POP PARTY VIDEO!!

POP PARTY VIDEO!!! 

We have a new exciting project that we are launching. 

Our new children's dance parties will be able to offer an added extra of a 'POP VIDEO PARTY' option. 

This will involve a videographer coming to the party and shooting throughout from all different angles. All of the party games, cake, singing, dancing, and show performance will all be filmed and then you will have a dvd produced, edited and cut at the end which will be about 20 mins long and feature all aspects of the party. 

On Wednesday 20th August at Portsmouth Guildhall we are going to be filming a promotional video for this to launch the new optional extra and are looking for a group of children that would like to be involved. If your child is between 6-10yrs and has some dance experience and can wear a nice bright outfit and is happy to perform in front of the cameras then we would love to have them on board. 

Obviously the taking part in this would mean you agree to the consent for us to use your child in the filming and promotion of the video. Limited places available so get in touch!! 

If your children are interested then please let us know asap.

manicstageproductions@gmail.com

Thank You!

www.manicsp.co.uk

ALL ABOARD.....

H.M.S WARRIOR!

This time last week we're stepping off of dry land and working with a brand new client H.M.S Warrior in Portsmouth's Historic Dockyard. We had been booked to entertain with our bespoke performance pieces at their prestigious 'Summer Ball'

HMS Warrior really is such an amazing venue and of course we were so excited to be working onboard and given the task to fill the event with lots of amazing treats for the guests that were attending. 

Our girls were first staged at the entrance to the ship and on the jetty to welcome the glamorous guests aboard. With two showgirlz high up on or signature stilts they certainly set the scene for a night of glitz and glamour ahead of the 'Cabaret' themed evening. A lot of the guests wanted photos with our girls and with the stunning scenery and beautiful ship in the background who could blame them?

We also had two more stunning showgirlz in different feathered costumes on foot, assisting the captain when greeting the passengers onto the top deck. With feathers, sequins and smiles our girlz started the evening off in true show stopping style. 

As the night continued the guests had a wonderful three course dinner and were treated to a Rat Pack style singer to entertain them whilst they ate. Also on the ship was a photographer, our good friend and sensational singer Rachel as well as a casino for everyone to enjoy. 

Whilst the guests enjoyed their three courses it was our teams job to help with the evening's raffle. Picking winners, handing out prizes and posing for photos our girlz really can help with any little extras you have at your event. 

Lastly it was our turn to perform. With the length of the ship filled with tables of guests our girlz spread along the lower deck ready for their number. In an amongst all of the historic artefacts in this fabulous setting we performed to 'Diamond's Are A Girls Best Friend'. Our high kicks, splits, and dazzling choreography certainly got the attention of the passengers as they stopped eating their dessert to watch the girlz strut their stuff in style. 

We had a great evening on board such an amazing ship and with lots more themes and ideas in the pipeline we can't wait to hopefully be back very soon!

Big thank you to all the staff at HMS Warrior for making us feel so welcome :-)

If you are interested in having a team of professionals to host and entertain at you event then do not hesitate to contact us!

www.manicsp.co.uk                                                          manicstageproductions@gmail.com 

Hand Painted Beauties

HAIR AND BEAUTY AWARDS!

Last Saturday the Portsmouth Guildhall hosted the annual industry event 'The News Hair & Beauty' awards.

This is most definitely the biggest date in the salon calendar and each year the biggest and brightest names and talents from the local area join forces to celebrate the high standard of work produced in their craft. 

Every year this event has grown in popularity and success and has certainly become more and more glamorous each time around. For the 2nd year running Manic Stage Productions had been invited and asked to provide the nights entertainment to wow the audience throughout the evening.

We provided our eye catching stilt walker at the main entrance to the Guildhall to welcome the guests for their exciting evening. As always she went down a treat. Our red showgirl costume was shining away and with our feathers out in force everyone was impressed with the sky high entertainment that added that little extra touch to the beginning of the event.  Along side was our topless waiter catching the ladies eye!  Both created the perfect photo opportunities and a bit of a cue began to form once they had caught the guests attention. 

The theme of the evening was 'Cirque Du Soleil' and with such an exciting and outrageous request we decided our costumes needed to be just as creative. Our dancers had skin tight full body silver catsuits to show off their amazing skills, which were beautifully painted and decorated by our body paint artist. With white, blue and silver paint our uniquely painted costumes complimented the night brilliantly and looked super stunning.

Being the hair and beauty awards we needed hair and make up that would stand out and impress, so we did just that. Our face painter continued her work from body painting up to our performers faces to add the finishing touches and with big outrageous hair our look was complete and we were ready to perform.

Next up our team of professionals took to the stage to showcase our brand new 'Cirque Du Soleil' performance. 

We tailored our routines to fit in with the evening and had lots to offer. With stunning choreography, creative dance routines and endless energy our team certainly impressed the crowds. Not only did we have dance, the team showed off their superb acrobatics and circus skills and flexibility followed by 2 pole performance spectacles featuring within the medley. 

The decision to add a little something different was a great one and the elegant and dramatic art of pole dance was a creative addition and something that a lot of people had not seen done in such a way before! It was a big hit and was performed beautifully and showcased strength, sophistication and beauty. 

The medley certainly showed off the amazing talents of our team and the audience loved it. 

As you can see we really can tailor to any sort of theme you may have and will create bespoke entertainment for your event no matter how big or small. 

Get in contact with us at www.manicsp.co.uk or email us at manicstageproductions@gmail.com

LADIES IN RED!!

RED SHOWGIRLS EVERYWHERE!

Manic have had such a busy week this week with Showgirlz, performers and brand ambassadors all over the South Coast. 

After showcasing our new red showgirl costumes at Tiger Tiger a couple of weeks ago they have been in high demand ever since. 

Firstly 2 of our girlz headed to Southampton to the beautiful Grand Harbour Hotel to meet and greet the excited year 11 students of Wildern School as they arrived in style to attend their school prom.

 From limos to fire engines, sports cars to ambulances and even a tractor towing a trailor full of year 11 boys the students really did arrive in a variety or eye catching ways and the many friends and families waiting for them to arrive watched on to see just what was pulling up next. 

With an amazing vegas themed prom our showgirls lined the red carpet to welcome the student alongside the 10 piece band playing vegas hits as the super glam crowd entered. 

The students were so excited and stunned by the interior of the event and our showgirlz really enhanced the theme and added some glamour and glitz to the overall look. 

With our feathers and sequines shining we were a popular photo opportunity for the students and we were so glad to be a part of their memorable evening posing next to the 'Welcome To Vegas' sign at the Grand Harbour entrance. 

We joined them on the dance floor as they all flocked in to take their seats at the vegas named tables and we left them to it to enjoy their wonderful evening and surprises that were in store for them that night as their prom continued. 

The following night our showgirlz were hosting at The Gregg School in Southampton to meet and greet guests at a charity function for Countess Mountbatten Charity. 

The guest were pleasantly suprised to see our girlz on arrival with headdresses, smiles and head to toe feathers! We were as always a big attraction to the guests and the perfect photo opportunity for all involved. 

We loved being a part of this event and it was again a huge success. 

Lastly we had a sky high showgirl up on her stilts at Portsmouth Guildhall for a high profile event hosted by The News. 

Welcoming guests into the building again with our gorgeous red showgirl costume it really did add that little something extra special to the already super glamorous night. The guests were thrilled and we sure did have people talking about our feathers all through the night!

Look out for our next blog that will tell you more about how the rest of the team wowed at this very special event!

If you would like to book our showgirlz or the team for any other themed event we would love to tailor some entertainment just for you. 

Get in contact via or website at www.manicsp.co.uk or email manicstageproductions@gmail.com

CARNIVAL FOOTBALL FEVER

BRAZILIAN CARNIVAL FEVER!

Last week to celebrate the world cup taking place, our showgirlz were hired as part of a brazilian carnival fever event at Tiger Tiger in Portsmouth.
Hosted by Rough Hill, this was the first time we had worked on behalf of one of their events and we truly loved the atmosphere and vibe of their 'Bootleg' night and loved performing as part of their World Cup Night! 

With one boy and two stunning girl dancers the team were placed at the entrance and danced throughout the night to entertain the crowds as they entered for their big night out. With lots of football fans inside the building our sparkling costumes, headdresses and feathers really filled the club with excitement, energy and a lot of fun!! 

Once the night was well and truly under way we moved from the entrance to spread the world cup fever throughout the 4 rooms at Tiger Tiger, we danced the night away visiting, the Club room, the RNB room, the Disco Floor and the Kanaloa hawaiian bar. 

Of course we attracted lots of attention and quite an audience as we performed to a live band of amazing steel drums. We certainly added carnival culture to the event. Even though England lost their important football match that night the traditional music and our carnival dancing and spirit helped boost the mood and we were loved by the crowds. 

Our showgirlz and guys really do add that extra bit of glitz and glamour to your event to ensure those special extra memories are not forgotten. 

If you think we could enhance your party, theme or corporate event then do not hesitate to contact us to tailor entertainment to suit your theme. 

www.manicsp.co.uk                                                                manicstageproductions@gmail.com

'MANIC' WEEKEND!

'MANIC' WEEKEND!

Last weekend the team were all over the south coast working at different events for lots of new and existing clients! The sun was shining and the team were ready for action, performing and promoting to entertain the crowds and public. 

We started on Saturday with a promotional team in London working on behalf of Lingfield Park Racecourse. World Cup fever had truly hit with our team dressed head to toe in England kits handing out leaflets for Lingfield Park encouraging people to watch the world cup at their stunning venue. 

The England match screening, a hot buffet and brazilian cocktails, what more could you ask for. Our team were a great success and drew in lots of interest about the day. It's set to be a brilliant event and we hope to see you all there. 

Secondly, back in Southsea at Tiger Tiger, Matt hosted two groups of excitable hens. 

Our first party was Dirty Dancing themed. With routines to the classic songs the party was in full swing. Matt also hosted a pop party later that evening for the second hen party. With confidence catwalks, drinks flowing, a bit of a sing a long to your favourite tunes, some creative group choreography and performances these parties are full of fun and a great way to remember a special day! Grab your closest friends and family ahead of the big day and book a Manic Dance party as a great way to celebrate. We host hen parties to fit any theme you choose. 

Our most popular include:

Burlesque

Pop Party

Cheerleading

Grease

Dirty Dancing

Lastly, we also had time to visit Chelsea this weekend and headed to Chesterton's 'Polo in the Park' in the centre of London. 

Sunday was the children's day and we entertained the crowds in the children's arena. There was so much to see and do at the event and the sunshine really did help deliver a huge crowd. 

We had two stilt walkers dressed as 'Snow White' and a 'Pirate Princess' to meet and greet the children and their families at the gates. Way up high on their stilts they attracted lots of attention and were a great hit with children of all ages and parents too. Also as they arrived our clown was on the gate welcoming families in with a token balloon. As you can imagine we quickly had a very long cue.

Throughout the day we also provided traditional 'Punch and Judy' shows for the crowds entertainment. The audiences gathered for the shows and the reaction was brilliant. 
So much fun was had even before the polo had begun. 

It was smiles all round with lots of happy excitable children and of course our client! 

We hope to be back soon to enjoy more upcoming events. 

That was what we got up to last weekend, if you think our team could enhance your event or add that little something extra, then do not hesitate to contact us to tailor some entertainment for your unique event. 

manicstageproductions@gmail.com                                                 www.manicsp.co.uk

Kid's Got Talent 3 Day Summer Club

SUMMER IS COMING... 
LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION!!

With summer just around the corner, its time to plan what the kids get up to! Due to popular demand Manic Stage Productions have already set up their 3 day summer club and dance days for August 2014.

This summer we will be running three different workshops....

 Firstly we have our brand new 'Kid's Got Talent' 3 day summer club to be held at The Portsmouth Guildhall.

This exciting talent club will be running from Monday 11th - Wednesday 13th August.
10am-3pm each day
Costing £75 per child (20% Sibling Discount)
 The price includes
3 days summer club ran by our fully insured and CRB checked professional performers 4x tickets to "Show Time" which will be performed in the auditorium on the main stage!
Kids Got Talent Summer Club souvenir 

Kid's Got Talent will involve all sorts of fun, from bringing your own talent, whether that be singing, dancing, telling jokes, impressions or some other kind of impressive skill to working with our talented team to learn some new talents and perform these to the crowd on the final day. Every child will feature in "Show Time" and some lucky children may even receive the "Golden Buzzer" award and perform in the spotlight all on their own! As well as perfecting our performance pieces the children will take part will in arts and crafts, creating costume accessories, playing theatrical and fun filled games and much much more throughout the three days. 

The most exciting part about this summer club is that the final performance for family and friends on the third day will be performed on the actual Guildhall STAGE!!

This stage has been home to many of the UK's top acts and to be able to perform on there is a great honour and achievement for your children which I am sure they will love!
We advise parents to keep Wednesday afternoon FREE from 1.30pm-3pm as this will be our scheduled show time along with a special presentation and photobooth fun!

Secondly we will be hosting another 'Frozen' day at The Portsmouth Guildhall. After the amazing success of our past half term week we can't wait to "Let It Go" again!.

With singing, dancing, arts & crafts and of course our signature confidence catwalk your Frozen fans will be thoroughly entertained throughout this one off day. 

The date for this fantastic day is
 (Thursday 14th August - SOLD OUT)
Thursday 21st August 
 10am-3pm 
Costing £20 per child
 The price includes
1 day Frozen place ran by our fully insured and CRB checked professional performers "Show Time" which will be performed in the Harlequin room at 2.30pm

Finally, due to popular demand we will also be hosting another 'One Direction' day. Included in this day are dance routines to your 1D fans favourite chart toppers. Cheerleading chants, sing a longs, confidence catwalk and 1D crafts, games and performance!

The dates for this are 
Friday 15th August
Friday 22nd August
10am-3pm 
Costing £20 per child 
 The price includes
1 day 1D place ran by our fully insured and CRB checked professional performers "Show Time" which will be performed in the Harlequin room at 2.30pm

Remember all 3 events have a performance "Show Time" show on the final day. The times and venues for these differ between days so please read your confirmation email clearly once your place has been paid for and secured. 
The only performance on the actual stage will be for participants of the 3  summer club. Family and friends will become part of a real audience and take their seats in the auditorium as your stars step on stage into the spotlight. 

The Frozen and One Direction stars will also have a performance that is equally as important to each and every child at the end of the day but these will be performed in a less informal manner within the Harlequin room

Our past days have all sold out in the record time of 24hrs and with limited spaces on each day we suggest you book in asap to avoid disappointment. All details are on our website at www.manisp.co.uk just click the PayPal button on the home page to book and secure your child's place. 

IMPORTANT NOTICE 
These dance days and activities are for children 6 years and above only

We can't wait for summer and all of the exciting things we have planned. Look forward to seeing you all there!! 

Please contact us at manicstageproductions@gmail.com if you have any queries.