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MUSIC: Carnival Of The Animals, The Birds

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In one British town, something special is happening.

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On this calm summer's morning, hundreds are gathering...

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..to take part in a one-off dance event that celebrates

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their history and heritage...

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We're here, in the 21st century, and we need to be put on the map.

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..and tells the story of what makes them and their town unique.

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I've been here a long time. In textiles, probably 50 years.

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Helping to bring those stories to life is West End choreographer

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Steve Elias.

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-Let's dance!

-CHEERING

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Dance can do so much.

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It unites, it allows people to express themselves,

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it celebrates, it entertains.

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Dance, I believe, has the power to be life-changing.

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After a 25-year career, with starring roles in hit shows like

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Billy Elliot and Guys And Dolls, Steve is taking on a new challenge.

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-Hiya. Do you dance?

-I certainly don't.

-No?

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He's spending the summer in Yorkshire,

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where he wants to get three very different towns dancing.

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Right, left, step, hair. You got it!

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Keep on going, guys, we'll never get there!

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At the end of the summer,

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Steve's master plan is to bring all three towns together in York

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for one final extravaganza that celebrates the whole of the county.

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Personally, I think he's raving bonkers.

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This week, Steve's in Huddersfield.

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-I will get you dancing.

-Nobody's managed it yet.

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Ignore the rain!

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As I thought, carnage!

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Steve Elias is heading to Huddersfield,

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a West Yorkshire town midway between Manchester and Leeds.

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I don't know too much about it,

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apart from the fact that it was an old mill town and also,

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it's bigger than the other towns that I've visited so far.

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I want to see hundreds of people snaking through the streets.

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You know, local industries, local groups,

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all the different dance styles coming together.

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Huddersfield is Steve's biggest town yet.

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With a population of 160,000, it has a culturally-diverse community.

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I want to go bigger, I want to make this performance bigger,

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but the moment that you go even bigger,

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there are more things that can go wrong.

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Huh! And my stomach's just turned, just thinking about it.

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So far, Steve's enjoyed success in Barnsley...

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CHEERING

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It warms the cockles of this old man's heart.

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..and Skipton, where almost 300 people took to the streets

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in celebration of their home town.

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CHEERING

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It's Yorkshire pride at its best.

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Those performances were inspired by London's Olympic opening ceremony,

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where dancers and non-dancers alike

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came together in a display of unity and national pride.

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And now, Steve hopes to bring the same spectacular vision

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to Huddersfield.

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I want to use the stories of the people who I'll meet,

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and choreograph something which is unique to them.

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Something which tells their stories,

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to celebrate the place where they live.

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Here we go, Huddersfield.

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What you notice the minute you get off the train is the grandeur.

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This kind of mixture of Victorian and Georgian architecture.

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I didn't expect anything like this. It's a readymade dance space.

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It's just crying out to be performed on.

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Um...and then you look there,

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what a way to frame the dance piece in some way.

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It's such a stunning train station and it's got this beautiful facade.

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Built in 1850, Huddersfield's Grade I listed train station

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was once described by poet John Betjeman

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as the most splendid facade in England.

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And here we've got an imposing statue of Harold Wilson,

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who was born in Huddersfield.

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Great man.

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I just need now to get into the heart of the town, really,

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and see what makes it tick.

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Steve's arranged to meet local historian Cyril.

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-So you must be Cyril.

-Hi, Steve.

-Nice to meet you.

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Tell me, what is Huddersfield all about?

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You can't talk about the history of Huddersfield without talking

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about the textile industry and its mills,

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and about the people who made it all.

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Wool-textile working in the Pennines goes back to the late Middle Ages.

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It really took off in Huddersfield in the latter part of the 19th,

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early part of the 20th century.

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And when that happened, everything else followed.

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If you look at the population of Huddersfield,

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at the beginning of the 19th century, it's a mere 8,000.

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By the eve of the 1950s, it's a population of 130,000 to 140,000.

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With generation after generation of families

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working usually in the same mill.

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And then, of course, by the late 1950s,

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you start to see immigration from Pakistan and from India,

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and, of course, at the same time, from the West Indies.

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The Windrush generation and thereafter.

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And they brought their own traditions.

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The Caribbean community brought with them carnival.

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And that's been going strong here in Huddersfield

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for quite a number of years.

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Due to funding cuts, this year's carnival won't take place.

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Steve wants to ensure that the longstanding tradition

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will feature strongly in his plan.

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Just imagine the carnival filling the streets.

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The atmosphere must be amazing.

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And then you've got hundreds of people on the streets

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also dancing, soaking up that atmosphere.

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So that's what I want to do.

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I want to kind of recreate that atmosphere again and just celebrate.

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Right. What do you think of dancing?

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-Dancing?

-Yeah.

-I love it.

-Love it?

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-Do you have a signature move?

-It's literally just a two-step.

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Brilliant! Show me the two-step.

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Steve takes to the streets to see how much enthusiasm

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Huddersfield has for dancing.

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If I said to you, do you dance...?

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At my wedding. I did at my wedding. Yes, I did there.

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He's hoping to get as many people as possible

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to a town meeting he's organised in two days' time.

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-Could you show me a move?

-Oh, really?

-A step?

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-That's so funny!

-Yeah, just one.

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THEY LAUGH

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There's a meeting tomorrow, if you're free. Do you like dancing?

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-I'm going tonight.

-What style?

-Line dancing.

-Fabulous!

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Take one of those.

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Let me give you that. There's a meeting on tomorrow.

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A big celebration performance, which I'm choreographing.

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-I need a cast of 300, 400, 500.

-Yeah, OK.

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-Hiya! Do you dance?

-Hiya. Absolutely no.

-No?

-No.

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I'll leave you one of these and if you could spread the word...?

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-It's all about celebrating Huddersfield.

-OK, yeah.

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-Hello!

-Hi!

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I want to ask you one question.

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-Yeah.

-What do you think about dance?

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-I love it.

-I love it.

-I love house music.

-Go on, then.

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-Because I love cutting shapes.

-Brilliant. You show us.

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Oh, my God!

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Yeah!

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# House every weekend! #

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THEY LAUGH

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-Is that all right?

-Yeah. I love it. High five.

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Perhaps it's luck.

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At the moment, I'm riding on the crest of a wave, so...

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Yeah, great.

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Hoping to fill the void left by this year's cancelled carnival,

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Steve's arranged to meet a dance troupe who attend every year.

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They're led by 23-year-old Paige.

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UPBEAT MUSIC

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-Are you Paige?

-I am.

-I'm Steve. Sorry to interrupt, guys.

-It's OK.

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-Nice to meet you.

-Nice to meet you.

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I'm Steve, I'm a choreographer.

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-Oh, wow. OK.

-And I'm in Huddersfield because I'm creating

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-a performance to celebrate dance in Huddersfield.

-OK.

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-And all the various groups.

-OK. Sounds good.

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So, what's the influences of this style of movement?

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This style, all the kind of hip movements and shoulders.

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It's all very Caribbean-influenced and comes, actually,

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way back from Africa, right back to our roots.

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-I'm loving what I'm seeing.

-Well, we are the best, aren't we, guys?

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-ALL: Yes!

-So, can I join in?

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UPBEAT MUSIC

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Fingers!

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# Ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay Ah. #

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-So that was fantastic.

-Did you enjoy it?

-Yeah, really enjoyed it.

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-I'm glad.

-I can see why carnival is so infectious.

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We all look forward to it every year.

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I had my first carnival, I was 11 months old, and ever since then,

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I'm now 23, every single year of my life,

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I've been in Huddersfield Carnival.

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CHEERING

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Huddersfield Carnival first took place in 1984.

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It became one of the largest outdoor festivals in West Yorkshire,

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attracting over 30,000 visitors to a parade filled with

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flamboyant costumes that could take months to make.

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This is the first year that there isn't one.

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And for me, that's heartbreaking, it really is heartbreaking.

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It's something that I've done with my grandma.

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My grandma brought me up to do with the carnival.

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-When you talk about carnival, you just light up.

-I love it!

-I know.

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-It's like it runs in your blood.

-Yeah, yeah.

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And that's what it is, it really is just in my blood.

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I've never known anything different.

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This performance that I'm thinking about celebrating Huddersfield,

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I'm just thinking about one massive celebration which moves...

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-A bit like a carnival!

-Yeah. ..through Hud... Yeah.

-Yeah!

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-I'd love you to be involved.

-Thank you!

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Because I think this dance seems to be as important as

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-Huddersfield cloth.

-I think it'll be amazing, yeah.

-Fantastic!

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-You going to do a bit more bum wiggling with us?

-I'll give it a go.

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-Yes!

-Come on then, come on then, come on.

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# Ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay Ah. #

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I'm exhausted, I'm out of breath.

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That made me feel fantastic!

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Paige really does have carnival running through her veins.

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You can see she's so proud of it.

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The Huddersfield performance definitely has to have some of that.

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After two days of handing out flyers and spreading the word,

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Steve is about to find out how keen

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Huddersfield is on taking part in his dance special.

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I'm hoping that any minute now, this empty hall will soon be full.

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That's what I'm hoping, but I don't know.

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I need a cast of 400, 500.

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I know I'm thinking big.

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I'd rather it fail, but at least I've tried, than just playing safe.

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That's what it's about.

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I want to give the town of Huddersfield something to remember.

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-Hello.

-Hiya.

-Are you here for the meeting?

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-Yes.

-Brilliant! I'm Steve.

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-Steve.

-I'm the choreographer.

-Right.

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If you just go in there, take a seat

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and we'll just wait for the rest, hopefully.

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Welcome.

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-Are you here for the meeting?

-We are. Is it that way?

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-I'm Steve. Yes. Just go in.

-Thanks.

-Hiya.

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-Hiya.

-Hi!

-Hello.

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-Oh, hiya!

-Hi!

-Ah!

-You've met me before.

-Yeah!

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Hello! Hello, hello, hello, hello!

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Thank you. Thank you so much for turning up today.

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I don't know how many we've got. Over 100.

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So hands up who are established dancers.

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-And what do you do?

-We dance, sing.

-Dance.

-You do everything.

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You're the triple threats. Any more groups here?

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-Huddersfield Crusaders Majorettes.

-Baton?

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-We've got pompoms, we can do both.

-Oh, OK.

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THEY LAUGH

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Confident. I like it! Gents, what do you do?

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We do Sikh martial art, so we perform to music.

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-It's usually around swords.

-I've never come across that.

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Hopefully you'll teach me some. Who have we got down here? Sir?

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-We do Bhangra dancing.

-Bhangra. Fantastic! Um...sir?

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-Have you ever danced in a boxing ring?

-Onstage, yes.

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We're from Rawthorpe Amateur Boxing Club

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and we might get you dancing in a boxing ring, we'll see how fast...

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-I'll give it a go.

-What do you think?

-Yes, very good.

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I don't know how good I am, but I'll give it a go.

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LAUGHTER

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So, hands up who considers themselves a non-dancer.

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That's it, stick your hand up and go, "I am a non-dancer."

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Don't write yourself off, gentleman at the back laughing up there.

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Just think, "I can learn a new skill."

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It might open an door and you'll go, "Do you know what?

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"Who knew I had a hidden passion for tango?"

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Just stand up for a minute. Just stand up.

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Not a big deal.

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First of all, it's just your head.

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You're going, "Yeah, OK. I'm looking good."

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That's it. Now, just as the rhythm takes over your feet,

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just kind of let it go. Don't even think about that you're dancing.

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There's no right or wrong.

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That's it, go!

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MUSIC: Respect by Aretha Franklin

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I want you to get bigger! Bolder!

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Here we go. It's easy! We're going to go...

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That's it! That's it! That's it!

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Yeah! Ha-ha-ha! That's it!

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That's it. There we are. I could see you wanting to do that all night!

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HE LAUGHS

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Back to your seats! Slowly!

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I'm here to create a one-off performance

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all about the people who live and work here.

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You're my ambassadors, really.

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It's for you to go out and spread the word.

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This is just the start,

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but it's all about celebrating what you have as a community.

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Putting Huddersfield on the map.

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All these people, how on earth are we going to get us all

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dancing together in the streets of Huddersfield?

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Like, that's really, really crazy.

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But, God, if he thinks he can do it, then we're all up for it.

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He's got a big challenge ahead of him,

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but I think he's the right man for the job.

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If he can do something with people like us, all I can say is,

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he's a very good man.

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Well, all I can say is he's got a good head of hair just at present,

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but by the time he's finished, he'll probably look like me.

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-He probably will!

-THEY LAUGH

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I'm a bit lost for words.

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We had hundreds of people just dancing and grooving

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and meeting people and dancing with people they'd never met.

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And that's what it's about.

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It's about celebration, it's about bringing communities together.

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That was a real powerful moment.

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Dixons ice-cream shop has had customers queuing around the block

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for their famous milk ices since the summer of 1961.

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I'll give it a go.

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That's amazing. This is fantastic!

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Current owner Charles has worked here since he was nine years old.

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Right. This is Nancy, Steve.

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-Hi, Nancy.

-Hello. Pleased to meet you.

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-You were at the meeting.

-Yes, I was.

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So, um...what did you think of the mission?

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I could see your vision, but Charles didn't, I'm afraid.

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But once we'd had a conversation, then he actually said,

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"Oh, I see what you mean now."

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Nancy and Charles have been married for 33 years.

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We met at junior school and we were in the same class

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and he used to want to carry my books home for me.

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Charles used to always ask me to dance.

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I suppose dance was one way which actually meant he could hold me.

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Cheeky thing!

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Unfortunately, I ended up losing a big toenail, he kept standing on it.

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So we eventually decided not to bother with dancing any more.

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Charles has worked ever since he was a little boy.

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It's been extremely hard,

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especially when the children were a lot younger.

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He used to be working 20 out of 24 hours in the day.

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I am looking forward to him retiring.

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Sometimes when you're working, you lose that contact with each other.

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And doing something like dance brings you back together again.

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-If I could get you dancing together?

-That would be a challenge.

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STEVE LAUGHS

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-A big challenge!

-Look at your face!

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Da-da-da-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da.

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You can go under...

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..you can turn around.

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-It's the variations for me.

-Yeah.

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I can learn one thing.

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You...out. You've got it.

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There we are, see? Straight away. 30 seconds, that's all it takes.

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-I will get you dancing.

-If you can get me dancing,

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you'll be a good 'un because nobody's managed it yet.

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THEY LAUGH

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Charles and his wife, Nancy, I've got them onboard.

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Hopefully they'll be doing a nice little pas de deux.

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I can teach Charles to dance. He's already made that first step.

0:18:060:18:10

He already tried to dance with his wife.

0:18:100:18:13

They're really going to get something from this.

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They're really going to benefit.

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There's nothing better than seeing two people who love each other just

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dancing across the dance floor.

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That might be just the old romantic in me, I don't know.

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I'm in the right place.

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At the meeting, Steve came across two dance groups -

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Bhangra and ballet.

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He's asked both to a rehearsal to bring their two styles together.

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Hardeep, how are you? All right? I've come dressed.

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And he's got expert Hardeep to run a workshop.

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Two, one, go.

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RHYTHMIC DRUMMING

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It's just simple steps put together,

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but what makes it intrinsically Bhangra is the use of arms.

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The girls can pick up the step, but if you look at Hardeep,

0:19:210:19:25

he's as one with it.

0:19:250:19:27

It's lovely to watch Hardeep, the way he uses his energy.

0:19:300:19:34

We can do all that, but that doesn't...

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We know it doesn't look like that.

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The phrase in Bhangra is chak de phatte, which means "lift the floorboards".

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So it is literally kind of putting that energy back in the floorboards

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and just, you know, raising it.

0:19:460:19:47

And when you see Bhangra dancers, they'll have ankle bells

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and they're churning the dust up as they're dancing.

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And it's a beautiful scene when you see them dancing in the Punjab.

0:19:530:19:56

I'm just playing with how I can use Hardeep's fantastic technique

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and style to create something new.

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Take all the elements and make it specifically for our performance.

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What I want you to do is... hup, hup.

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Then I want you to go, one pirouette, two pirouette.

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When the drums start, it's as if you can't help yourself.

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Move as if the rhythm takes you.

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Six, seven, eight.

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And one, two, three and four.

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And five and six, seven, eight, and one and two.

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RHYTHMIC DRUMMING

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And back, six, seven, eight, and one! Hello!

0:20:400:20:43

Hup!

0:20:430:20:45

Hey!

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Turn!

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Turn, turn, turn, turn, turn, turn, turn and jump!

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Oooh!

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Combining ballet with Bhangra is totally different,

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but I think it was...

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I don't know, it was really unusual.

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It's something completely different to what we normally do.

0:21:030:21:05

It's nothing like ballet or tap, it's completely different.

0:21:050:21:08

Thank you so much, Hardeep. You've been brilliant.

0:21:100:21:12

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:21:120:21:14

I love it. Thank you. Thank you so much.

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Also, you're going to start my show.

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I'm going to have you just walking down on your own on a street.

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-Yeah, that's fine.

-And you're going to play that...

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-With the drum.

-Yeah. ..as if you're calling the community together.

0:21:240:21:27

-Yeah, that's exactly what my dad used to do.

-Brilliant! Yeah.

0:21:270:21:30

Well, originally, it used to be like a town crier,

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-so the person with...

-Perfect!

-..would bring the town together.

0:21:330:21:36

-You've got my starring role.

-Thank you.

-Brilliant! No, thank YOU.

0:21:360:21:39

-I think you're amazing.

-Thank you very much.

-OK. Good to see you.

0:21:390:21:42

-Thank you.

-Absolutely amazing. Absolutely amazing, yeah.

0:21:420:21:45

-The students are superb. They picked it up just like that.

-Yeah.

0:21:450:21:49

I really enjoyed it, as well.

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It was really fun and a good atmosphere.

0:21:500:21:52

It's good that he was able to stand back a bit

0:21:520:21:55

and kind of take those kind of nuances and mix them together.

0:21:550:21:58

-Yeah.

-I think that was really good.

0:21:580:21:59

I think Hardeep is an incredible teacher.

0:21:590:22:02

He's enthused that class, who have never done Bhangra before.

0:22:020:22:06

Now we have Bhangra fusion. I'm very excited for the final performance.

0:22:060:22:11

If that's just a taster of what we're going to have, look out.

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That's all I can say.

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RHYTHMIC DRUMMING

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Huddersfield's reputation was built on its textile industry.

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And keen to reflect this heritage in his dance,

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Steve's arranged to visit a local mill.

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Huddersfield is famous for its cloth.

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It used to be a thriving industry,

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but now there's only a few cloth mills still in production.

0:22:420:22:45

I've managed to speak to one.

0:22:450:22:47

Once they know what my mission is,

0:22:470:22:50

I think they'll be quite happy to be part of it.

0:22:500:22:52

I'd like to think so, anyway.

0:22:520:22:54

-Hiya, are you Carolyn?

-Yes, I am.

-I'm Steve.

-Hi. Pleased to meet you.

0:22:560:22:59

Nice to meet you.

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Thank you so much for agreeing to show me around the mill.

0:23:000:23:02

-It's no problem at all.

-I've been desperate to see one since I've been in Huddersfield.

0:23:020:23:06

Great, great. All right, would you like to come this way?

0:23:060:23:08

Yeah, please. Thank you.

0:23:080:23:10

Here are some of the relics of the industry.

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That's not the staff, by the way.

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Taylor & Lodge are one of the oldest wool manufacturers in the town,

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having moved to their current location on the edge of the Pennines

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in the 19th century.

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They gained fame in the 1960s for weaving cloth

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for the Duke of Edinburgh, Prime Minister Harold Wilson

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and the Lord Mayor of London.

0:23:380:23:40

-How long has the mill been established?

-Since 1883.

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There would have probably been

0:23:440:23:46

in excess of 200 employees at that time.

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Now, we're probably operating on around 70 staff.

0:23:490:23:52

To be fully trained could take seven years. There's a lot to learn.

0:23:520:23:56

How important is cloth to Huddersfield?

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Well, it's very important.

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Many years ago, this whole street that we're on was full of mills.

0:24:020:24:08

We're the only operational mill on this road now.

0:24:080:24:10

One of the reasons why certain companies have survived

0:24:100:24:13

is that they're producing sort of high-value,

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high-quality luxury cloths,

0:24:170:24:19

which are probably not so easy to be replicated by other countries.

0:24:190:24:24

We supply to people like Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent,

0:24:240:24:27

Dries van Noten from Belgium.

0:24:270:24:30

Steve's hoping he can get some of the mill workers onboard.

0:24:330:24:36

-Hi, Jake, I'm Steve.

-You all right, mate?

-All right, yeah.

0:24:380:24:41

So I understand you came in as an apprentice,

0:24:410:24:44

or are you still an apprentice?

0:24:440:24:45

I'm still an apprentice now, still learning.

0:24:450:24:47

-So, how long have you been working here?

-About a year and a half now.

0:24:470:24:51

And how long have you got still training?

0:24:510:24:54

Oh, it could two to three years

0:24:540:24:56

until I'm completely fluent in it, so you'd say.

0:24:560:25:00

If I say Jake's the younger generation,

0:25:000:25:02

how long have you been here?

0:25:020:25:04

Oh, I've been here a long time.

0:25:040:25:06

-In total, in textiles, probably 50 years.

-Wow!

0:25:060:25:10

I'm in Huddersfield because I'm choreographing a performance piece.

0:25:100:25:14

I'd love you to be involved. What do you think?

0:25:140:25:17

You're not in Lycra, you're not kicking your legs, as such.

0:25:190:25:22

You're not doing anything which you'd feel embarrassed.

0:25:220:25:25

In fact, it's more kind of,

0:25:250:25:27

"We're proud that we create Huddersfield cloth."

0:25:270:25:30

-Right.

-I'm happy.

0:25:300:25:33

Yeah, Jake, you're up for it? Malcolm, you want to think about it?

0:25:340:25:38

-I'll think about it.

-OK.

0:25:380:25:40

I think it's quite a good idea. I think it's very different.

0:25:410:25:43

I've never heard owt like it before. It's good.

0:25:430:25:46

It's quite a novel idea, but, um...

0:25:460:25:49

I think it's more for the younger generation

0:25:490:25:52

than, you know, than myself.

0:25:520:25:55

The mill workers are onboard.

0:25:550:25:57

I'm not sure how many as yet, but I wanted to represent them

0:25:570:26:01

because they're an integral part of Huddersfield.

0:26:010:26:04

The industry gave Huddersfield its architecture,

0:26:040:26:07

its history and it's what attracted people from across the world,

0:26:070:26:11

making Huddersfield what it is today.

0:26:110:26:13

A brilliant mix of history, culture and diversity.

0:26:130:26:17

Three weeks away from the performance,

0:26:310:26:34

Steve's holding his first open rehearsal

0:26:340:26:36

for a mix of gifted amateurs and enthusiastic beginners,

0:26:360:26:40

including Charles and Nancy and Hardeep.

0:26:400:26:43

So you're going, three, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.

0:26:450:26:49

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.

0:26:490:26:51

It has to keep on moving. This is about you making it your own.

0:26:510:26:56

You feel cool.

0:26:560:26:58

Let's go right from the top.

0:26:580:27:00

Steve will choreograph a routine to a specific track

0:27:000:27:03

for each of the many groups he works with.

0:27:030:27:05

The song he's working to today is classic swing track

0:27:050:27:09

Sing, Sing, Sing by Benny Goodman.

0:27:090:27:12

I decided to use Sing, Sing, Sing for a purely selfish reason.

0:27:120:27:16

It's what propelled me to dance in the first place.

0:27:160:27:19

I used to dance to this track with my aunties.

0:27:190:27:22

It's got a strong, simple swing beat that appeals to all ages.

0:27:230:27:27

The beat of the rhythm is infectious.

0:27:270:27:29

You can't help but dance to it.

0:27:290:27:31

Charles, er...he's my challenge.

0:27:340:27:36

It'd help if there were that many people, you could just disappear.

0:27:360:27:40

-Nobody would ever really see you.

-Well, I hope so.

-Yeah.

0:27:400:27:42

Yes, er...he clicks on the offbeat, yes, he walks out of time.

0:27:420:27:49

But he is moving his body in the right direction.

0:27:490:27:53

And he's dancing with his wife, and he hasn't injured her.

0:27:560:27:59

That's it!

0:27:590:28:00

-Whoo!

-Run, run, run!

0:28:000:28:02

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

0:28:020:28:03

That's it. brilliant.

0:28:030:28:06

Brilliant. So...

0:28:060:28:07

You're not bad. You're not bad.

0:28:070:28:09

I am going to make a Gene Kelly out of you, I'm telling you now.

0:28:090:28:12

Step across. In front, in front.

0:28:120:28:15

Ruby has been dancing for 12 years

0:28:150:28:17

and has come along with her mum, Mandy, who's more of a novice.

0:28:170:28:21

The two of them live just around the corner from grandmother Denise.

0:28:250:28:30

Yeah, that's your mam on the swing.

0:28:300:28:32

That is me! Look at my legs there.

0:28:320:28:34

Ruby, your legs were just the same when you were that age.

0:28:340:28:37

Now you know, don't you, where you get it from.

0:28:370:28:39

Me and my mum adore watching Ruby dance.

0:28:390:28:42

I feel quite part of it when I'm sat in the audience, you know,

0:28:420:28:45

like the doting mum.

0:28:450:28:46

Growing up in the '70s,

0:28:470:28:49

we were the only white and Asian family within the school

0:28:490:28:52

and my dad wouldn't have really appreciated me

0:28:520:28:55

spending all this time dancing,

0:28:550:28:57

when they concentrated more on the academic side, studying.

0:28:570:29:01

Who's this here, this handsome man?

0:29:010:29:03

-That's Grandad.

-Yeah, it's Grandad, that.

0:29:030:29:06

-And when was that, Mum?

-1961.

0:29:060:29:09

After we got married, we just lived in a bedsit.

0:29:090:29:14

This last few months, really, within our family, we've had a tough time.

0:29:140:29:18

My dad recently passed away and it's been really hard on all the family.

0:29:180:29:23

That's Ruby when she was tiny, sat with Grandad there.

0:29:230:29:26

That's the age that you started watching Asian films.

0:29:260:29:29

A few weeks before he died, I was watching a film with him...

0:29:290:29:33

Don't get me upset. She does it every time!

0:29:330:29:36

My dad as known as a quiet man. He would do anything for anybody.

0:29:390:29:42

And I think it was because he married a white lady

0:29:420:29:44

that people thought he was very different.

0:29:440:29:46

So he was treated differently.

0:29:460:29:48

My dad did have different things to face

0:29:480:29:50

from within his own circle of people.

0:29:500:29:53

And Grandad with no grey hair.

0:29:530:29:55

-Because I think he's always had grey hair...

-Yeah.

0:29:550:29:57

-I've never seen Grandad...

-With black hair.

0:29:570:29:59

Yeah. Always with grey hair.

0:29:590:30:00

My dad lived for his fish and chips. That was his favourite meal.

0:30:000:30:04

Every Friday, I'd visit the fish shop.

0:30:040:30:06

It had to be at a certain time to do with his praying time.

0:30:060:30:10

And if I was late coming back,

0:30:100:30:11

he'd be stood on the road looking up and down, looking at his watch.

0:30:110:30:14

I couldn't get here quick enough.

0:30:140:30:16

The bread would be buttered and the plate would be warmed

0:30:160:30:18

and they were gone within minutes.

0:30:180:30:20

-Every Friday night.

-It was dancing

0:30:220:30:23

that stopped her sleeping here because she started lessons...

0:30:230:30:27

On a Saturday morning.

0:30:270:30:28

So that was the end of your sleeping at Nana's.

0:30:280:30:31

One good thing that's been quite uplifting is me and Ruby,

0:30:310:30:34

this bonding that we've had to do this dancing together,

0:30:340:30:37

er...has been amazing.

0:30:370:30:40

It'll be a lovely memory for us to treasure

0:30:400:30:42

because there's not been many good things in the year.

0:30:420:30:45

-So, you were in the Bhangra class?

-Yeah, we were.

0:30:500:30:52

-Mandy, you're Ruby's mum.

-Yeah.

-Do you dance?

0:30:520:30:54

No. It wasn't something, really, that Muslim men would have wanted

0:30:540:30:57

their daughters to do.

0:30:570:31:00

-Keep up!

-All she ever has done is watched her daughter perform.

0:31:000:31:05

Step in front, step, click.

0:31:050:31:07

It must be exciting

0:31:070:31:10

to kind of shake off the shackles, really, and be free.

0:31:100:31:13

Kick, down. One, two, three, kick, kick. Go, Charles!

0:31:130:31:17

Yabba-boom-da-da!

0:31:170:31:19

-Brilliant!

-APPLAUSE

0:31:190:31:22

Fabulous!

0:31:220:31:25

That was great. Everyone enjoyed it.

0:31:250:31:27

I think they see now that it's all doable

0:31:270:31:31

and it's about giving them the confidence.

0:31:310:31:34

Laying down that foundation so they can really own the dance.

0:31:340:31:38

I'm really happy. It's a good start.

0:31:380:31:40

You're the ambassadors now for Sing, Sing, Sing. Carry that forward.

0:31:400:31:44

Brilliant. Thank you so much.

0:31:440:31:45

APPLAUSE

0:31:450:31:47

Not forgetting his invite, Steve's taken up the offer to visit

0:32:040:32:08

Rawthorpe Amateur Boxing Club, run by Mark.

0:32:080:32:10

Steve, hello, sir. How are you? Are you well?

0:32:170:32:19

Good, good. Yeah, great set-up here.

0:32:190:32:20

We're very passionate about what we're trying to do.

0:32:200:32:22

We formed this club 18 years ago.

0:32:220:32:24

I'm an ex-boxer and I want to use boxing

0:32:240:32:27

to help people in different ways, to get people motivated.

0:32:270:32:31

And that's exactly what I try to do through dance.

0:32:310:32:34

-Similar.

-Yeah. It's life skills.

0:32:340:32:37

Positive mental attitude. And boxing can give that to people.

0:32:370:32:40

Whether you've been a successful boxer or not,

0:32:400:32:42

being around the boxing environment gives you that.

0:32:420:32:45

So, am I going to put my life in your hands?

0:32:450:32:47

Are you going to show me a couple of moves?

0:32:470:32:49

-We can do, certainly.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

-I'll have a go.

0:32:490:32:52

-I won't hit you...

-Right.

-..that hard.

0:32:540:32:57

STEVE LAUGHS

0:32:570:32:58

We have to do the boxing stare-off.

0:33:040:33:06

STEVE LAUGHS

0:33:090:33:11

I'm going to dance about, see where your feet are going.

0:33:110:33:13

It's all about dancing, so moving around. And you're just punching.

0:33:130:33:17

Head, head moving. Come on! Hands up!

0:33:170:33:20

Another punch!

0:33:200:33:22

STEVE LAUGHS

0:33:240:33:26

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

0:33:260:33:28

Wow! Always moving.

0:33:310:33:33

It's fantastic!

0:33:330:33:35

-Respect.

-Cheers, man.

-Absolutely respect.

0:33:350:33:37

It's everything that I'm trying to do for Huddersfield in this project.

0:33:390:33:43

And he's not fazed at all by the word "dance".

0:33:430:33:46

Um...and that's really refreshing to hear.

0:33:460:33:50

We'll see how many out of these get behind us.

0:33:500:33:53

But also, it's given me a lot of inspiration for the piece.

0:33:530:33:57

As more individuals and dance groups get onboard,

0:33:570:34:01

Steve has to juggle rehearsals across the town.

0:34:010:34:04

One, two, three, four.

0:34:040:34:06

Now, this is a pivot step. Step up. That's it!

0:34:060:34:09

Walk, step, smooth your hair, click.

0:34:090:34:13

-THEY LAUGH

-Easy as that.

0:34:130:34:15

As well as the mill workers, a group of free-running kids have signed up.

0:34:150:34:19

I think you're amazing.

0:34:200:34:22

One, two, three, four, five...

0:34:220:34:24

Along with majorettes and dance troops.

0:34:240:34:27

And two and three, four, change.

0:34:270:34:29

Also keen to play a part

0:34:360:34:38

are the Gatka sword dancers from the town meeting.

0:34:380:34:40

-Hi. Good to see you.

-Hi, Steve.

-Thanks so much for letting me come.

0:34:430:34:47

No problem. Most welcome.

0:34:470:34:49

Firstly, though, we need to cover your head.

0:34:490:34:51

-OK.

-Are you all right with a full turban?

0:34:510:34:53

-Yeah, if you're fine with that.

-Brilliant. Let's do it.

0:34:530:34:56

The idea of keeping the head covered,

0:34:560:34:58

-the first reason is to show respect to God.

-Right.

0:34:580:35:01

The second reason was to show equality.

0:35:020:35:05

No matter your race, your gender, your social status,

0:35:050:35:07

everyone in the eyes of God is equal, so therefore,

0:35:070:35:10

we should all be able to wear God's crown.

0:35:100:35:13

-I love that.

-Looking smart.

-I love that sentiment.

0:35:130:35:16

This traditional form of combat is practised either as

0:35:210:35:24

a sport or ritual.

0:35:240:35:27

It originated in northern India and was established by the

0:35:270:35:30

sixth Sikh Guru Hargobind in the 17th century.

0:35:300:35:32

Brilliant. I love that.

0:35:450:35:47

Now I've got to know a little bit more about the swords and what

0:35:470:35:52

they mean in your culture, I'd love to show this.

0:35:520:35:55

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-Yeah!

0:35:550:35:57

The way we usually end our routine is our volunteer is laid down

0:35:570:36:02

with a melon on their stomach and then blindfolded.

0:36:020:36:06

And I have to then basically cut the melon...

0:36:060:36:11

I've suddenly got a dry mouth!

0:36:110:36:13

I'm hoping you're not going to ask me to volunteer.

0:36:130:36:16

Well, I think it's only fair if we ask you to take part in that.

0:36:160:36:20

Um, yes. I'd love to.

0:36:220:36:23

Brilliant.

0:36:230:36:25

-This one.

-OK.

0:36:250:36:26

-Just there.

-Yeah?

0:36:260:36:28

Ooh, wow!

0:36:300:36:31

Gosh!

0:36:310:36:33

-That is hard.

-Yeah, it takes years of practice.

-Yeah.

0:36:330:36:38

-You all right with that?

-Yeah, thank you.

0:36:420:36:45

MUSIC STARTS

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I didn't expect such force. It's lucky I've got a six-pack(!)

0:37:110:37:15

I'd love to show this cos it's amazing. It's absolutely amazing.

0:37:150:37:20

-Thank you, Jaz.

-Thank you.

-Thank you very much, guys. Very special.

0:37:200:37:23

Thank you.

0:37:230:37:25

Their sword set pieces are spiritual and religious.

0:37:260:37:32

And therefore,

0:37:320:37:34

we have to honour that, and that throws up challenges about

0:37:340:37:38

how I can incorporate them with sensitivity,

0:37:380:37:41

but what they represent in the community is essential.

0:37:410:37:46

With numbers growing, Steve needs to start planning the route his

0:37:550:37:59

dance will take through the streets of Huddersfield.

0:37:590:38:02

So, this is the start of the route and this is where we have our

0:38:020:38:05

solo drummer and she plays, calling the community together,

0:38:050:38:09

and in fact, the dhol drum was used like a town crier,

0:38:090:38:14

so that seemed to kind of work very well.

0:38:140:38:16

And then, we have gentlemen from the cloth mills joining and

0:38:160:38:21

celebrating the heritage of Huddersfield cloth and I just

0:38:210:38:24

love the clash of cultures cos that's what Huddersfield is.

0:38:240:38:28

So, here comes one of our first tricky transitions,

0:38:280:38:33

the ice-cream van.

0:38:330:38:35

We've got to time the ice-cream van in seven seconds to take our

0:38:350:38:40

visual and our eye up the road.

0:38:400:38:43

But behind them, we have 30 to 40 dancers and we then travel up

0:38:430:38:48

Kirkgate, we're building momentum and energy.

0:38:480:38:53

And another group, fabulous Soca Carnival, take us down.

0:38:530:38:57

I want the audience to feel breathless. It's all about surprise.

0:38:570:39:02

I love surprise elements.

0:39:020:39:04

So, we turn this corner and it is Bhangra-tastic. It is Bhangra fever.

0:39:040:39:10

We've got established Bhangra groups,

0:39:100:39:13

we have our fusion group, and this drives us all the way up

0:39:130:39:17

into our Sing, Sing section, about 200 people,

0:39:170:39:21

and they surge like an army,

0:39:210:39:23

like a battalion and they start creating whirlpools, circles,

0:39:230:39:27

and it's supposed to symbolise and represent the world.

0:39:270:39:30

We should have a huge picture of what makes Huddersfield tick.

0:39:300:39:37

I know it's ambitious. I haven't had a rehearsal in the square.

0:39:370:39:40

I haven't met some of the groups. That scares me witless.

0:39:400:39:46

And let's not mention the weather. There is no wet weather contingency.

0:39:460:39:50

So that, on top of the other challenges, that could...

0:39:500:39:56

That could finish us off, really.

0:39:560:39:58

With ten days to go, Steve has to choreograph individual

0:40:010:40:04

routines for an ever-growing array of groups.

0:40:040:40:07

From an abundance of dance troupes,

0:40:090:40:12

to local bakers,

0:40:120:40:15

and the town mayor.

0:40:150:40:17

Since arriving in Huddersfield, and working with various groups,

0:40:170:40:20

people are talking and picking up new skills.

0:40:200:40:25

It's bringing pockets of community that have never met.

0:40:250:40:29

They're doing their own thing,

0:40:290:40:31

but this is what this performance is all about.

0:40:310:40:34

It's bringing the heart of the community together as one

0:40:340:40:37

heartbeat and making a stronger bond.

0:40:370:40:40

And then we'll start on the sixth count of eight, straight in.

0:40:400:40:44

One, two, three...

0:40:440:40:46

With so many groups still to choreograph,

0:40:460:40:48

Steve's calling on dance leaders to run their own rehearsals,

0:40:480:40:51

including Paige and her soca group.

0:40:510:40:53

Joining Paige's rehearsals just for today is her grandmother, Nana J.

0:40:580:41:02

Nana, how are you finding it?

0:41:020:41:05

I'm finding it all right, but I'd rather do me own thing.

0:41:050:41:08

-Yeah, but you get it a little bit.

-No, I can't.

0:41:080:41:11

-Yeah, but you need to practise.

-Practise this?

-Yeah.

0:41:110:41:14

I won't remember it.

0:41:140:41:16

I'll only remember me soca.

0:41:160:41:18

Paige moved in with Nana J when she was five.

0:41:200:41:24

It was Nana that introduced me to carnivals.

0:41:240:41:27

She's always been the rock of the family.

0:41:270:41:30

She's the one that just taught me everything I know.

0:41:300:41:33

Paige's early years were spent in Liverpool,

0:41:330:41:36

where she lived with her mum, Gillian.

0:41:360:41:38

Gillian suffered from a chronic form of asthma and had

0:41:380:41:42

a severe attack just days before Paige's fifth birthday.

0:41:420:41:45

I just got told my mum was with the angels.

0:41:450:41:47

And that was all I could take in. All of a sudden,

0:41:470:41:50

my whole life changed and I was whisked off to Huddersfield.

0:41:500:41:53

It was just a massive culture shock, to be honest.

0:41:550:41:57

I'd been brought up with my white family

0:41:570:42:02

and I just wasn't used to the way that the Caribbean culture is.

0:42:020:42:08

I wasn't used to simple things like the food, how to dress,

0:42:080:42:11

how to act, how to behave, how to address your elders.

0:42:110:42:14

It was really, really strict.

0:42:140:42:16

And my Nana really stepped in, took the role of mum, dad,

0:42:160:42:19

and nana, altogether in one.

0:42:190:42:21

And this is home, you know?

0:42:210:42:23

I now follow the kind of culture that my nana has taught me.

0:42:240:42:28

So, step, then click, and then step, then click.

0:42:290:42:34

-And then...

-LAUGHTER

0:42:340:42:36

Click this hand, Nana!

0:42:370:42:39

You're just walking!

0:42:390:42:40

-I know, I'm...

-So, you just step... Wait. What am I doing again?!

0:42:400:42:44

LAUGHTER

0:42:440:42:46

Nana! It's hard work. It really is.

0:42:460:42:48

With less than a week to go,

0:42:570:42:59

Steve holds his first and only rehearsal of the entire performance.

0:42:590:43:03

Because the route is so big,

0:43:030:43:04

we have to mark out a route on a playing field.

0:43:040:43:09

Unable to close the town centre before the big day,

0:43:090:43:13

Steve's created a to-scale route and has invited as many people as

0:43:130:43:17

possible to this rehearsal.

0:43:170:43:20

The performance will begin with a lone drummer,

0:43:200:43:22

calling the people of Huddersfield to the streets.

0:43:220:43:25

More and more performers will emerge,

0:43:250:43:27

snaking through the town centre.

0:43:270:43:30

As the carnival-esque parade builds,

0:43:300:43:32

it drives down towards the grand finale,

0:43:320:43:34

where hundreds gather outside the town's iconic train station.

0:43:340:43:38

Pretty nervous, cos it's a massive deal to me that Steve's asked

0:43:400:43:43

me to open the whole thing.

0:43:430:43:45

-How are the steps going?

-It's a natural thing, isn't it?

0:43:460:43:50

I don't have to learn those steps. It's already within me, isn't it?

0:43:500:43:54

Nancy knows what she's doing. I just follow... I just do as I'm told!

0:43:560:44:02

But Steve can't quite plan for everything.

0:44:020:44:05

Ignore the rain! It's not here!

0:44:100:44:13

I have seen films where people dance in the rain.

0:44:240:44:28

And it looks actually quite cool.

0:44:280:44:30

Yorkshire weather.

0:44:300:44:32

It is just chucking it down. It's torrential.

0:44:340:44:38

So we've adapted two lanes of 26 metres,

0:44:380:44:41

so at least we can work with our cast to try and get them moving.

0:44:410:44:45

Five, six, seven, eight.

0:44:470:44:48

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.

0:44:480:44:51

So, you start the piece and we have ten seconds of you drumming.

0:44:510:44:55

Huddersfield's streets can only be closed for an afternoon,

0:44:550:44:59

where the entire performance needs to be captured in one

0:44:590:45:02

continuous unedited camera shot.

0:45:020:45:04

So this is ten seconds. Here.

0:45:040:45:07

-Right.

-If you can reach here in ten seconds' worth, that'd be amazing.

0:45:070:45:12

The performers have just one chance to hit their cues and get the

0:45:120:45:16

routines spot-on.

0:45:160:45:18

The break in the weather gets everyone back outside.

0:45:240:45:27

So you're tumbling, you're tumbling, you're tumbling, stop!

0:45:270:45:32

But not for long.

0:45:320:45:33

You don't want to know how I'm feeling about the weather.

0:45:370:45:40

It just makes everything ten times as hard.

0:45:400:45:43

I haven't been able to work with all my cast and the next time we

0:45:430:45:48

get to meet is on the day of the performance.

0:45:480:45:51

I'm really worried. It's a nightmare.

0:45:510:45:53

With just three days to go until Huddersfield dances,

0:46:170:46:20

-there's no let-up with rehearsals.

-That was excellent. Fantastic.

0:46:200:46:25

It's absolutely brilliant!

0:46:250:46:27

Jab, jab, jab. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.

0:46:270:46:31

-Jab, jab, jab.

-One, two, three, kick. One, two, three, kick.

0:46:310:46:36

I have 40 in, we choreograph them,

0:46:360:46:39

they leave, another group comes in.

0:46:390:46:43

I choreograph them.

0:46:430:46:45

And after that, another group comes in and I'm choreographing them.

0:46:450:46:50

And hopefully, we'll get to the end in one piece.

0:46:500:46:53

Across town, people are perfecting their routines.

0:46:540:46:59

Slide, slide.

0:46:590:47:00

Now.

0:47:000:47:02

A bit overcome with all this dancing.

0:47:030:47:06

Me hips aren't all that good.

0:47:060:47:08

Me arms aren't very good either!

0:47:080:47:10

Two, three... No, you don't turn that way.

0:47:100:47:12

Everything else is just difficult.

0:47:120:47:14

Duh-duh-duh. Faster.

0:47:140:47:17

It's just, I want a little bit of a swagger.

0:47:200:47:23

Is there anything you do, Mark, when you're training them?

0:47:230:47:27

Perfect, that's it!

0:47:270:47:28

If we just give it more of a kind of slide, bap-bap, slide.

0:47:280:47:32

Roll into it.

0:47:320:47:34

You've got it! That's it! Slide, boom-boom.

0:47:340:47:36

You're going that way, Martin.

0:47:360:47:38

That's right.

0:47:380:47:39

Slide, bap-bap. Slide, bap-bap. Slide, bap-bap. Slide, bap-bap.

0:47:390:47:44

-Excellent.

-One, two, three, click. One, two, three, click. One, two...

0:47:440:47:49

-Wrong side, Mum.

-Three.

0:47:490:47:51

Stop laughing!

0:47:510:47:53

You're sex gods for the day!

0:47:580:48:00

As preparations and rehearsals move into their final 24 hours...

0:48:020:48:06

That's it

0:48:070:48:10

Four. Here we go!

0:48:100:48:11

..Steve's still pushing his performers to bring scale and

0:48:110:48:15

spectacle to the streets of Huddersfield.

0:48:150:48:18

And three and four, five, six, seven, eight.

0:48:180:48:20

One and two, three and four, and five and six and seven and eight...

0:48:200:48:24

Even if that means throwing in last-minute changes for some groups.

0:48:290:48:33

-What are you visualising?

-I just want it full-on.

0:48:330:48:35

I just want an audience to go, "Wow, that's soca at its best!"

0:48:350:48:39

Huddersfield is vibrant and extraordinary,

0:48:490:48:52

it's bursting with brilliance and colour.

0:48:520:48:56

But time has run out and I'm not sure how confident I am

0:48:560:49:00

we can do this.

0:49:000:49:02

The performance is tomorrow and it's the first time I'll have

0:49:040:49:07

everyone in the same place. But I've done what I can.

0:49:070:49:11

Now, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight. Brilliant!

0:49:130:49:18

It's up to them now.

0:49:180:49:20

It's performance day.

0:49:480:49:50

It's touch-and-go at the moment, to be honest.

0:49:540:49:56

There's no wet weather contingency and the clouds are coming in.

0:49:560:49:59

You know, but we always... Fingers crossed.

0:49:590:50:02

I'm really proud and it's really exciting to do it.

0:50:110:50:15

You're going to need all the luck you can get.

0:50:150:50:17

A little bit daunting and I'm hoping we're going to get it all all right.

0:50:170:50:22

It's been a lot of stress.

0:50:220:50:23

I'd have liked more time to get the dances right.

0:50:230:50:27

And practise it because even I'm not too sure about the...

0:50:270:50:30

With the streets closed, the camera crew are able to rehearse

0:50:370:50:41

their continuous shot for the first time.

0:50:410:50:43

-Yeah, I think that's fine.

-OK. Whoa!

0:50:470:50:49

-So, where you go round like that...

-Oh, right.

0:50:500:50:53

Float like a butterfly! Sting like a bee!

0:50:530:50:56

You want some? Come and get it!

0:50:560:50:59

Wow! Just look at all of you! It's incredible!

0:51:030:51:07

I knew Huddersfield was a special place when, at the town meeting,

0:51:070:51:11

you listened to this Welshman speak about his crazy idea of

0:51:110:51:15

getting a town dancing and how I wanted to celebrate

0:51:150:51:19

Huddersfield in all its cultural diversity.

0:51:190:51:22

But none of you flinched, none of you made a run for the exit.

0:51:220:51:26

You must dance like your life's depending on it and show what

0:51:260:51:29

community means!

0:51:290:51:31

You know what to do.

0:51:310:51:33

Let's dance!

0:51:330:51:34

-Yes!

-CHEERS AND APPLAUSE

0:51:340:51:37

DRUMMING

0:51:460:51:50

MUSIC: Bingo Bango by Basement Jaxx

0:51:580:52:01

BEEPS HORN

0:52:220:52:24

ICE-CREAM PLAYS GREENSLEEVES

0:52:260:52:30

MUSIC: Black Magic by Little Mix

0:52:330:52:35

# Take a sip of my secret potion

0:52:350:52:37

# I'll make you fall in love

0:52:370:52:39

# For a spell that can't be broken

0:52:390:52:41

# One drop should be enough

0:52:410:52:43

# Boy, you belong to me

0:52:430:52:45

# I got the recipe

0:52:450:52:46

# And it's called black magic

0:52:460:52:48

# And it's called black magic

0:52:480:52:50

# Take a sip of my secret potion

0:52:510:52:54

# One taste and you'll be mine

0:52:540:52:56

# It's a spell that can't be broken

0:52:560:52:58

# It'll keep you up all night

0:52:580:53:00

# Boy, you belong to me

0:53:000:53:02

# I got the recipe

0:53:020:53:04

# And it's called black magic

0:53:040:53:06

# And it's called black magic. #

0:53:060:53:09

-# Lust for life

-Lust for life

0:53:090:53:13

# Got a lust for life

0:53:130:53:15

# I got a lust for life. #

0:53:180:53:20

FUNKY ELECTRONIC MUSIC

0:53:240:53:27

# Looking back on the track for a little green bag

0:54:100:54:14

# I gotta find, just a kind I'm losing my mind... #

0:54:150:54:19

BELL RINGS

0:54:210:54:23

# Oh! Turn it down!

0:54:230:54:27

# I'm back

0:54:300:54:31

# I'm back

0:54:310:54:34

# I'm back

0:54:340:54:36

# I'm back

0:54:360:54:38

# I'm back

0:54:380:54:40

# Get up offa that thing and dance till you feel better... #

0:54:400:54:44

# The son of the sword The darkness of the blade

0:54:500:54:54

# The path of the saint and the soldier is the one we must take. #

0:54:540:54:57

BHANGRA MUSIC

0:55:110:55:13

MUSIC: Sing, Sing, Sing

0:55:480:55:52

Yes!

0:56:540:56:55

We loved being involved, loved being centre stage, yeah, perfect.

0:56:590:57:03

It was great to see everybody all together,

0:57:060:57:07

and it was really, really good.

0:57:070:57:10

The streets we've walked on for many years, and there we are.

0:57:100:57:13

And we still do, every day.

0:57:130:57:14

It's going to be a great memory to look back on in many years,

0:57:140:57:17

when I'm walking around with a Zimmer frame.

0:57:170:57:19

I'll look back on this day, and it'll be wonderful.

0:57:190:57:23

It makes me proud to be from Huddersfield.

0:57:230:57:26

-It was good fun, wasn't it?

-Yeah, it was. We've had a good time.

0:57:270:57:29

Yeah, we have.

0:57:290:57:31

Seeing the finale, and all the groups coming together,

0:57:310:57:33

all their colour and all their splendour - it's absolutely amazing.

0:57:330:57:37

It's not just a community now, they've really bonded,

0:57:380:57:42

and they was amazing. They really pulled it off.

0:57:420:57:45

They danced with heart, and pride. I...

0:57:450:57:49

..feel really proud that I brought a sense of carnival

0:57:500:57:52

to the streets of Huddersfield.

0:57:520:57:55

Yeah, I'm really... I couldn't be happier.

0:57:550:57:57

Next time, Steve heads to York,

0:58:000:58:04

where he hopes to go bigger and bolder.

0:58:040:58:06

People of York, listen up - I'm looking for a cast of hundreds.

0:58:060:58:11

Can he pull off a final show-stopping performance

0:58:110:58:14

to celebrate the whole county?

0:58:140:58:17

'As soon as I mentioned dance, the colour just drained.'

0:58:170:58:20

I just have absolutely no rhythm whatsoever.

0:58:200:58:22

I'm absolutely quaking in my size-nine ballet shoes.

0:58:220:58:27

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