YOUNG street dancers from Fenland have helped England win gold in Amsterdam.
Twelve girls from Alison’s Street Dance, of Wisbech, represented their country at last week’s IDO Street Dance European Championships.
They were part of “Clique”, an under-12s team, and “Entity”, an under 16 years team, which triumphed over their European adversaries.
The young performers have qualified to be part of Team England for the World Street Dance Championships in Denmark in October.
Alison McLatchie, who runs the dance school, said: “It was amazing, a brilliant experience for the dancers.
“It is so tough to qualify for the IDO championships because the standard is so high.
“England had never picked up gold in the under-16 category before last week so it was amazing to have students be a part of that historic first time achievement.”
The club teaches different styles from house and break dancing to new school.
Alison said: “We do beginner classes for dancers who just do it for fun and advanced classes for others that want to take a more serious interest.
“We are really trying to raise money for ourselves as we are solely funded, so that our dancers get to go to Denmark to compete in the IDO world championships.
“It would be great to find a sponsor to help these children follow their dream.”
Alison’s Street dance will be running a special Street Dance summer school for people aged from six upwards in Wisbech with outside choreographers for five weeks in the summer.
The classes are £20 or £6 for individual sessions. Numbers are limited.
To find out more call Alison on 07887 925949
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