This week’s Culture Radar guest is the Founder of Live Wire Dance Studio and teacher, choreographer and director at Mersey Swing CIC, Helen Maguire.
Loved: I’m really enjoying Sole Rebel’s monthly Tap Jams at the Caledonia. It’s a brilliant mix of dance and live jazz music and it brings together dancers from several different scenes in Liverpool. The return of Leap Festival last year was definitely a highlight. It was amazing to see so many people from different dance styles and backgrounds coming together and sharing one stage. Luma Creations Latin Festival at Future Yard in the summer was fantastic. Music and dancing in the sun is always a treat.
Looking forward to: I can’t wait to see Chuck Ragan (Hot Water Music) at District in April. Snailmania at Future Yard is always a lot of fun (live music in a wrestling ring!) and I’m looking forward to getting involved in Leap Festival again this year. I’m really excited to see Ma Bessie at Lindy in the Sky this month (shameless self plug). I’ve wanted to bring her show honouring Bessie Smith back to Liverpool for years so that’s going to be brilliant.
Trivia: Along with dancing, I also train and coach Muay Thai at the MMA academy and my dance studio Live Wire is named after an AC/DC song!