Young dancers took to the floor to raise awareness and money for Richard House, London’s oldest children’s hospice.

The Got2Dance competition saw nine diverse acts compete to win over the judging panel, which included TV DIY star and children’s hospice patron Tommy Walsh, and leader of SmoothMoves Academy of Performing Arts, Lauren Cooke. The dancers were all in years 7, 8 and 9 at three local schools; St Bonaventure’s School, Eastlea Community School and Wanstead School.

Dance was celebrated in all its forms with styles from tap to Indian dance being represented. The electric atmosphere reflected the dedication and hard work of the young people who took part.

The winning team was Infin8 from St Bonaventure’s School with their choreographed street dance.  Go experience was approached by Richard’s house to be a sponsor for the event and we were delighted to offer them a winning voucher and certificate for a Go-Dance experience.

Hannah Bosley, Richard House community fundraiser and organiser of Got2Dance, added:

“The qualities of the acts were of such a high standard that the judges awarded high scores across the board. It was very close and all of the young dancers gave remarkable performances.

“Infin8 really stood out to me because of their obvious connection as a team. Team work and caring for one another is incredibly important here at Richard House.”

As well as raising awareness of the work of Richard House Children’s Hospice, the evening is also set to raise almost £2,000 to help fund the crucial support that the hospice provides for children and their families.

The event was a huge success and all the children involved had a brilliant time and Go experience were delighted to be a part of it!

Check out the link below for pictures from the day….

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Watch this space for pictures when the winners from St Bonaventure’s boys school claim their well earned prize and learn one of our dance routines!!

Flying into January we’re all incredibly excited with all the experiences we have coming up in 2012. With the phone ringing off the hook, it’s set to be a busy one! That being said, it’s always good to look back on past groups and remember how we ended 2011; with a bang!

We’re all pleased as punch to have some more great feedback from one of our corporate Christmas parties. An original song choice; George Michael’s ‘Freedom’, and a fantastic Go-popvideo to match, here’s what the people from John Doe had to say:

“We’ve all just had a great time watching the video!! Everyone’s really happy with it – it looks amazing!Thank you so much – and please thank the team on our behalf”

The proof really is in the pudding with this Go-popvideo! We all had a brilliant time on set, and it was a cracking group to work with! So a big Thank you to John Doe too! And here’s hoping this year is set to be even bigger and better than the last! A Happy New Year to all!

Just because it isn’t Halloween, doesn’t mean you can’t get your Thriller on! We’ve just had another incredible corporate Christmas event in London; this time, a tribute to the King of Pop Michael Jackson. With chilling make-up, fantastic choreography and a great group effort, we cannot wait to see the finished product!

Here’s what the people from Packer Forbes had to say: “Just wanted to say thanks for a fabulous afternoon last week. The girls said that this year was the best xmas party we’ve ever had and that was down to the fantastic event you and your team put on for us!”

We must say, with so many exciting events happening this season, it really is putting us in a jolly good mood for Christmas! Why not pop along to our Facebook page and check out some of the behind-the-scenes pics?!

As another weekend passes on the countdown to Christmas, we’ve had another fantastic event! A Go-popvideo team build in London got very festive on us; picking the iconic Mariah Carey ‘All I want For Christmas Is You’ to celebrate to. With 27 people to cater for, we knew it would be a busy event!

…Costumes, accessories and make-up at the ready, the group looked fabulous, and were ready for their close-ups!

Jo from Essentially had this to say: ”A HUGE thank you to you and the entire team for a fantastic day on Friday, our boss said it was the best team building/day out!…That we have ever done in 9 years!!! Thank you for looking after us all so well and putting up with us! Looking forward to seeing the video … ”

With such fun had, we are all looking forward to the upcoming corporate events, combined with the winter festivities!

With Halloween just passed, Go-experience has been in-undated with Go-dance Thriller requests. None of these has been more exciting than one that took place in Glasgow on Wednesday 26th October. Tullochan; a fantastic charity that supports young carers asked us to deliver two, back-to-back events as a well earned treat for 32 of their children. With full make-up, costumes and a killer routine, we can’t wait to see some grisly pics!!