| dbo:abstract |
Big Dance was a dance initiative in the United Kingdom, which happened every two years from 2006 to 2016. It was a nine-day biennial festival of dancing, mostly taking place in non-traditional dance spaces such as museums, shopping centres, parks, bridges, stations, galleries and libraries, with the aim of inspiring people in different ways through dance. Initiated in 2006 by the first Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, for the Greater London Authority, the programme was delivered in partnership with Arts Council England and delivered events and inspiration to be physically active through dance. The second Big Dance festival took place from 5–13 July 2008, following the second mayoral election in May 2008, when Boris Johnson was elected as the next Mayor of London. In 2009, the programme was selected as London's Legacy Trust UK project, receiving £2.89 million to deliver the festivals in 2010 and 2012 with an ongoing development programme led by the Big Dance Hubs – five leading dance organisations in the capital. Big Dance 2012 was London's Legacy Trust UK programme, delivered by Greater London Authority in partnership with Arts Council England. The national programme was delivered by the Foundation for Community Dance in partnership with the Big Dance Hubs. Big Dance 2012 was the largest cultural participation project of the London 2012 Festival, which was the culmination of the Cultural Olympiad for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Big Dance 2014 was the most recent festival which centred on the XX Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Big Dance 2016 was the final festival, bringing Big Dance to a finale after a decade. The dates were 2–10 July 2016. (en) |
| rdfs:comment |
Big Dance was a dance initiative in the United Kingdom, which happened every two years from 2006 to 2016. It was a nine-day biennial festival of dancing, mostly taking place in non-traditional dance spaces such as museums, shopping centres, parks, bridges, stations, galleries and libraries, with the aim of inspiring people in different ways through dance. Initiated in 2006 by the first Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, for the Greater London Authority, the programme was delivered in partnership with Arts Council England and delivered events and inspiration to be physically active through dance. (en) |
