Funky Fun at the Forum
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Billingham Forum was the venue for a host of activities on Saturday as Tees Actives Young Persons Active Health Team organised a Street Dance Show watched by over 250 people, a healthy cooking demonstration given by celebrity chef Mark Earnden, taster sessions for children and adults in activities such as team combat, spinning and street dance. If that was not enough participants were invited to ice skate and swim free of charge.
Chef Mark Earnden demonstrated that healthy eating is tasty and fun as he showed his enthusiastic audience how to prepare and cook chicken tikka massala. Italian meatballs with tomato sauce, salmon mustard and herb fishcakes and garlic mushrooms with cumin and lemon.
The Active Street Dance Group gave their first ever performance to a noisy and enthusiastic audience. Street Dance Instructor and choreographer Laura Franklin said” The group were really nervous as this was their first ever performance and it was in front of a huge crowd but they all came through with flying colours”
Chef Mark Earnden s cooking demonstration included members of the audience and he attempted to cook his garlic mushroom dish faster than Olympic swimming star Jemma Lowe can swim the 200m butterfly but unfortunately Mark failed by 60 seconds
Paul Bambrough, Young Persons Active Health Manager said “This fantastic event was made possible due to the support of the North Tees TPCT. We are working in partnership with North Tees TPCT to increase the physical activity of children across the borough. A couple of months ago none of these children had ever attempted street dance and today they have brought the house down with their performances”
For further information on street dance and the Young Persons Active Health Scheme contact Paul Bambrough on (01642) 528773 or visit new.teesactivelimited.co.uk