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Top dancer to thrill Saltaire crowds
9:17am Friday 24th July 2009
An international dance champion is set to star at a sizzling South American Ball marking the launch of the Saltaire Festival.
Theo Awadzi, who won a Strictly Come Dancing-style Salsa Dance Championship in Ghana in 2006, has agreed to perform at the event at Victoria Hall on Friday, September 11.
Professional salsa-instructor Jean-Paul Essiam, who has danced with entrants in the Miss Universe Ghana competition, will also perform on the night.
The ball, named Strictly Saltaire, will start a two-week long festival in the village and UNESCO World Heritage Site, with the theme of Uniting Nations.
Volunteer ball co-ordinator Louise Higgins said: “This year’s event marks an exciting move away from the more formal ball which Saltaire has seen in previous years.
“We’ve been really lucky to recruit Theo and Jean-Paul to perform a floor show for us and hope that it will inspire everyone to get up and show off their own dance moves.
“The ball is meant for everyone young or old, dancer or toe-tapper to enjoy, and guests are being asked to dress to thrill.”
Strictly Saltaire, which starts at 7pm, will also host 11-piece local band Salsa Como Loco, and ticket-holders will be served Yorkshire tapas courtesy of Sandinista in Leeds.
Theo, 26, from Ghana, said: “Salsa is about passion and energy and I am looking forward to the music and our performance will lift the Saltaire festival ball to the next level of world-class entertainment.”
Jean-Paul, 28, added: “The entertainment is going to blow everyone’s minds – we are going to show ticket-holders something Yorkshire has never seen before.”
Tickets cost £20 and are available from Isis Goddesswear or Massarella’s, Saltaire Newsagents, House of Rose and Brown or Magic Number 3 on Victoria Road.
For further information about the event visit saltairefestival.co.uk.
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