Annual dance show caps off youngsters’ Maltese adventure

A GROUP of dancers from Bacup took their skills to Malta to perform a dance show with their twin school.

Pupils from Dansworks Dance Academy, based in the Pioneer Building, have enjoyed a link with Maltese school Dance College Studios in Sliema since 2013. It was straight into the deep end for the ten dancers as they launched into a dress rehearsal within half an hour of arriving on their six-day trip.

Principal Karen Roe said: “We left at 2am and when we arrived the dancers - nine girls and one boy aged 12 to 15, had about half an hour to unpack before doing a full dress rehearsal.

“They were so excited and it will be good on their CVs. It was a great cultural exchange too and they’ve made great friends they keep in touch with on Facebook.”

The two groups performed a joint routine they had learned for the Dansworks show in March held at Burnley CONTACT: DANIELLE ROPER OFFICE: 0161 2112295 @RoperDanielle DANIELLE.ROPER@TRINITYMIRROR.COM ●● Students from Dansworks Dance Academy performed in an annual show in Malta with their twin dance school Mechanics when the Maltese students visited England.

Dansworks also performed two individual street tap and street dance numbers. The youngsters enjoyed one of the country’s Saints festivals with parades and firework displays, as well as visiting the capital Valletta.