Highlights of the annual occasion which stands out compared to any other new year celebrations. The NYE Fest is the biggest and one the most recognised New Year salsa dancing events in the UK & Europe. The event took place from Saturday the 30th December through to many years day Monday 1st January at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel at the heart of the NEC organised by Latinmotion provides a family of workshops, classes, social dance and exclusive live performances. The event attracts attendees from around the UK and beyond. As well as an attendee I was a volunteer and participant behind the scenes. Volunteering My volunteer incorporates many different roles including monitoring the appropriate response or when visitors and participants are entering the event area of the venue. Also, I assisted in setting up party items during the New Year's Eve celebrations and helping to dismantle the equipment and items after the event closed. Wrap my volunteering roles I was available to provide assistance or guidance facilities and to help direct visitors and participants to the appropriate locations of the event. This was my fifth time volunteering but this event and I used my experience to say my suggestions several months beforehand to make sure the volunteering team had a coordinated and supportive working environment with respect throughout. Innovation during my volunteering This year's team role was the most innovative and groundbreaking ever as I introduced using an interactive touch digital volunteering organiser. This was used on a custom use tablet device for this role. Enables me to be organised and resourced for all the important information of the events along with guidance and procedures depending on the information required or if a challenging situation occurred. The digital interactive organiser was designed and developed by myself to find out more click on the following links below Presenting surprise This was not the end of the story because my role expanded One special involves surprising the founders of Latinmotion to acknowledge the achievement of more than 30 years since both founders started the organisation way back in 1993. Despite I made one minor error the audience approved and appreciated this special surprise moment. Digital Signage trail I offered to provide a unique solution after the venue hosts of the event organisers to access their large green digital signs to promote the event the programme and additional information. So before the event began I was developing prototype digital signage. This involves a lot of research and consultations with organisations that use digital signs regularly. What I have developed is designed to help people welcome to the event and now all the essential information including the event map and the events schedule. Sadly because of information that was not brought to our attention my specialty-designed digital signage was able to be used at this year's event. However but what I have developed there is a possibility that will have developed could be used in future events My insight As expected the event brought in some of the finest dances from all over the UK to put together one of the brightest New Year's events out there. But it doesn't stop there, I can become an innovative participant with an interactive organiser and the prototype digital signage for future events. Towards Inclusivity Within the past year, I have developed my dancing awareness Project inclusive to dance which provides information and guidance to enable inclusivity regardless of abilities. This was sad to the event leaders and some of the visitors and participants. Beyond the event I have decided that the detailed suggestion documents for embrace dancing environment and convinces is to be fully developed for everyone for the first time. In the past it was limited to the team leaders of Latin Motion and London's Mambo City and in 2022 these documents were featured on the UK's most important awareness campaigners for Anna Kennedy OBE. The dancing inclusivity documents are now available to view and download by visiting the "Embracing Direction" page Party night and daytime matinee The parties took place on Saturday the 30th of December, New Year's Eve and the daytime hours of New Year's Day. Within the four different rooms, the dance floors were full of dancers throughout. Each day also presented exclusive dance performances from professional dancers. The countdown towards the midnight celebrations on New Year's Eve concludes with the midnight celebrations moment, combining the traditional cheers and hugs along with the energetic and vibrant dancing demonstrations. The event concludes on New Year's Day (during daytime only) with classes, social dances and a bonus of a live band performing. Visit the mini feature for details of the NYE Fest
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Returning to one of the biggest and the most recognised new year salsa dancing events in the UK and Europe. NYE Fest the annual event at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel at the heart of the NEC organised by Latinmotion provides a family of workshops, classes, social dance and exclusive live performances. It event attracts attendees from around the UK and beyond. After a two-year wait, the event returned which followed the COVID-19 guidelines, including vaccination passport and testing before arriving. In previous versions of this event, I am usually one of the volunteering team, but this time I'm simply an attendee. During new years eve & New Year's night, the dance floors were full of dancers throughout the night. Both evenings also presented exclusive dance performances from professional dancers. The midnight celebrations moment, combining the traditional cheers and hugs along with the energetic and vibrant damaging demonstrations. The event concludes with an extra day (Sunday 2nd January during daytime only) of classes, social dances and a bonus of a live band performing. Because it's the first major event, I have attended since the pandemic I have made extra measures to stay safe, especially on New Year's Eve. This means being away from others and being outdoors regularly. My insight The event is a major step forward for everyone with the hard work and dedication and for everyone's effort to stay safe made the experience a positive one for everyone. Towards Inclusivity But that's not the end of the story, using my awareness initiative I have discussed with the event leaders a family of suggestions to make sure a positive experience for everyone including attendees and volunteers. Not only for NYE Fest but also for the summer event Motioncity. Watch out for further developments to come Visit the Dancing Direction feature for details of projects and my involvement of Dancing related projects, activities and events
An image gallery of a special display exhibition in Central Birmimgham's shopping district during early 2020
The festival of light involves specialist three-dimensional visual artists using specially designed installations & sculptures which include use of lights and visual effects around the outdoor areas of the Bullring Shopping mall, Rotunda square and St martins square (outside St Martins Church). The exhibition was created by socialised artists "Birds fly around with you" by Masamichi Shimada, "Neon Angel wings" by Carla O'Brien, "Pulse" created by Loop. Also also as part of the exhibition, the theme "With Love" and "Talk to the skies" unfortunately the names not recognised during research. I delayed sharing the exhibition due to the pandemic which occurred several months and years later. A Summary of mobile phone images from the outdoor New Year Celeberations to start 2017, outside the NEC near Birmingham grounds provided by the Resorts World Complex.
The celebrations features a spectactular fireworks display along with a drum band in a multicolour neon light display. All the is infront of lake setting in front of the Resorts World complex. Back to Active Plus Home Images from the annual festival which takes part every year in Birmingham Arcadian Centre at the heart of the city's Chinese district. A variety of bands singers and dancers from the latin-american spectrum from Mexico through to Brazil. In addition the general public participate ion an outdoor salsa free style dancing along with the conga dancing.
This images showed was used as part of a special Summer Fever project combined with special presentation design for the Summer Season Click on the links below for how the images are featured: Fever Summer Experiences Combining a montage of images with special creative design for the Summer season Back to Active Plus home One of the worlds most innovative Hip-Hop bands of all time Public Ememy was the headline act at Sheffield's Tramlines Festival. Chuck D, Flavour Flav, DJ Lord, The security of the first world along with guest DJ Chuck Chillout provide all the iconic song in front of the huge crowds. The amount of the crowds was so large the venue had to stop entry due to the crowd hits the maximum limits.
This took place in 2014 when the band was celebrating over a quarter of a century in providing music worldwide. Back to Active Plus Home |
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About meI have an career background related to art & design, a participant on a music project King of the Beats and developed of series of awareness projects for local communities Archives
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