23 April 2010
23 April 2010
Brewin Dolphin had Birmingham’s business quarter grooving when they held a free public dance lesson on Wednesday 21st April, to celebrate the launch of International Dance Festival Birmingham (IDFB).
The ‘Put Your Foot Down’ event, held outside Brewin Dolphin’s office in Colmore Piazza, in front of Snow Hill station’s main entrance, attracted over 100 intrigued onlookers who gathered to watch amateur ‘dancers’ from the Colmore Business District (CBD) and the general public.
Kashmir Leese, from award-winning dance act Smash Bro’z, taught his class a lively hip hop/street dance routine developed by French hip-hop artist Salah. To help keep the dance pupils refreshed in the Spring sunshine, Eddie Gardener, manager of Sainsburys in Colmore Row, kindly donated bottled water.
Everyone who took part in the session was also invited to join in the grand finale of IDFB on Saturday 15 May in St Martin’s Square, Bullring.
John Driver, Brewin Dolphin Divisional Director, said, “One of the most exciting aspects of IDFB is its willingness to showcase dance in the most unlikely areas of the West Midlands – therefore, it’s been great to have helped them achieve this in the previously dance-free zone that is Colmore Business District.
The festival is running until 16th May 2010 and is showcasing a huge range of dance styles at venues across both the city and the region, highlights include: a new solo Kathak work by acclaimed choreographer Akram Khan; the National Ballet of Cuba featuring guest appearances by Carlos Acosta; Mark Morris Dance Group with the orchestra of English National Opera; Strictly Come Dancing The Professionals; Sutra, a stunning dance piece featuring 17 monks from the original Shaolin Temple in China; and C!RCA, a thoroughly new circus show combining dance with jaw dropping acrobatics.
Both ITV and BBC cameras recorded the event and the local news stations are buzzing with images of people dancing in the streets of Birmingham as the wider national coverage of the dance festival gathers momentum.
“It was certainly one of the most entertaining lunchtimes we’ve enjoyed in Colmore Row, and confirmed how proud we are to be providing our unreserved support for IDFB. It was also nice to show the world that being an investment manager doesn’t mean you can’t put together a dance step or two!”
For more details on IDFB, go to https://www.brewin.co.uk/our-offices/birmingham
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