Mykey J Young, Author at Blackpool Social Club

19 Feb

Come on Blackpool, let’s keep dancing – part 2

Mykey J Young0 CommentsHeritage, Local Newsballroom dancing, dance, dancing, Music, Winter Gardens

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Following on from part 1, Mykey J Young takes a closer look at Blackpool's historic links to dance. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Big Business in Ballroom Novelty dances were big business in Ballroom and Dance Halls around the turn of the 19th-20th century. As the First World War began to loom, the demand for escapism and entertainment grew and Blackpool, most certainly delivered. To attract the crowds, ballroom band leaders had their work cut out for them. It wasn’t enough to simply repeat the same music over and again throughout the weeks, and especially not during a period of time where the…

Come on Blackpool, let’s keep dancing!

Mykey J Young0 CommentsHeritage, Local Newsdance, dancing, Music, soul dancing

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] At the end of 2020 (that not-so-wonderful year that we were all quite frankly, glad to see the back of), a creative, ambitious and downright sparkling project was launched by non-other than Blackpool’s own Dancing on Ice Star Dan Whiston. Showtown, Blackpool’s museum of fun and entertainment, LeftCoast and hip-hop theatre and dance company House of Wingz joined forces with Dan and Get Dancing was born. Recently, Get Dancing has exploded across social media in a bid to crowdsource dance moves from the public to create a brand-new viral dance routine for a 21st Century Blackpool.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]I caught up a little…

Blackpool’s Back with the Royal Variety Performance 2020

Mykey J Young2 CommentsColumns & OpinionBlackpool, entertainment, Music, musical, performance, royal variety, Theatre, variety

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] So, let’s talk Showbiz... Here in the UK we have a whole host of glittery, glamorous and downright fabulous events in our yearly (non-Covid plagued) entertainment calendar, and right up there at the top of the bill is the quintessentially British ‘Royal Variety Performance’. From as young as I can possibly remember, the star-studded show (performed in front of various members of British Royalty) has always been one of my most highly anticipated, pre-Christmas treats. The Royal Variety Performance offers a night of eclectic delights starring current-day film, television and pop stars, the best headlining musicals and plays that the…