Passion and Performance will bring a little sensuality to Sidney with its spring showcase at the Mary Winspear Centre.
“It’s adults dancing for adults,” said Rachel Paish, owner of Victoria dance studio Passion and Performance. “It’s not going to offend people … it’s just a big compilation of fun sassy stuff. It’s definitely not appropriate for children, but it’s a great, great night for adults.”
Dances will range from performances by well-known performer Rosie Bits to a beginner chair dance class. “We have over 20 different types of classes and our showcase is all types and levels of dancers,” Paish said.
The Pop Culture class will also perform.
“You learn the dances from iconic music videos,” Paish explained. “This session is going to be a battle between the N’Sync class and the Britney Spears class.”
One of the largest departments at the studio is women’s competitive dance made up of adults who spent their youth dedicated to an art form and didn’t pursue it as a career. “You grow up with a hobby and it’s like an identity,” Paish said. “It’s a skill you’ve developed for at least a decade and then you’re expected to graduate high school and just drop it. … The idea is you don’t have to get rid of that hobby, it’s like rec league hockey.”
The show and the music are uncensored and designed for an adult audience.
“There’s going to be breasts on stage,” Paish said. “It’s not overtly offensive, but we don’t take the swear words out of our lyrics. … We don’t censor movement, we don’t sensor our music, we dance as adults.”
The show will be held Thursday, May 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the Mary Winspear Centre. Get tickets online at www.marywinspear.ca.
Learn more about the program at www.passionandperformance.com.