East Maitland’s Attitude Dance Centre will take a troupe of dancers on a tour of Europe in April.
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The 18 dancers, aged eight to 22, will perform on a ship cruising the Greek islands as well as Disneyland Paris and numerous shows throughout the continent.
The group will also participate in workshops at Pineapple Dance Studios, West End Theatre, with the cast of Wicked and the dance crews at Disneyland Paris.
Principal teacher and owner Megan Courtney said the opportunity to work with the casts of such iconic venues rarely presents itself in Australia.
“Disneyland is the whole deal – acting, dancing, singing – last time we went, one of our girls was asked to formally audition,” Ms Courtney said.
“It shows the students how far their career can take them.”
The group will also visit Gallipoil on about April 5 and tour the area with a local guide.
Ms Courtney said the experience would be sobering and awakening for many of the families and older dancers.
“We’ll be shown the Turkish perspective and I think it will really hit home, because many of the soldiers were the same age as the girls in our group,” Ms Courtney said.
The trip, from April 1 to 19, and will span four countries.