A DANCE school is appealing for help with travel costs as it enters “the Olympics of dancing”.
A2 Arts in Basin Road, Hove, are heading to San Sebastian in Spain at the end of June for the Dance World Cup 2022.
The school needs to raise around £700 per student to cover the costs of travel, accommodation, competition entry fees and special kit.
Children from the dance school, a group of its talented nine to 19 year olds, are already organising car boot sales, cake sales, dance performances and raffles.
They are also standing outside the concourses of the Amex in Falmer today ahead of Brighton’s match against Manchester United at 5.30pm.
Marnie Wallis, principal of the school, said: “We were so proud to find we had ranked in the top five across the whole country for every group we entered, as well as qualifying with solo, duet, trio & group pieces.
“All the dancers are extremely committed; they attend local schools and practise at A2 Arts most evenings after school and at weekends.
“Forming part of a team creates respect for themselves as well as others, increases confidence, builds self-esteem and is an amazing opportunity to display their talent and commitment in dance.
“Costs this year far exceed previous years and to participate in Spain, we need help with funding. We need to raise in the region of £700.00 per person to cover the costs of travel, accommodation, competition entry fees and Dance World Cup team England kit.
“The children have so many individual events lined up, to help reach their fundraising goal, car boot sales, cake sales, dance performances, raffles & are working so hard themselves to reach our team goal! We can’t thank you enough for any small part you may be able to play in helping us reach our target.”
The students will be going to Spain from June 23 until July 2, with hundreds of children from many countries also at the finals.
The qualifiers saw over 120,000 children from 62 different countries vying for a place at the Dance World Cup finals.
For more information, visit its GoFundMe page.
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