DANCE PERFORMANCE STAGE

Fitness/Martial Arts/Dance

Paul has been teaching Strong By Zumba for 2 years.

Strong By Zumba is not a dance class. It’s cardio, plyometric & bodyweight training all synchronised to custom music. You’ll burn a up to a thousand calories in a 60 minute class and build and tone lean muscle.

Paul is joined by fellow instructors and participants to kickstart Pride Day and get your blood pumping.

Find a class today on their website.

Luak Fire Tribe work together to create traditional native stories using imaginative visual displays across an entire range of circus skills including UV, hoops, fire, poi and more.

Kerry from the tribe will be at pride this year ready to entertain the dance and performance stage audience with colourful smoke tricks. Will Kerry use every colour of the rainbow? Come and be inspired.

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Born and raised in the heart of London, after having meningitis from a very young age Chris was made completely deaf (profound) in both ears.

His early childhood was when he started dancing, inspired by the movie ‘Breakin’, a 1984 dance classic, especially all the street dance moves and old skool dance such as; Electric Boogaloo, Popping, locking and B-Boy, which he decided to teach himself.

Chris has since discovered a passion for street dance and lyrical hip hop. This challenged Chris but he’s been able to develop his skills and interpret lyrical into choreography with perfect timing feeling the beats through vibrations and practising again and again. He’s featured in campaigns for Smirnoff and performed at the 2012 Paralympics opening ceremony and we’re excited to welcome Chris to Pride this year

African Sambistas are an open-minded, open-hearted community troupe of African-samba drummers and dancers.

With boundless enthusiasm, infection grooves and funkin’ moves we start parties, shake booties and bring awesome vibes!

Be sure not to miss them.

Dynamic and fun-loving dance company for adults – specialising in street and commercial dance styles. They have two competitive teams who have had a very successful year including being crowned UDO British Street Dance Championships and featuring on this year’s Britain’s Got Talent.

They host workshops and auditions, so be sure to get in touch to join them and be sure to catch their incredible performance on stage.

Based in Horfield, Bristol Bristol Choir Brigade pride themselves on energy and enthusiasm, together with a real sense of community.

They sing a variety of popular tunes from the 60’s to present day in 2 or 3 part harmony with a differing approach to learning!

Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne based dance school Valarie’s Dance Studio aim to provide children and adults with access to as many styles of dance as possible. They also train contemporary, commercial, lyrical and street dance.

Knowledge and creativity should not be limited and there you can try a range of different subjects in a fun and supportive environment. They also offer classes for exam and performance groups too.

Isadora and Anna are teachers of belly dance in Bristol and Thornbury.

Between them they have more than 30 years experience across a variety of belly dance styles, wishing to continue sharing this body positive and beautiful style of dance.

Be sure to watch them on stage this year at Pride and feel the love too.

High-intensity classes choreographed to a variety of international rhythms including Latin and Caribbean.

Their classes are all about having fun, sweating and making it sexy! Join them for a workout with plenty of laughs.

Since 2016 they have spread the Bollywood charm in Bristol, boasting classes across the city and also captivating audiences with newly formed London sessions too.

BollyRed has recently expanded to teach Salsa and Bachata Ladies Styling and this group are super excited to be performing on the Bristol Pride Dance Stage once again.

The McClennan School of Irish Dancing was established 13 years ago by Katie MacVean. Katie started dancing when she was four and enjoyed a successful dance career including winning the European Championships in 2002. Katie decided that on retiring from competitive dancing, she wanted to share her passion of this amazing dance form through teaching others. McCLennan School is part of the World Irish Dance Association.

McClennan dancers compete at all levels and many hold National and International titles.

Lively, welcoming and invigorating dance classes for adults across Bristol. Their sole mission is to make people feel good and proud.

Started 2 years ago with Lyrical Contemporary classes at Hamilton House they have since grown by adding various styles and teachers to our mix.

For Pride Day you will see the show group who are pumped to celebrate Pride with you.

As seen on Sky One’s ‘Got To Dance’ in 2012 they are an inclusive and fun, yet progressive and rewarding dance academy for children from ages 3 and up (adults welcome). If you join the academy you’ll be part of something amazing!

Reviewed as the best by many in Bristol they are keen to see you also learn commercial, break dance, street dance, reggaeton, musical theatre, contemporary, ballet or singing, acting and dancing.

For Pride Day the kid’s performance troupe will entertain with some classic gay pride anthems so be sure to sing along!

We know they are sooooooooo excited to be back again for the 4th year running with an entirely new performance boasting everything ranging from butch to camp, pretty to dark, pop music to rock and plenty more!

Come and enjoy their crazy but fun performances showcasing fun, dynamic entertainment, hyperactive dancers and a few surprises… they know how to party!

Join their adult classes and workshops if you like what you see.

Salsa Ladies Styling is a new course in Bristol aimed towards creating an army of women sharing their love of salsa.

Let’s all shimmy and shine on this wonderful afternoon at Bristol Pride 2019.

Intense and energetic workout combining simple dance moves with latin, dancehall, african and many more styles, all led by Irati.

Get your body moving, burn up to 400 calories in a single session and catch great vibes with other friendly people.

They aim to increase resistance, muscle tone, coordination and flexibility. Join them for some stress-free smiles.

Mumtaz dance are full of energy, fun and aim to impress.

If you would like to discover the magical world of Bollywood look no further as they offer classes with performance opportunities, covering both modern and classical styles of bollywood throughout the eras.

StreetEnvy is proud to not only organise and host the Bristol Pride Dance and Performance stage for the 4th year running but to perform as well.

Let’s be BAD together and JAM at 3.45 pm! Come see them moonwalk, do the SMOOTH CRIMINAL, lean and uh, thrust their crotches!!

They have plenty more to offer so make sure you are around for this celebration of everything from rock to pop and that’s in between.

An inclusive and fun dance academy set in Bristol offering you regular drop-in classes for dance fitness and performance groups, preparing routines for charity and community events throughout the year.

They also offer private lessons including wedding dance and hen do sessions. They are guaranteed to make you smile so be sure not to miss them on Pride Day.

The Cabaret Academy is Bristol’s best answer to Cabaret Dance Courses. With a wide range of courses available, the Academy prides itself on delivering the very best.

From Las Vegas Showgirls to Charleston theme, there’s something for everyone. Offering six-week courses that will have you wanting more and is a way to indulge in your inner diva, learn something new and, most importantly, express yourself.

Check out www.streetenvy.co.uk to keep an eye on upcoming courses and opportunities. And remember it’s never too late to start learning and the Cabaret Academy are the fun, friendly and professional answer to suit you too.

Training on a Sunday evening, Gal Ting will be bringing some carnival to Pride.

Bristol and the South West’s only Dancehall dance crew, specialising in Jamaican movements such as whining, twerking and more!

Be prepared to see hips, bums and plenty of other swanky moves and fierce performances by these unique all-female crew dancers.

PDMSL are a professional performance group aged 4-adult specialising in contemporary, musical theatre, jazz, hiphop and street dance.

Based in the South West for over 10 years, they have performed on some of the biggest stages including London O2, Colston Hall, Brisfest and of course Bristol Pride.

They love performing at Pride and the for you the amazing audience and can’t wait to the stage again.

We are excited to welcome this group of Chinese ladies living in Bristol and the South Gloucestershire area.

Presenting traditional Chinese Folk Dance they practice every Thursday evening and enjoy dancing because it keeps them fit and happy.

They will take you on a RuPaul’s style Drag Race while performing on stage this year, so audience members get ready to “Lip sync for your life!”

Besides as RuPaul says: “We all came into the world naked, the rest is Drag!”

You can also find the Cabaret Queens performing at the Official Pride Afterparty at the O2 Academy, on the main stage after 1030pm. Blow them a kiss.

Providing a safe and inclusive environment, promoting fitness, health, wellbeing, cultural understanding, and community cohesion. Piloxercise studies will enhance your musculature, physique, and mental wellbeing. Join them to sweat at Bristol Pride.

A tribal fusion and dark tribal style belly dance group led by Pearl Boheme who teaches regular classes at Stoke Croft’s Hamilton House.

Be sure to get in touch and fly the nest with these Ravens!

Tadha Collective are a group formed of dancers from different countries, backgrounds and creative aspects. Their aim is to combine elements of street dance styles and physical theatre.

Newly formed, they are very excited to be performing at this year’s festival for the first time.

Established in 2014, Dolly Mix is made up of professionally trained dancers who share a wide variety of dance disciplines.

Amongst the troupe are stage school graduates, dance teachers, choreographers and title winners.
With a passion for performing the troupe has been seen at many events across the South. Festivals, fashion shows, night clubs, theatres, TV appearances, music videos and half time at Premier League Football matches to name but a few.

The Dollys are always ready and rearing to perform at the drop of a bowler hat.

Established in 2010 by Louis-Roger Eboa and students at the Bristol Dance Centre, Mundi Dance is a performance group with original African contemporary boasting fun, addictive and high energy movements.

In 2013 Mundi Dance reached the quarter-final stage of Sky One’s ‘Got To Dance’, one of many huge achievements, another being that this will be their 4th year on the Bristol Pride performance stage. They are a massive hit year after year.

Led by Sandra Sanchez Ligero, trained by world-renowned sensual bachata pioneers such as Korke, Judith and Berra y Laura and with more than 10 years experience in flamenco, Bachateame are passionate and expressive.

Since moving from Spain to the UK in 2018, Sandra has joined up with Fernando Ania to create regular salsa and bachata classes which can be found at the Cuban and Taboo weekly. Be sure to check them out and feel the vibes at Bristol Pride 2019.

As well as being one of our festival partners, SGS College is proud to announce their Elite performance troupe, bringing together a number of dancers from the Gloucestershire and Stroud College and the Bristol Institute of Performing Arts.

SGS is a further and higher education establishment that aims to allow students, of any background, the chance to develop their skills and talents into all-rounded performers.

They’ll be closing this year’s Dance and Performance Stage with a huge bang!