Talented young dance troupe Jukebox Juniors wowed the judging panel on tonight’s Got To Dance premiere and their teacher Liara Williams has revealed that their passion for dancing has helped keep these children off the streets.
The Cardiff based, self taught choreographer, started the troupe to help her brother Tevini and nephew Darnell and is now an unpaid dance teacher for the group of nine young people.
Liara told Walesonline:
“I was worried about them getting involved with stuff – they’re good kids but people can get in with the wrong crowd and a lot of kids in these areas get mixed up in the wrong things.”
She added: “I’m not saying they’d end up in prison but dance shelters them from the bad stuff.
“There have been a few incidents in Ely, really bad things, and many of them live on rough streets and rather than...
The Cardiff based, self taught choreographer, started the troupe to help her brother Tevini and nephew Darnell and is now an unpaid dance teacher for the group of nine young people.
Liara told Walesonline:
“I was worried about them getting involved with stuff – they’re good kids but people can get in with the wrong crowd and a lot of kids in these areas get mixed up in the wrong things.”
She added: “I’m not saying they’d end up in prison but dance shelters them from the bad stuff.
“There have been a few incidents in Ely, really bad things, and many of them live on rough streets and rather than...
- 1/3/2010
- by Lisa McGarry
- Unreality
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