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Adam Garcia’s Emerald Storm brings Irish dance and urban tap to Darlington
The new touring production co-created by Adam Garcia combines Irish dance, urban tap and live music at Darlington Hippodrome on Thursday 10 September.
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Stockton’s £5 dance class puts beginners, access and community before perfection
ARC’s weekly Move It and Shake It sessions return in September with gentle, adaptable dance-based exercise for adults of all fitness levels.

More than 300 local dancers are heading for the Riverside in Middlesbrough FC’s 150th year
TeesDance is bringing together young people, older adults, schools and community groups for a mass participation performance on the Riverside Stadium pitch this October.

Free baby dance sessions expand from Middlesbrough into Redcar this September
TeesDance is restarting its free MoveBaby sessions in Middlesbrough and adding a new weekly Redcar class for babies and the adults who care for them.

Migration, memory and movement meet in pay-what-you-decide Stockton dance show
Akeim Toussaint Buck brings Windows of Displacement to ARC Stockton on 5 September, combining dance, spoken word and song in a personal look at migration and identity.

Hartlepool’s sensory-friendly Azra Glow brings dragons, circus and dance to the Town Hall
A family show built around light, movement and glowing dragon puppets is coming to Hartlepool Town Hall Theatre on 10 October, with sensory-friendly audiences specifically welcomed.

Tickets go on sale for new North East dance-theatre show heading to Stockton
Billingham International Folklore Festival's new production The Tapestry of Voices will bring dance, live music and storytelling to ARC in Stockton, after securing £30,000 from Arts Council England.

Between the Tides brings a free weekend of outdoor arts to Redcar
Between the Tides filled Kirkleatham with free circus, aerial dance, installations, workshops and family performance over 22 and 23 August.
