Mass Movement 2013

On Saturday 23rd February 2013 Studio79 took part in Dance 4's annual 'Mass Movement'. The event is a celebration of the local talent in Leicester and acts as a platform for all of the dance schools in the county to exhibit the work they have been producing over the previous months.

As the popularity of performing arts and dance rises in the county, so has the talent, which is why this year the event upped its status and became a competition.

Studio 79 were selected to compete on the night at The Peepul Centre, and our performance went down a storm. The atmosphere was electric all night, with the roar of the crowd growing bigger after each performance as all the talented dance schools showcased their work.

The overall winners from the competition won't be  announced until a later date, but we are so proud of all our dancers for their show stopping performance on the night and can't wait for the next opportunity to perform.

TXS win Leicester's Best Dance Crew 2013!

CONGRATULATIONS TO TXS!

Last night, Curve theatre in Leicester played host to the annual 'Leicester's Best Dance Crew' competition. The show was sold out and was one of the hottest tickets  in town last night! The winners of this years show, are one of Studio 79's resident crews, TXS! the boys bought home the Leicester's Best Dance Crew 2013 crown to the studio, making studio 79 home to the winning crews for the second year running!

Last year, 'BASE' won the title of Leicester's Best Dance Crew 2012, and have since made a name for themselves doing various shows and performances around the country and even getting a selected space on SKY1's 'Got To Dance' show.

TXS, made up of 4 teenagers from the Leicester area who train at the studio at the street dance classes on a weekly basis conquered the competition last night after coming 2nd in the competition last year. They have been working really hard in their rehearsals all week, trying to get their performance ready for the show. It was a well deserved win, getting a standing ovation from the audience after each performance on stage.

Rubydolls, the studio's other resident group made their debut in the competition, opening the show to rave reviews.

The show was created with 2 Funky Arts, who recorded the event, so hopefully we will be able to post some footage of our dancers in the near future. 2 Funky Arts are also working with the studio to host the first 'Leicester's Best Dance Workshops' event 2013 on Sunday 3rd March.

We are so proud of all the Studio 79 dancers involved in the show, and cannot wait for next years show, which will see the TXS boys returning to hand down their crown to Leicester's Best Dance crew 2014!


For ways to get involved with Studio 79 and join the family, see our other posts about weekly street dance classes, open days, workshops and events, and keep your eyes peeled for #S79 out and about ;)

Workshop Event!

Newsflash: Exciting announcement and dance workshop opportunity! 

On the back of the continued success of the annual ‘Leicester’s Best Dance Crew’ competition, Studio 79 in association with 2Funky Arts are hosting an exclusive day of workshops with the choreographers of some of the crews from the competition.

The classes are being held at Studio 79 in St. Georges Cultural Quarter on Sunday 3^rdMarch from 11am-4pm in the largest studio space Leicester has to offer.

This is a fantastic opportunity for dancers of all ages (minimum 8yrs) to work with Leicester’s top choreographers who will be exclusively teaching work from their crews sets.The price of the workshops is £12 for the day – this includes a £5 deposit to secure your place on the workshops, which must be paid before February 24^th.

You can book your place on the workshops by enrolling on the night of ‘Leicester’s Best Dance Crew’ at Curve, or by contacting 2Funkyarts on info@2funkyarts.co.ukThere are limited spaces available on the workshops, so book your place now to avoid disappointment.

For more information you can visit the event page on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/events/207748556031923/?group_id=0

Can't wait to see you there!

Leicester's Best Dance Crew

Last year at Leicester's Best Dance Crew, one of our resident dance crews, 'BASE' stole the crown and became titled 'Leicester's Best Dance Crew 2012'! This year, at LBDC 2013, BASE return to the competition to hand the crown down to the next champion, and perform to remind everyone at Curve why they won the previous year. 

This year we at Studio 79 are proud to have 3 dance crews involved in the competition - not only do we have our crew BASE returning to perform, but last years runners up TXS and new comers The Rubydolls are entering for their chance to steal the crown!

The show at Curve on Sunday February 17th has now SOLD OUT so we are more than excited for the day to arrive - the atmosphere is going to be electric! 

We hope to see you there, but if you weren't lucky enough to grab yourself a ticket, do keep your eyes peeled on the box office incase there are any ticket returns!

Audition Date #1 Sept 2013

On the back of the Open Evening we are holding at the studio on Monday 18th February, we can now announce our first audition date for Sept 2013 admissions to the Studio 79 full-time dance college.

The audition will be on Monday 11th March 2013 and spaces are filling up fast!

Should you be interested in attending this early round of auditions, we request that you complete an application form and return it back to us before Friday 8^th March 2013. Application forms are available to pick up from the Studio, or alternatively you can download one from the 'courses' page on the website. 

Should you still be unsure about attending the studio full-time, have any questions you would like answering, or would just like to talk to somebody at the college, we once again invite you to attend the Open Evening we are holding at the studio on Monday 18^th February. This is an ideal opportunity to visit the studio to see the type of work you could be creating as a student at Studio 79 and chat to other students who attend the full-time college. We would like to encourage attendees to bring a parent or guardian to the open evening so they too can gain an understanding of the course and what life is like at the college.

If you have any questions about applying or would like to confirm your attendance to the open evening, please do not hesitate to contact us at the studio on (0116) 251 7570 or by sending an e-mail to dance@studio79.co.uk