MELBOURNE City Council is considering spending $88,000 to get residents dancing in the streets.

The proposed 1st Friday Dance Club, to be staged monthly in a site such as City Square or Southbank Concourse, would feature a live band and dancing lessons in a range of genres including line dancing, disco, ballroom, waltz, hip hop, traditional African, twist, Bollywood and belly-dancing.

A report from council’s Arts and Culture officers said the event was inspired by the regular outdoor dancing that takes place in China’s city squares and streets by both older and younger people for exercise and social activity.

The report recommended City Square be used for the events and said the Friday dance events would become “part of the `landscape’ of Melbourne’’.

Under the plans, the event would be free and open to all with a rotating selection of community dance groups and an MC to run proceedings.

Councillors will consider backing the program, estimated to cost between $48,500 and $88,000 a year, at their meeting on Tuesday night.

http://melbourne-leader.whereilive.com.au/news/story/melbourne-city-council-considers-88-000-footloose-plan/

Finally, somewhere REAL to dance! This is a fantastic proposal by the council… Were excited!

“Valentine for Life”

by Amanda Eccleston & Alexander Jurukovski

Choreography and dancing – Amanda Eccleston
The Collektive

Dancing – Alexander Jurukovski
The Boys

It’s a beautiful video guys! Well done!

Couple rock wedding with professional routine

Newlyweds Elise and Matt Bothe have set a new standard for Australian wedding videos.

The Perth couple left their relatives and friends in stiches after launching into a professionally choreographed dance routine at their reception on January 20.

READ THE FULL STORY & WATCH THE VIDEO HERE -

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/8411758/couple-rock-reception-with-choreographed-routine

Think your wedding dance routine is better? Send an email to Will Jackson, the author of the article.

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The Greatest Marriage Proposal Ever?

Thanks to Julia for the link!