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Big Town Dance Video finale on YouTube
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Ashley Banjos and Diversity's " Big Town Dance " The first episode was transmitted on SKY 1 HD Wed 8 January 2014
Monday 15th July - Final wrap up and photos on Stockton High Street
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Pictures from Sunday 14 July - Final Filming of The Main Event !!
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Images from the Final day of filming - Sunday 14 July
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Stockton just loves to dance.
And they proved it this weekend as thousands turned out to strut their stuff on the high street. Admittedly, part of the draw was street dance favourite Ashley Banjo and fellow members of Britain's Got Talent-winning dance troupe Diversity. The event was the culmination of a project aimed at getting Stockton dancing. Described as “his most ambitious dance project to date” Ashley has been visiting locations across Stockton persuading people to join him in a street dance routine. And judging by the size of the crowds at the finale it looked like a good proportion of Stockton – and indeed Teesside– turned up. Ashley Banjo and Diversity get Stockton dancing in the sun pictures and video show crowds drawn to Britain's Got Talent winners Doing her thing was 21-year-old Rebecca Hague, of Oxbridge. She said: “I watch Ashley Banjo on TV and found out about this through Twitter.” Keen to show off her best moves she enlisted work pals, Madeleine Van Kessel, 22, Roger Dack, 33, Avtaar Singh, 18, and Sham Khan, 20, to come along and join in the routine. All staff at Specsavers, Stockton, she said some had booked a day’s holiday especially.“I enjoy dancing, but I’m quite bad at it,” said Rebecca. Sham Khan, of Ingleby Barwick said: “We all like to have a dance.”He added: “I am always the first person dancing at a wedding.” Roger Dack, of Stockton, said: “I don’t mind a dance. But there is usually some alcohol involved.” Stockton has a proud dance heritage. Through the war years and up until the 1960s it boasted three dance halls. But in the 70s the dance halls began to close. Ashley’s plan was to get the market town dancing once again by creating an event to reinvigorate the whole town. He said: “I have always believed that street dance is for everyone,whether you are part of a crew or going solo.“This is the biggest challenge I have ever taken on, let’s hope I can give Stockton their dancing spirit back |
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Ashley Banjo @AshleyBanjo 15jul
All good things must come to an end. This has been one of the most amazing experiences of my life! Still a lot of good left in the world ☺ Ashley Banjo @AshleyBanjo 15 jul What a day...What a night....Amazing times with amazing people. Stockton we love you and we will miss you #TTTD #20DV Ashley Banjo @AshleyBanjo 14JUL Today was a special moment that will stay with me forever. To the crowds.. Thank you, to my crews.. Love and respect ☺ WE DID IT!!! ☺ #TTTD Diversity @Diversity_Tweet 14JUL Picture perfect. Today was Epic, awesome, amazing, inspirational, legendary, historical and much… http://instagram.com/p/bwYPq2g0uT/ Perri Kiely @realperrikiely 14JUL Today was incredible I want to do it again 10 times over thank you to everyone who took part and I hope to see you all soon much love #20DV |
History of the Show
Original Press Release in Stockton released by Shine TV
"On the 14th July 2013, there will be a massive televised dance event on SKY 1 and Ashley needs the whole of Stockton-on-Tees to get involved! AUDITION APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED but you can still take part on Sun 14 July as part of the mass dance event . Ashley Banjo wants to get the whole of Stockton-on-Tees dancing in a spectacular, televised dance event that will take place on the 14th July 2013. Ashley needs the WHOLE town to get involved on the day so he wants families, friends, work colleagues, the young and the old to get involved. Once registered you will be kept up-do-date with further information on what you need to prepare for the big day. IMPORTANT INFORMATION Once you've signed up & learnt the moves all you have to do is turn up on the High Street by the Town Hall from 11am on the 14th July 2013. The event will be finished by 6pm. " |
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Stockton on Tees has a dance heritage from the 1960s. In fact it had the most dance halls in the area! In the 1970s they closed down and the towns denizens stopped dancing. Banjo’s mission is to reverse this trend.
The towns high street, the widest in Britain, will be transformed into the UK’s largest open air venue! Diversity will bring the routines together.
Get ready for an unforgettable, show-stopping street-dance extravaganza !!!!!
The series will follow Ashley as he puts together a number of dance groups (made up of members of the local community) as they learn a dance routine and ultimately perform as part of a bigger, mass dance event for the whole town. The project will be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Stockton residents to come together, celebrate the community and show the rest of the UK what they can do.
Will you watch it and wish you'd joined in...? Or will you be proud to have helped Ashley pull of this incredible challenge?
Follow on Facebook The-Town-That-Danced-Again
Ashleys Biography Here
The towns high street, the widest in Britain, will be transformed into the UK’s largest open air venue! Diversity will bring the routines together.
Get ready for an unforgettable, show-stopping street-dance extravaganza !!!!!
The series will follow Ashley as he puts together a number of dance groups (made up of members of the local community) as they learn a dance routine and ultimately perform as part of a bigger, mass dance event for the whole town. The project will be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Stockton residents to come together, celebrate the community and show the rest of the UK what they can do.
Will you watch it and wish you'd joined in...? Or will you be proud to have helped Ashley pull of this incredible challenge?
Follow on Facebook The-Town-That-Danced-Again
Ashleys Biography Here
