U.Dance East Midlands

Hosted by Ben Stacey (Fresh 101), the following groups have been selected from this year's county events:

Nupur Arts Dance Academy (Leicestershire) 

Patchwork Dance (Northamptonshire) 

Retina Youth Dance Company (East Midlands)

Fly Dance Company (Leicestershire)

Shepshed Youth Dance (Leicestershire)

Bounceback (Derbyshire)

Unorthodox 1 (Lincolnshire)

Notts Performing Arts Dance Company (Nottinghamshire)

Dexterity EJSD (Northamptonshire)

kNacKer'd Youth Dance Company (Lincolnshire)

Ballet Up (Leicestershire)

Special Guests:

Addict (U Dance East Midlands 2011 Audience Winners)

Fresh 101 (U.Dance East Midlands 2011 Selection Panel Winners)

Dance4's Centre for Advanced Training (CAT) 

For the first time, there will be additional dance performances by younger Nottinghamshire children (aged 7-11) from The Royal Ballet School primarySTEPS Mansfield Woodhouse and Old Basford School Dance Troupe.

Groups from across the region will come together to perform the Big Dance 2012 Schools Pledge ahead of the world record attempt that will be taking place on 18 May.