Hundreds of people are expected to take part in, and watch, eight days of dance events across Herefordshire and Worcestershire between July 8 and July 23 as Dancefest’s Big Dance Fortnight takes place.

The fortnight of dance kicks off with the Big Dance Picnic, a free event for all the family at Cripplegate Park in Worcester on Saturday, July 8, an afternoon of dance and music, with performances by Dancefest’s children’s dance groups, Jigsaw Integrated Performance Group, and fun activities for the whole family to enjoy.

Dancefest’s youth dance companies and performance groups for adults will be dancing on Ledbury High Street as part of Ledbury Poetry Festival on Sunday, July 9.

And three hundred students from more than 20 schools and colleges will take part in two performances - Herefordshire and Worcestershire Dancing on Thursday, July 13 at Artrix, Bromsgrove, and Goldstar on Tuesday, July 18 at Burford House Garden Store and Gardens in Tenbury Wells.

There are two workshops - Watch Out Worcester performance project for 18+ on Saturday, July 15 at Worcester Museum and Art Gallery, to create a short pop up performance; and Moving Pictures on Wednesday, July 19 at The Courtyard, with a screening of Grease, lunch and dance workshops inspired by the film, for people aged 55+.

The final weekend sees Watch Out Worcester on Saturday, July 22, a new free event across Worcester city centre with theatre, dance, music, spoken word and visual arts, created and performed by local and visiting artists and companies.

It ends with Quiet Revolution on Sunday 23 July at National Trust Croome near Worcester when two of Dancefest’s performance groups, DFA and Chance to Dance Company, perform a piece of dance theatre that highlights how the First World War changed the roles of women.

Find out more about Big Dance Fortnight at dancefest.co.uk or by calling Dancefest on 01905 611199.