Packed House

Last Saturday was our 5th annual Winter Dance Faktry Festival held at our home base in The Met in Abertillery. 64 community dancers, 10 professional dancers, 2 photographers, 6 volunteers and 3 technicians brought together a showcase performance that ranged from...

Camelot Inquisition

On a wet and windy morning last week, Megan and I went to the book launch of The Camelot Inquisition written by Welsh author John F. Wake.  We arrived at Cardiff Castle and were shown to a marvellous old room where John would be talking about his new book.  The book,...

Brace, brace…

I’m preparing for a crazy week ahead.  In spite of the fact that FFIN DANCE is not a Dance In Education company, we have a real passion for excellence and high quality in our youth and community programme.  I am not ashamed to say that and make no bones about...

All Systems Go

Each year passes and we sit down and plan the diary – and we all agree that one of our highlights of the dance faktry year is the Winter Dance Faktry Festival.  As you know the dance faktry is our education and outreach unit of FFIN DANCE, where we undertake...

Back at Base Camp

What a week it’s been! After an amazing time at DanceLive 2012 in Aberdeen on Monday and Tuesday, we returned to a bitterly cold Wales, leaving behind a mild sunny Scotland.  As Aberdeen photographer Laura Mumby said we stole the sunshine, as it’s since...