Body Festival 2008, 26th September - 12th October, will kick off with a 'World Record Attempt at the Largest Synchronised Dance' with the Real Hot Bitches, a Wellington-based 1980's clad dance troupe.

The RHBs, as they are affectionately known, are leading the good people of Christchurch in a sequence of nifty moves to the Bon Jovi anthem 'Shot Through the Heart'.Body Festival 2008, 26th September - 12th October, will kick off with a 'World Record Attempt at the Largest Synchronised Dance' with the Real Hot Bitches, a Wellington-based 1980's clad dance troupe.

The RHBs, as they are affectionately known, are leading the good people of Christchurch in a sequence of nifty moves to the Bon Jovi anthem 'Shot Through the Heart'.Also the Body Festival is hosting new a concept in dance called 'Speed Dancing' - think speed dating but with dance moves instead of chat-up lines.

The Cathedral Square will be transformed into a break-dance battle zone as local and international B-boy and B-girls challenge their Hip-Hopping and Krumpin' skills, and the South Island Dance Network will be hosting it's first meeting in Christchurch to discuss the way forwards for dance in the Garden city.

There is a strong international performance and workshop presence in the festival with Tierra Flamenca from Jerez in Spain and martial dance theatre from India and Brazil, as well as showcases of the best in New Zealand contemporary dance.

With the annual blend of dance performance and taught workshops - totalling a staggering 20 performance events and 60 have-a-go workshops this year - the Body Festival can't fail to impress with a line-up that celebrates the best home-grown and overseas talent.

So pen two weeks of solid dance excitement, entertainment, and healthy moving and grooving into your diaries now -

01/07/08