Oct 18 - GNDO All Set For World Modern And Jazz Dance Championships
The Gibraltar National Dance Team is all set to participate at the 2016 World Modern and Jazz Dance Championships. The event will be staged at the Rittal Arena in Wetzlar, Germany and will see 1,704 dancers from 27 countries taking part. Dancers will be travelling from four continents to join in this spectacular event organised by the International Dance Organisation (IDO).
The Gibraltar National Dance Organisation (GNDO) selected 14 dancers from various local dance groups to join the Gibraltar National Team.
They are:
Faye Gomez, Isabella Wink, Emma Rocca, Amy Wink, Maddison Baldachino, Julianne Rodriguez, Amy Guillem, Alexandra Ballantine; Gianne Rodriguez; Louise Gonzalez; Francesca Morillo, Alanna Bonavia, Lauren Montero and Janis Jackson.
Gibraltar will see these dancers represented in the Children, Junior and Adult divisions and in the Solo, Duet and Group sections.
The National Team’s choreographers include: Lilian Montero, Gillaine Alman, Gerald Rodriguez, Jade Federico and Lauren Montero.
GNDO President Seamus Byrne said:
"Competitions organised under the IDO umbrella are not an ordinary festival or competition in Europe or anywhere around the World. The Gibraltar National Team competes at the Olympics of Dance, were standards have increased tremendously and competition is super high.
"What has been achieved by these dancers and these wonderful choreographers is a unity through dance programme where Gibraltar’s best dancers come together to represent their country and work with different people who may not be their local dance teachers.
"Team Gibraltar travels to Wetzlar with the aim of delivering a high standard of dance against la crème de la crème from around the world."
The Gibraltar National Dance Team is being led by GNDO’s Tyron Walker. The National Team leave Gibraltar this coming Saturday 22nd October and will return on Monday 31st October.
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