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A comedy night presented by Dance Dimensions at the Dairy Flat hall on Wednesday May 1 will help raise funds to send a Hibiscus Coast hip-hop team to compete in Hawaii.
Brigade, who are aged 14 to 18 years, qualified for the 2019 Global Dance and Cheer Games after placing second in Auckland’s Dance Brandz competition in July last year.
They have been fundraising for the competition, which opens on May 17, ever since.
The R16 comedy event will be hosted by The Rock’s Roger Farrelly, who is no stranger to competitive dancing after featuring on Dancing with the Stars last year.
The night will also feature comedians Nick Rado, Bridget Davies and Tevita Manukia. A cash bar, refreshments, raffles and silent auctions will also be available.
“We’ve done everything from car washes to quiz nights,” Brigade’s fundraising coordinator Sonya Lewis says.
In the lead-up to the Hawaii competition, Brigade members are rehearsing together once a week, as well as training in other dance styles which complement hip-hop. Member Brandon Lewis holds the record for the most rehearsals, taking 12 different dance classes in five different styles every week.
This is the second time a Dance Dimensions group has gone to the Global Games, following the Wicki Chix achieving third place overall in 2017 after qualifying as a wild card entry.
Two Wicki Chix members, Breia Plumbley and Cassie Floyd, will be returning to Hawaii with Brigade.
Dance Dimensions teacher Olivia Clarke says remembering their last achievement makes all the hard work worthwhile.
“When the Wicki Chix came third, we all just burst into tears; it was one of those life moments that stay with you,” she says.
Comedy night entry is $25 by pre-purchase only. For tickets contact olivia@dancedimensions.co.nz
