00 Bachata – w’shop Janie - Bristol
1.30 Cuban rueda – w’shop Mario Estrada
2.00 Kizomba - display Kizomba Chelt.
2.15 DJ Richard Walter (salsa, bachata, freestyle)
2.30 Street dance demo Danceworks
2.45 Salsa del Sol Salsa Show
3.00 South Yorks Sax Orcs. Live music Peter Harrison & Ceroc
3.30 Bex and Franks Latin Special Samba/Latin
4.00 Vijay Patel and Pravin – Banghra/Indian drums Bristol
4.00 Mundo Pequeno – Live Music Samba/Latin
4.30 Bachata show - Rosella & Gavin
4.45 Robert Jessop - DJ
5.15 Alain Hernandez - Show Bristol
5.30 Javier Moreno – live music Spanish Guitar
6.00 Belly Dancers - show Mirage Belly Dancing Group
6.30 African Sambistas - show Samba African
Watch the interview below with the Brewery's Marketing Manager Demelsa Coleman and Anna Melendez from Salsa Del Sol to find out more
Some footage from last year's event:
This year's line up - confirmed so far
Musicians and Bands
African Sambistas - Bristol-based music and dance group will be performing and running workshops!
Peter Harrison – Swing Saxophone
Javier Moreno – Professional Spanish Guitarist
Antony Tone - Caribbean Steel Drums
African Dance - World Jungle
Richard Davies – Congas
Bex and Franks Latin Special - Salsa
Mundo Pequeno - World Music, Brazilian and African influences
Dance Groups:
Salsa del Sol Dance Team (Thomas & Anna Melendez, Lisa Jenner, Lucy Taffs, Alvin thomas, Paul Luigi, Henry Anthony)
African Sambistas - performance and workshop!
Bachata workshop/Salsa Bristol - Janey Robson & Alina Knapman
Zumba - Mandy Bains
Show Reggaeton - Al Charanga and Natalie
Bachata show - Rosella and Gavin Singh
Cuban Rueda - Mario Estrada
Danceworks – street dancers
Zumba - Emily Poole
Strictly Ceroc - Lisa Wilde and team
Cuban Salsa - Alain Hernandez
Banghra dancers with Vijay Patel
Salsa performance and drums with Pravin Pancha
Kizomba - Tim Williams
Mirage/Syren Belly Dance with Carol Gibbon and dancers
DJs 
Thomas Melendez - Venezuela
Alain Hernandez - Cuba
Richard Walter - UK
Robert Jessop - UK
...watch this space for updates of details or sign up to the Global Dance Festival Facebook page here !
Event kindly organised by Salsa Del Sol.
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Make-A-Wish Foundation® UK grants magical wishes to children and young people fighting life-threatening illnesses. Since being established in the UK in 1986, we have granted over 6,400 wishes. Charity Registered No: 295672/SC037479
Winston's Wish helps bereaved children and young people rebuild their lives after a family death. They offer practical support and guidance to families, professionals and anyone concerned about a grieving child. Registered charity numbers (England and Wales) 1061359, (Scotland) SC041140.