IndepenDANCE FESTival Events

Hi everyone, here is a list of events still to come for this years IndepenDANCE FESTival. Remember, go out and support the Zone Finals. Admission to all venues is FREE!!

• Thursday 6th November - Eastern Zone at Lester Vaughn Memorial School


• Friday 7th November - Northern Zone at Coleridge & Parry Secondary School


• Saturday 8th November - Southern Zone at Foundation Secondary School


• Sunday 9th November - St. Michael North Zone at Combermere School


• Monday 10th November - St. Michael South Zone at The Barbados Community College

Come out in your numbers! All shows begin nightly at 7:pm.

IT'S ON

Revolution (rĕv'ə-lū'shən) A sudden or momentous change in a situation

Dear friends, a revolution is at hand! A ground swell of energetic youth is rising into a movement that is about to explode into positive change across communities on this island. Have no fear, this revolution bears no deadly weapons nor bad blood; no hostile words, nor feuding. Prepare only for an onslaught of body moves, rhythmic contortions and highly acrobatic displays. This year's IndepenDANCE FESTival is definitely on. Come on, can you hear the rumble?

IndepenDANCE FESTival, now in its third year, is a positive initiative established to foster greater interaction between communities in an environment of friendly yet competitive spirit. The island's eleven parishes are grouped into five zones- Northern, Eastern, Southern, St. Michael North and South (St. Michael being home to the largest percentage of the population). Dance is the creative tool used to bring groups from every point on the island, to perform dances of every type, before a collection of judges. Judging begins at a preliminary stage where groups perform in an almost audition style atmosphere. The structure of each dance is scrutinized and the groups are advised where improvements can be made (if necessary) and assigned a choreographer to prepare them for the next stage. The next stage of the contest is the Zone Finals. The best groups, chosen from the preliminary stages, move on to the Zone Finals. The Zone Finals mark a more "serious" stage, as only ten groups are chosen from this stage for the National Final. The top three community dance groups are chosen at the National Final, including the group that will have bragging rights to be call the number one community dance group in Barbados.

Below are some images from the inaugural Independance festival.