DAZZLING DANCE SPECTACULAR!
Whittaker Dance and Drama Centre presents World At Your Feet Diamond Show from Friday 10th February to Sunday 12th February.
Lots of colour! Lots of laughs! Lots of dancing! With a talented cast of almost 200 and an array of costumes this sensational song and dance extravaganza is packed full of dance routines fromRiverdance and tap spectaculars to ballet, street dance and popular musicals as well as plenty of comedy moments.
This Diamond Show celebrates the opening of Blackpool’s own Whittaker Dance and Drama Centre on 11th February 1952 by Beryl Whittaker. Since then it has been a long standing training ground for many young performers. Beryl herself has previously performed at theatres such as the London Palladium, Blackpool Opera House, Manchester Opera House and Blackpool Tower Circus. She also appeared in the 1948 Royal Variety Performance as a dancer-juggler alongside Danny Kaye and Julie Andrews.
Sheila Ganley of Whittaker Dance and Drama Centre said: “We have been rehearsing this show since last year and everyone is very excited. This year’s Diamond production is for the whole family and really does have something for everyone.
For the cast it is an exciting time, not only because they are performing on the Grand Theatre stage, but also because we are celebrating a Diamond year for Whittaker’s. We know that all the excitement will spill over to the audience and they will enjoy it just as much as we are! I think Miss Whittaker would have been extremely proud.
Bring the children, bring the grandparents – it’s a great night out for the family!”
The worshipful Mayor of Blackpool, Clr Joan Greenhalgh, sent the following message to the centre; “It gives me real pleasure to extend my very best wishes to everyone at Whittaker Dance and Drama Centre on the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the Centre.
For these years Whittaker Dance and Drama Centre has produced an array of talent and many former pupils now feature in television dramas and National productions of a high calibre.
The Mayoress and I are looking forward to seeing World At Your Feet Diamond Show and we are sure that it will, once again, be a successful one.
We both hope that Whittaker Dance and Drama Centre will continue to produce home grown talent for many more years to come!”
During the 1970s Beryl Whittaker and her husband, Jack Ganley, were stalwart campaigners and fundraisers for the revival and re-opening of the Grand Theatre.
Today the centre provides dance lessons for all ages as well speech and acting for selected ages. They stage revue shows and young people’s productions at the Grand Theatre.
World At Your Feet Diamond Show will be at the Grand Theatre from Friday 10th February to Sunday 12th February.
Tickets from £10.00.
Book your seats now by calling the Grand Theatre Box Office on 01253 743339, online at www.blackpoolgrand.co.uk or at the Grand Theatre information sales point in the Houndshill Shopping Centre.
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