On July 22nd more than 100 young people from across East Brighton took part in the Annual East Brighton Summer Showcase at the Gardner Arts Centre. This is the third year of the event, which aims to highlight the achievements of young people in the area and provide them with an opportunity to perform at a professional theatre.

The evening consists mainly of performances from local dance groups. This year the groups included Dance Fever, The Pinks, Cool 'M' Kids, Soul Sisters, New Moves, Hove YMCA and Saunders Park Dance Club. Da Roof Skate Club from Brighton Youth Centre provided the entertainment during the interval with an outdoor skate ramp demonstration and Brighton Youth Musicalperformed an excerpt from their recent show Looking Like That.

There was a great audience turn out for the event and a fantastic atmosphere. The young people all performed excellently and their hard work and commitment over the past year was clearly evident. The event was funded by eb4u and Positive Futures and organised by Hannah Wheeler (East Brighton Dance Worker) and South East Dance.

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For information about the East Brighton Dance Development Programme please call Hannah or JP on 202 032.