The aim of The Dance, is to showcase the beautiful Geelong region and many of our amazing individuals and community groups who are making a difference. Our volunteer videographer Hadeel Hani of @hs.stories.photography did a brilliant job of matching the 60 clips to the winning song. It’s ‘Dance the Blues Away’ from the album, ‘Live at New Hall’ released in 2019 by Andrea Robertson.
We thank each and every participant in this project. Here they are in order of appearance:
Aerial of Geelong by Boom Jellyfish.
Deadly Dancers at the Cats Ground.
Buckley Falls – team members Jacqui, Bec, Charion and Rini.
Lily – Rocky Point Lookout between Torquay and Jan Juc.
genU and the Volunteer Ambassadors 2020.
Steve Beatty of ‘We All Rotate’ in Nepal.
Lily – Rocky Point Lookout between Torquay and Jan Juc.
‘Busking for a Change’ organised by Jeff Jordan at The Deck, 2019.
Extinction Rebellion and Red Rebels ‘DiscObedience’ at the City Hall.
Liam’s Art in Little River on the farm.
Geelong Bollywood Dancers at Diwali, Deakin Waurn Ponds, 2019.
Jacqui’s Bin Isolation Outing.
Cadel Road Race, Barrabool Rd. 2019.
Andrea Robertson, Singer, Songwriter, winner of the Song Contest whose song ‘Dance the Blues Away’ is the song of ‘The Dance’.
Skip Hip Hooray at Landy Field.
Geelong City Councillor Peter Murrihy, The Man Walk representative who is also the President of the Geelong Racing Club ‘so I thought the Geelong Race Course would make a great location for a boogie.’
EOY Dog Walkers’ Picnic Wandana Heights Oval, 2019.
Matt Bonner, Projection Artist, Christmas Projections on the City Hall 2019.
Jack Gatto does Elvis.
Shandelle Cooke, Andy Pobjoy and Aaron Skinner at the Piano Bar Geelong.
‘Crossin the Bor’ – 12 Deakin Medical students who rode bikes across the Nullarbor in 16 days to raise funds for The Black Dog Institute and awareness that we need to talk about Mental Health issues. Filmed on the Nullarbor.
Riley the schnauzer at the Dog Walkers’ Picnic 2018.
Dragon’s Abreast, Juggernauts, Dragon Boaters – Breast Cancer Support.
Geelong Bollywood Dancer’s Mario and Geelong Crusader Randall, advertising the Expo 2019.
Team practising the ‘This is Me’, Flashmob for the 2018 Expo.
‘Linas’ Lithuanian Dance Group Geelong.
Matt Bonner, Projection Artist, Geelong Christmas Tree, 2019.
Fridays for Future Geelong, Build Back Better.
Geelong Cup 2019.
Geelong Show 2019, Jacqui with her Aunty Ann who runs a side show.
genU surprise thank-you flashmob, for their volunteers at their 2019 Christmas Party.
Halloween at the Piano Bar 2019.
Zoom Team Meeting dance off.
La Vida Salsa, Latin Dance Club, Haz and Elise, Expo 2019.
‘Linas’ Lithuanian Dancers Geelong, Expo 2019.
The Dance conga line at Expo 2019, Deakin Waterfront.
Daithi Ryder (we met on a tour in Greece, 1995) at Dublin’s Pride March 2018. He loves chasing leprechauns because he’s after their pot of gold.
Team Member Kim Elise Cooper, Geelong Waterfront.
King August at ‘Band Together, Geelong Fires Up’ raising money for the Bushfires of 2019-20.
Peter Murrihy, on the race track, ‘watch out for those horses!’
Locally Grown Funnies at the Cats Ground. L-R Tim Young, Luke Massey & Tosh Walker.
Half Cat and Clawdia Dancing.
Team Member, writer Stephanie Downing.
Students from Leopold Primary School by the Bathing Beauties at Eastern Beach.
MACS, Multicultural Aged Care Services.
Malaga Spain, July 2019 – Music group called Tuna Femenina de Ciencias de la Salud de Malaga which translates to Female Tuna of Health Sciences of Malaga (or prickly pear).
Mad hatter- Dakota Gordon: Costume, Clothing, and Curiosity maker findable on Instagram @underland_art
Samantha: Geelong local providing Dice Reading, African Bone Reading, and Tarot as well as Reiki and Egyptian Seichim Healing, contactable at 0426 667 054 at The Powerhouse.
Jacqui Dreessens for the Mangroves from the Water Exhibition which will be held August 2021.
OneCare Geelong, Nicole & Chelsea. OneCare usually provide 70 meals a week but during Covid-19 there was the need for 500 meals a week.
WILD – Women in Local Democracy and Young WILD.
Orange Sky Laundry who wash the clothes of the homeless.
Jacqui’s entry to the Rainbow Festival’s virtual Pride March 2020.
Geelong’s Red Rebels who advocate for Climate Justice.
Filipino Dance Group at Eastern Beach.
Gaajakk Youth Dance Group at the Expo 2018, Deakin Waterfront.
VicUni students at the Hoppers Crossing Campus.
Peace of Mind Foundation’s Women’s Retreat for Brain Cancer, Nutbushing at the Barrabool Maze Estate.
Courtyard, Deakin Waterfront, The Dance 2019.
Team Member, Vic Downey, writer and photographer, with her children Mim & Billy at Point Lonsdale.
Chrissy Amphlett Street Art near Little Malop St.
Wild Moves on the Surf Coast doing the ‘Hoodie Boogie’ at Bird Rock, Torquay.
Expo 2019, The Dance.
Team Members at Buckley Falls.
Bournemouth, UK, June 2019 with language students from Spain, Ireland and Denmark.
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