Saturday 14 October
12pm – 3pm
Edwardes Lake Park – Edwardes St & Griffiths St, Reservoir
Don’t miss this exciting True North at Music Feast, participatory performance dance event in Reservoir!
Learn bespoke Choreography by Lerato Masiyane, Josephine Palermo and Gerard Pigg, set to a medley of ‘I’m Every Woman’ by Chaka Khan, ‘Girls Just Wanna Have Fun’ by Cindy Lauper and ‘Shake it Out’ by Florence and the Machine.
Step 1 – Get very excited!!
Step 2 – Add yourself to our FB event or mailing list
Step 3 – Put the rehearsal details in your diary
Step 4 – Watch the videos below to learn at home, alone, with family and friends
Step 5 – Share, share, share! The more the crazier!
Step 6 – Dress up to the 9’s and turn up on Sat 14th Oct at Edwards Lake Park, Reservoir (top entry) by 12pm sharp and get ready for a MASSIVE flash mob performance event
Step 7 – Hang around for the free dance workshops in loads of styles
Come along and learn the moves with the Outer Urban Projects professional dance instructors at our open door rehearsals;
Tuesday 26th Sept, 3.30 – 5.30pm
Darebin Stadiums, 857 Plenty Rd, Reservoir
Tuesday 3rd Oct, 3.30 – 5.30pm
Darebin Stadiums, 857 Plenty Rd, Reservoir
Tuesday 10th Oct, 6 – 8pm
Preston Reservoir Bowls Club, 75 Leamington Street, Reservoir
Learn the moves with our on-line tutorial.
Then come and perform on the day! Saturday 14 October, 12pm – 3pm
Edwardes Lake Park, Reservoir. We’ll be at the stage area. Enter via the gates at corner Edwardes and Griffiths Streets. Follow the path past the old train carriage towards the playground and BBQ area and you’ll find the stage on your left. Our people will be keeping a look out for you!
This project is a collaborative initiative between the City of Darebin and Outer Urban Projects. Outer Urban Projects is a bold performing arts company creating new forms of contemporary performance, providing training, employment and arts engagement for culturally diverse emerging artists and participants in Melbourne’s outer north.
Lerato Masiyane is a member of dancehall crew, – Burn City Queenz, and mentor for Jungle City Studios’ social change initiative, ‘Culture Queenz’ – working with diverse young women from Melbourne’s west. Lerato facilitates classes for all ages in dancehall, street hip hop and afro-beats, she is passionate about utilising dance as a means of inspiring and empowering young people.
Lerato Masiyane leading a dance class at Jungle City Studios
Lerato Masiyane in video clip: Wishes – Settle (Official Video) 2016
Josephine Palermo has been performing and teaching belly dance for many years across Melbourne and Australia. Palermo is the director of Melbourne Belly Dance School, leading the way in Middle-Eastern dance classes for all age groups and levels.
Josephine Palermo performing at Lebanese Festival, Coburg
Josephine Palermo – conducting workshop
Dancer and choreographer Gerard Pigg has worked with Asanti Dance Theatre, Outer Urban Projects, BOLLYWOOD SENSATIONS, American artists Kci & Jojo, the Summer & Winter Solstice Melbourne’s Dance Industry Night ‘Immersed’, ‘Underground’, and ‘Sydney Carnival’. Gerard is the Creative Director and performer with his dance company, PROVOKATIV.
Gerard Pigg performing his own choreography with PROVOKATIV dance crew
Gerard Pigg performing is own choreography to The Boy Is Mine
