Upcoming Dance Festivals of Singapore
Posted on March 8, 2009 - Filed Under Arts & Culture, Entertainment, Sports, Travel
Singapore has a long standing history of annual festivals. Be it the WOMAD and the Mosaic music festivals, Shakespeare in the Park Festivals, the Wayang Opera street performances these festivals draw crowds from with in the city and from all over the world. Three such festivals are occurring during the year, the Zoukout Dance Music Festival, the Sinpapore Ballroom Dance Festival and the National DanceSport Competition. These festivals offer performances, workshops and so much more. And during the years have become some of the most interesting and exciting festivals of the island.
The ZoukOut is a one day festival in December and has become the most attended and the largest dance and music festival in all of Asia. This is a 24 hour festival beginning the moment the sun comes up, and does not end until sunrise the following day. Held at the Zouk nightclub on the island of Sentosa, the music and dancing goes on all night, most of it occurring outside on the beach. Sentosa, just off the southern coast of Singapore is a resort island five star Singapore hotels and golf courses, and hosts a variety of other festivals and activities as well. And over the years the festival has grown to include more than music and dance, as open air markets, massage tents, food vendors and artists have set up on the fringe. This is an all out celebration of the arts. The DanceSport festival is Singapore’s version of “So You Think You Can Dance” This is more a competition than a festival but it is widely attended. Singapore has a long standing and growing love affair with the form of Ballroom Dance. And while there is artistic expression and very glamorous costumes and attitudes, it is all about winning the competition. Each year in August, another Ballroom dance festival is sponsored by the Raffles hotel. There is competition involved in this festival as well, but not so fierce as the DanceSport. Competitors from all over South East Asia make the trip to compete for the chance to be one of six couples that perform at the finale, known as the World Superstar Ballroom Extravaganza. This is a relatively young festival, 2009 marks just its second year. Part of the festivities include dance classes and workshops for the public to enjoy and become part of the action.
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