BORN TO DANCE

Born and raised in a Westminster children’s home in London, Mark Elie has enjoyed a stellar career, working with some of the world’s leading ballet and contemporary dance companies from the Ballet Gulbenkian, Lisbon, and the legendary Dance Theatre of Harlem in NYC, with the acclaimed Arlene Phillips from Hot Gossip to numerous West End Shows.

In 1995 he went on to set up the Mark Elie Dance Foundation enabling access to affordable tuition in dance to low income families which in turn led to establishing Classically British & Co. His Portobello Dance School, based in West London,

Post-emancipation many former slave/plantation owners based in Britain, then extremely wealthy, attempted to dissociate themselves from the heinous legacy and turned to preaching and “spreading the word” amongst former slaves.

Krik Krak & Beck Theatre present their new production Jamaica Love on 29th and 30th July. Through the musical time-capsule of the Windrush Generation, the show explores the history between Britain and Jamaica.

For tickets visit https:// becktheatre.org.uk/Online/ tickets-jamaica-love-hayesjuly-2023 produces 3 phenomenal shows every year showcasing the extraordinary talent of the young students, many of whom have gone on to have successful careers including performing at The Royal Opera House and English National Ballet. Mark says: “Looking back over the last 30 years I am very proud to say The Mark Elie Dance Foundation & Classically British & Co’s has continuously evolved to a point where thousands of children, adults and university students have enjoyed and participated in learning and understanding more about classical & contemporary dance.”

Windrush Day commemorates the Windrush Generation who arrived from the Caribbean on the HMT Empire Windrush on 22nd June 1948 and all those who arrived subsequently until 1972 as well as their descendants.

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