A winning blend of Dance, Comedy and Gymnastics!

A is for Absolutely Anything you can imagine and Absolutely Anything can be interpreted in Dance. B is for Ballet, C is for Choreography and D is for Drama as Robin dances through to X, Y and Z.

The alphabet is cleverly used as a story line and each letter acts as a springboard to explore another avenue of dance. With plenty of letters to get through in fifty minutes the show certainly zips along.

Alpha Beat is a dance journey with humour and edge, that incorporates a good dollop of gymnastics, giving the show those extra visual and wow factors. It’s designed to enable older and younger students alike to engage and relate.

While the show certainly looks at many performance dance styles it also focuses on the important role dance plays in celebrating and socializing in Australian and other cultures. Dancing for one’s own enjoyment is certainly encouraged. Secondary to the exploration of dance in its many facets is the story of a child who wanted to dance and the adult she grew into.

Robin Godfrey has a BSc in Nutrition and Exercise Science from Wollongong University. Robin also studied for twelve months at the University of Chapel Hill in North Carolina (USA), where she studied Sports Science and Dance. Since graduating in the 1990’s, Robin has worked as an Exercise Physiologist, Fitness Instructor and Personal Trainer before joining Thylacine Dance Theatre in 1998. Since then Robin has taught dance at the company’s studio in Hobart, performed for Hobart’s night culture, choreographed and still found time to tour a few months each year to schools across Australia.