Manic Learn New Tricks

Pole class was tough but our girlz mastered it

Last week The SHOW Girlz took off their dancing shoes to try out Pole Dancing at Tiger Tone Studios in Havant.

Manic's  team of professional dancers would not be defeated by the seemingly easy tricks demonstrated with such ease by Tiger Tones Owner Natalie Sabiston Cripps. They were determined to master the moves and after a lot of determination they certainly cracked it!

Our Show Girlz may look like dainty wall flowers but they certainly proved their strength in the pole studio!

The girls mastered some amazing moves as you can see by the great photographs!

They did what our SHOW Girlz do best, they made it look like they have been doing it for years and by the end of the class the routine was looking fabulous!

Watch our youtube video here!

The girls also had a quick lesson in hoop while at the studio and again see how wonderful our girls look not only dancing, but also hanging upside down!

Everyone had a great time and lots of laughs were had! Even Manic's co owners Nicole & Matt had ago....... Remember they are little older than the rest of us!

We want to thank Tiger Tone Studios for such a great class! All involved really enjoyed the taster session and agree its a great way to keep fit and tone muscles. 

Don't worry the girls will be back to their normal dancing classes this week getting ready for our next SHOW Girlz performance!

Back to School!

So its finally September and all the kids are back to school! 

September is an exciting time for Manic, its time for all our after school clubs to begin! Our teachers can't wait to get back to school to start teaching the children again and to see lots of new faces joining us for our fun after school clubs!

We run after school clubs in dance, drama, cheerleading and we even run pop academies for those budding stars! 

The kids love to learn new dance moves, sing and act with their friends. Its a great way for the kids to gain confidence and keep active!

At present we run clubs at 
Courtlane Infants
St Johns College
Springwood Infants and Juniors
Solent Infants
College Park Infants
Goldsmith Infants

But keep an eye out as we are soon to be running in other schools too! 

If you don't see your childs school above, get in touch for our information pack to introduce us to your childs school and extended services department.

All our teachers are CRB checked and have a mass of experience in performing arts! Most importantly our teachers want the kids to not only learn but to have fun!

Call or email us to find out more
E manic_sproductions@yahoo.co.uk
T 07977478565

We certainly gathered a crowd

We had loads to shout about this weekend!

The Show Girlz were out and about this weekend performing as cheer leaders for Fontwell Park Race Course. 

Our fun filled and happy cheer squad surprised audiences in Chichester and Portsmouth town centres with high energy, leg kicking and splitting, exciting cheerleading 
performances. Children and adults crowded round to see the team and I think we caused quite a stir!

Throughout both days they created a buzz to help advertise Fontwell Parks Figure of 8 Family Race Day on Sunday the 8th September.  

Peppa Pig & George will be making appearances at regular intervals throughout this great family day and there is plenty of other activities for children of every age including; funfair rides, bouncy castles, face painting and Love The Races kids roadshow!! There are also 8 thrilling races to pick a winner from! 

For more information on Fontwells Family Fun day got to www.fontwellpark.co.uk
Pre booked tickets are only £10 and kids go FREE

Giving our bit back!

Dancing for Charity

This weekend The Show Girlz will be strutting their stuff for charity at The Kings Theatre, Southsea

On Saturday 7th September some of our talented team will be performing two fabulous routines in the charity event ‘Fused! 

Fused! will combine local professional and amateur dancers performing contemporary, urban, and traditional dance styles in one night of high-octane, highly-polished, and fantastic dance routines. 

Included in the evenings line up along side Manic Stage Productions are Flavio de Brito with Tango de Noches dancers, Giselle Academy School of Dance, 3 J’s, Most Wanted, and many more.

The evenings entertainment is to raise funds for Portsmouth Fundraisers Macmillan Cancer Support and the Kings Theatre restoration. 

The girls are busy rehearsing this week and can't wait to perform once again on this inspiring stage in such a truly lovely theatre!

Come along and see The Show Girlz and many more talented groups on Saturday 7th at the Kings, Southsea.

Tickets are available through the Kings Theatre website here.

HOLD ON! We are excited to offer you a very special ticket deal - family & friends just need to call the Kings Theatre box office say they are a friend of ‘Manic' and they get £5 tickets!
023 9282 8282

We hope to see you there :-)

Just call me Simon Cowell

Portsmouth's got talent

Manic Stage Productions will be back on the judging panel this week! Friday 6th September, for the final exciting heat of Grosvenor Casino Talent Contest at Portsmouth Gunwharf Quays. 

This time Nicole will be sat in the hot seat and is very much looking forward to seeing more of the local talent. 

She can't wait to help someones dream come true by sending another hopeful to the finals at G Casino Reading to be in with a chance of winning £1000.

Nicole will be joined by the very talented Amba Tremain who has been a professional singer for over 15 years. Her latest credit is having provided vocals on the new Boy George album 'This is what I do' due for release in October!!

On Friday 9th of August Lucy Kate from the Manic Stage Production's Artistic Team lead the judging panel for the 1st exciting heat! 

She certainly had a fun filled evening watching a variety of talented singers and found it quite a struggle to help decide on the evenings winner. 

So, if you've got what it takes to be a star, sign up to be part of the talent competition and show Manic Stage Productions and the other judges just how talented Portsmouth is!

Member of the Month ~ August

This month we want you to meet our team member

Emma Lyford!

How long have you been performing?

I joined Manic Stage Productions about 2 years ago and have been performing with them at many events and shows ever since. I started dancing when I was 6 so have always been on stage, I was in many pantomimes at The Kings Theatre when I was younger and performed with my dance school countless times. I guess this made me want to persue it as a career! I love the feeling of being on the stage and performing to people. No show is the same and it's just so exciting to be able to do it as my job!! 

When and where did you start dancing and training?

I'm a local girl so began my training at Iris Barnes Dance School and went through all my ISTD grades up until I left school. When I left senior school I went straight to train at Roynon Dance Centre to become a fully qualified dance teacher. It was a dream to be dancing and training full time and doing what I had wanted to do since I was small. I completed my courses and left there at 18 and have been teaching and performing professionally ever since.

What do you do for Manic?

I love being part of the Manic team. I teach dance for them in many schools across the south coast. PPA cover has become very popular these past few years and I work with the children within the school day teaching them all different styles of dance to compliment the curriculum and the topics they are covering in class. I also do after school dance and cheerleading clubs for Manic. I have been running some dance parties recently which have been so much fun, tailoring parties for all different ages, and types of children to make their birthdays something fun and to be remembered. The wedding shows are always one of my favourite things to do. Being dressed up and working the catwalk is something I always look forward to. Finally of course being a member of The Show Girlz is a great part of being in Manic. Recently we did 2 full evening sets at The Southsea Show. Our performance team have so much coming up including flashmobs, wedding shows, performances and events and I can't wait to be a part of them. 

What have you been up to this summer?

This summer I have been working with Brendan Cole! I have just got back from London, Oxford and Guildford where I managed his summer dance camps for children. The Strictly Come Dancing professional hosts his own dance camps called 'The Brendan Cole Dance Academy' and for this my second year I was asked to run them for him. They are great fun and amazing how in 3 days you can teach so many different styles and teach children the art of performing on a stage. They all love it just as much as I do teaching them. 

Wow thats fantastic, what are your plans for the future?

At the moment I am just planning my second trip to Australia in January. Besides travelling I'm hoping to find a bit of work in the dance scene overseas, before heading back home to continue performing, teaching and being part of this great team! 

We cant wait to hear all about your travels! Good Luck for this and all you choose to do :-)

To book Emma or any of the Manic Stage Production team please contact Nicole on 07977478565 www.manicsp.co.uk nicole_manic@yahoo.co.uk 

Were we the best dressed ladies at Fontwell?

The £1000 prize for best dressed was up for grabs last week.

Hundreds of beautiful ladies turned out to compete for the title of "Best Dressed" at this years Fontwell Park Racecourse ladies day on Thursday 15th August

I'm sure it was a very hard decision for the judges as every single lady had really pulled out all the stops.  

In our opinion we topped the lot with our 2 gorgeous showgirl stilt walkers and 4 glamorous Vegas showgirl dancers ;-)

Well we didn't walk away with the hundreds of pounds prize money but our wonderful team certainly wowed the hundreds of race day goers and really added the Manic sparkle to the days exciting proceedings.

As the crowds queued for their tickets they were treated to a live Vegas themed dance performance by our 4 stunning showgirls. High kicking and twirling to famous tunes including Viva Las Vegas, Diamonds are a girls best friend and of course Dream Girls.

Inside the gates standing tall were our showgirl stilt walkers. Everyone stopped for a picture with them as they elegantly framed the red carpet.

It was a glorious hot sunny day and our fire dancer added to the heat by performing fire burning tricks and quirky fire choreography.

Once through the gates and into the champagne bar and pimms tent all the lovely ladies were treated to the smooth swing sound of Jamie our very own Rat Pack swinging sensation. He really enhanced the mood with his laid back style and cheeky charm.

At 6.30pm the main event began - The Jump Racing!! 

The team were invited to join in the fun and I believe they even had a little flutter :-)

If you would like more information on how Manic Stage Productions can help enhance your venues events please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Web: www.manicsp.co.uk

Email: manic_sproductions@yahoo.co.uk

Call: 07977478565