ProgrammeDance ShowcaseEnvironmental DanceWorkshopsSharing SessionsU Can Dance!1 Minute Flash Dance
Dance your style!
Dance Day 2016 will be the 7th Dance Day since 2009. Similar to previous Dance Days, Dance Day 2016 will showcase different generations of local dance talents. Veteran and emerging dance artists as well as professional and amateur dance groups will join hands with young people to give a wide variety of delightful and exhilarating dance performances at Yuen Long Theatre. Renowned local choreographer/ dancer, Andy Wong is invited to be the Event Advisor for Dance Day.
Appreciation is the theme for Dance Day 2016. The public is able to appreciate the dance performances of veteran and young dancers on stage while dancers can share their ideas and thoughts with each other.
More than that, participatory activities such as workshops, sharing sessions and exhibition will be organized. There will also be the 'U Can Dance!' where everyone is welcome to join in and enjoy the fun of dancing.
Content:
Parade (Joined by the Chiu Chow Yingge Dance Troupe of Yuen Long)
Dance Showcase
Environmental Dance
Workshops
Sharing Sessions
'U Can Dance!' Free Dancing Zone
Exhibition
Free admission, please come and join!
Souvenirs are available for participants on a first-come-first-served basis.
Enquiries: 2268 7323
Programmes are subject to change with announcements by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department as final.
The contents of this programme do not represent the views of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.
Dance Day 2016 Trailer
More than 10 different groups, including professional local dance companies, district dance troupes and dance students, will take turns to perform modern dance, ballet, Chinese dance, tap dance, Jazz dance, etc.
Performing Groups (In alphabetical order):
Association of Hong Kong Dance Organizations
DancingAngels
DanceArt Hong Kong
E-side Dance Company
Hong Kong Dance Federation
Moments of Recollection
Muse Motion
Passoverdance
R&T (Rhythm & Tempo)
Showtime Dance Studio
Studiodanz
The Hong Kong Ballet Group
The School of Dance, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
Tuen Mun Arts Promotion Association
Unlock Dancing Plaza
Y-Space
Yuen Long Distict Arts Committee
Environmental dances will be performed at the Yuen Long Main Road Rest Garden and the Bamboo Garden of the Yuen Long Theatre. Audiences can interact with the dancers closely.
Choreographers and Performing Artists (In alphabetical order):
At Yuen Long Main Road Rest Garden
Blue Ka Wing, Cyrus Hui, Carmen Yu, Ivy Tsui and Kenneth Sze*, Max Lee and Man Liu
At Bamboo Garden, Yuen Long Theatre
Cai Ying, Chan Chi-cheng, Chang Ya-wai, Chen Kai, Jessica Cheung, Hugh Cho, Felix Ke, Jonathan Hung, Lee Chih-da, Kenny Leung, Lin Ting-syu and Jayson Wu
*Please gather at the Enquiry Counter of Yuen Long Theatre. To make this performance a comprehensive experience to audience, audio devices will be provided on a first-come-first-served basis. Please approach the Enquiry Counter for details.
**Incoming v2.0 of Ivy Tsui and Kenneth Sze starts from Yuen Long Theatre, audiences will be led by music file compiled by dancers in advance so that they would visualize the space from a different perspective and watch the dance performance in the meanwhile. To make this performance a comprehensive experience to audience, interested parties could now enrol in advance before 12 noon, 9 December (Friday) by email to cpdance@lcsd.gov.hk, please indicate the performances that you would like to attend, we will reply by sending the music file. Please download the music file in advance, bring your own earphones and gather at the enquiry counter of Yuen Long Theatre. Let's experience the surroundings of Yuen Long Theatre with dance. You are also welcome to approach the Enquiry Counter of Dance Day for details on 11 December.
Performance time of Incoming v2.0: 2pm and 3:30pm on 11 December (Sunday), in total 2 performances
*This programme contains small amount of coarse language.
Professional dance artists and companies will conduct free dance workshops for different age groups to encourage the public to enjoy dancing and promote dance art at community level.
Artists and Companies (In alphabetical order):
Chau Ka Yan (Association of Hong Kong Dance Organizations), Frankie Lui (DancingAngels & Dancing Heart Troupe), Pewan Chow (Passoverdance), Rock Fang (Studiodanz)
Free tickets for the dance workshops will be distributed from 12:30pm on the Dance Day at the Enquiry Counter on a first-come-first-served basis.
Veteran dance artists including Lau Siu Ming, Pewan Chow and Ong Yong Lock will share their experiences and interesting things happened in their dance life, so participants can understand more about dance.
More details will be announced later.
Apart from the participation from various professional dance groups and dancers, an indoor free dancing zone 'U Can Dance!' will be designated to the public to perform all kinds of dance.
Programme Details
The designated performing area is approximately 4 metres (depth) x 6 metres (width) with marley.
Different forms of dance performance are welcome. For each session, number of performers can range from one to ten, and the length of each performance should be at a maximum of 10 minutes.
Performers and the content of their performances will not be auditioned. All applications will be processed on a first-come first-served basis.
Application Procedures
The applicant is requested to complete an application form and send it to the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, Cultural Presentations Section by post, by email or in person. Please mark ' Dance Day - U CAN DANCE!’ (Attention to: Dance & Multi-Arts Office) on the envelope.
Address:
Podium, Administration Building, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon
Enquiries: 2268 7220 / 2268 7323
Office hours:
Monday to Friday (9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 2:00p.m. to 6:00 p.m.)
Closed on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays
Email address: cpdance@lcsd.gov.hk
Application deadline: 18 November 2016 (Friday)
Application Form
Angela Hang has choreographed a dance made up of simple steps. Dancers from Studiodanz will perform the dance in the finale on the Main Stage. If you want to learn the dance movements, please watch the demo clip.
