Rio 2016 Dancing

Brazilian street dancers with a love of soul music have had their talent and dedication rewarded with an invitation to perform at the Rio 2016 Opening and Closing Ceremonies at the city’s iconic Maracanã Stadium.

After its appearance in the Sochi 2014 Winter Games, dancing is once more part of the Olympic ceremonies. This time it is with a more contemporary style that dancers will delight the world. The musical style, which draws on sixties soul and modern RnB, sees the dancers engage in highly choreographed and technically impressive routines, not unlike ‘Northern Soul’, the dance craze which swept the north of England in the 1960 and 1970s.

Published on 4 April 2016