May 30 - Gibraltar To Host IDO European Show Dance Championships
For over three decades Gibraltarian dancers have been putting Gibraltar on the map by competing in dance competitions across the world. Now the Rock will have a chance to show the world what a strong dance nation it is! Gibraltar is set to become the focal point of top dancers across Europe when it stages the 2015 European Show Dance Championships.
The Gibraltar National Dance Organisation is delighted to announce that the 2015 European Show Dance Championships will be held in Gibraltar from the 1st to 4th October 2015. This is the second time Gibraltar will be organising such a prestigious and spectacular event in home soil.
President of the GNDO, Seamus Byrne said: ‘After so many years representing Gibraltar at these competitions this is dream come true. For the GNDO, hosting an IDO event is always a proud moment and we hope to be able to surpass the success achieved in 2011.
The World governing body, the International Dance Organisation (IDO) is very fond of our country and everyone is always asking when we are organising the competition again. We are now delighted to confirm the European Championships taking place in our nation, were we will once again be very proud to welcome hundreds of dancers and spectators from across Europe to Gibraltar.’
The GNDO will be putting together a special team to organise the Championships to be held at the Tercentenary Sports Hall over four days. The Championships has the full backing of Her Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar.
Local dancers will be given the opportunity to qualify for the competition, via a National Championship that will be organised at the John Mackintosh Hall Theatre in Spring 2015.
‘We are confident local dance groups will be supporting us in this venture so that we can once again show the world the high calibre of dance that exists locally,’ added Seamus Byrne.
The event will be officially launched by the Minister for Culture, Steven Linares, on Monday 2nd June 2015 at the Charles Hunt Room, John Mackintosh Hall. Promotional videos and a dedicated website www.eurodanceshow2015.com will be unveiled as well as a Facebook page that will support the GNDO to market the event internationally.
For further information please contact the GNDO on mobile 58009031 or email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
