dancing Archives - Blackpool Social Club

09 Jun

Photo Gallery: A whole lotta (Northern) Soul

Jill Reidy0 CommentsTheatre, Dance & PerformanceBlackpool Prom, comedy carpet, dance, dancers, dancing, northern soul

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] On Saturday 28 May, movers and groovers headed to Blackpool for a sunny day of Northern Soul and Motown played on vinyl on The Comedy Carpet in front of the iconic Blackpool Tower. Photographer Jill Reidy headed down with her trusty camera... [/vc_column_text][vc_media_grid element_width="3" grid_id="vc_gid:1654768279717-5870f1ed-b4bb-7" include="35046,35051,35028,35043"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_single_image image="35045" img_size="medium" alignment="center"][vc_single_image image="35034" img_size="medium" alignment="center"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_single_image image="35030" img_size="medium" alignment="center"][vc_single_image image="35040" img_size="medium" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_media_grid element_width="3" item="mediaGrid_SimpleOverlay" grid_id="vc_gid:1654768279725-c2701a07-94ee-1" include="35042,35049,35033,35039"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_single_image image="35029" img_size="medium" alignment="center"][vc_single_image image="35048" img_size="medium" alignment="center"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_single_image image="35032" img_size="medium" alignment="center"][vc_single_image image="35037" img_size="medium" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_media_grid element_width="3" item="mediaGrid_SimpleOverlay" grid_id="vc_gid:1654768279735-a6fa33f3-9753-7" include="35035,35036,35038,35052"][vc_column_text]This event is a continuation of Northern Soul Dancing on the Comedy Carpet founded in 2015 by Philip…

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…

29 Jan

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…

21 Nov

Funding for Blackpool Tower ballroom means that we can all keep dancing

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsHeritage, Local NewsBALLROOM, Blackpool Tower, dance, dancing, funding, tower

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The home of British ballroom dancing will receive £764,000 from the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund. The funding will restore period plasterwork to bring the Blackpool Tower Ballroom back to its former glory. This major grant is announced as Strictly Come Dancing celebrates the iconic venue with a studio special. The Blackpool Tower Ballroom is the latest venue to receive a lifeline grant of £764,000 from the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund, the Culture Secretary, Oliver Dowden has announced. The ballroom, located in the Grade I listed Tower Buildings, first opened to the public in 1894 and has a rich history as…

15 Jul

Strictly Dancing for the NHS

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsOpportunities, Theatre, Dance & PerformanceBALLROOM, dancing, FUNDRAISING, NHS, STRICTLY

Few things are so quintessentially Blackpool as ballroom dancing. Year after year, the nation tunes in to Strictly Come Dancing bedazzled by the glamourous gowns, agile steps and a variety of eager celebs, with eyes set on that important goal post: dancing at The Blackpool Tower Ballroom. Spotting the opportunity to merge primetime entertainment with a great cause, Crown Ballroom Productions Presents Strictly NHS. Ballroom Director, Alison Slinger, aims to bring together the dance world for a fantastic fundraising opportunity that gives back to our NHS heroes. The event will be held on Friday 26th February 2021 and invites 12…

07 Jun

Gallery: Northern Soul on the Comedy Carpet

Jill Reidy0 CommentsMusic & GigsBlackpool, Blackpool Prom, charity, comedy carpet, dancing, northern soul, soul, soul dancing, soul music

Northern Soul was the order of the day the weekend before last on the Comedy Carpet and altBlackpool's Jill Reidy was on hand to capture the mood.