We are thrilled to be partnering with our friends at Simple Reflections for Artists to bring you this year’s dance, set to the perfectly named “Forest City Song” by the Latin Roots of London Band.
The simple and fun choreography was created by Cynthia Aguiar and Thalyta Medeiros, and Brandon Clarke & Sam Sendas will be your 2023 Dance Mob Captains! Learn the dance from a workshop or the video and join the mob on one of our festival stages – or better yet, become a volunteer Dance Mob Ambassador and build your own dance team!
Dance Mob Workshops & Performances 2023
Come to one or come to all! Enjoy the thrill of dancing in a large group at one of our events:
- June 30, Workshop at 7:30pm, Performance at 8:30pm – London Dance Festival (Heritage Night Market) @ Dundas Place (Dundas & Talbot)
July 2, Workshop & Performance Time TBD (between 4-8pm) – London Dance Festival @ Ivey Park- July 15 (RESCHEDULED date) Workshop & Performance 6-6:45pm – London Dance Festival @ Ivey Park
Dance Mob Ambassadors – New volunteer job!
This job is ideal for folks with some dance experience! Learn more about volunteering and register here.
This year we’ve partnered with Simple Reflections for Artists, and the Latin Roots of London band. We’ll be dancing to their “Forest City Song” with choreography by Thalyta Medeiros and Cynthia Aguiar. Brandon Clarke will be our Dance Mob captain, and will lead the official festival workshops and performances.
Here’s what you need to do:
- Find a group of people to teach the dance to. This can be your family, friends, school, work, or any another group that wants to learn.
- Choose a time and place to teach your group, then fill out this form and send us an email to let us know who, where and when, plus which performance you plan to attend.
- Learn the dance from this video. If you have any questions or need any help figuring out the steps, send us a message and we’d be happy to help.
- Join us on stage! Choose one of the performances below and bring your group to dance with us and other volunteers from across the city.
- Don’t forget to have festival staff sign your form for up to 4 hours of volunteer time.
Brandon Clarke is a well-respected and award-winning dancer, instructor, choreographer, and office administrator of the London, Ontario dance community. He has been involved for many years now in the industry holding work experience with organizations such as the National Basketball League of Canada, the University of Western Ontario, and Canada’s National Ballet School. Brandon has served as head choreographer and assistant creative director for award-winning children’s entertainer, Saidat, and many of her artistic projects including her live show, music videos, Toronto Pride performance, and more. He is also a beloved graduate of the Dance Minor program at Western University where he learned from, and worked with, dance lecturers Barb Sarma, Dale Yoshida, and Pamela Eddleston. Brandon has been the Stage Manager for their spring student showcase, “Studies in Motion” consecutively since graduating from the program himself.
Brandon has worked for many studios within the London region, as well as surrounding cities, providing classes, workshops, and summer intensives, where his goal is to make every student feel special. Brandon is very excited to be expanding his dance portfolio by joining ‘La Compagnie de Danse’, under the direction of Cynthia Aguiar. He cannot wait to bring his unique style, and fun personality, to the company and is excited to meet new people.