It was a day of dancing for joy, as the renowned 'Sprung' group sprang into Inverell.
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Sprung Integrated Dance Theatre Inc brought its signature inclusive, all-abilities, creative and expressive dance theatre workshops to town on Friday - with a "huge" community response.
Everyone enjoyed a day of movement, music and creative expression.
One of those was Bodie Nicholls. The well-known drama connoisseur gave the day a faultless review.
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"To be honest, no part of the day was my favourite because it was all great," he said.
"The dancers, you wouldn't know they had disabilities themselves, but that's maybe because we don't look for those, we just see each other as humans."
Sprung's senior dancers included Sinead, Tallula and Kane, and were accompanied by Michael Hennessy, who used to be with the Sydney Dance Company, and Katie Cooper-Wares.
Katie hoped to be able to come back to Inverell to once again share their joy of dance and expression.
"[The turnout] was so huge!" she enthused.
"I felt so honoured and pleased to have such a group, wanting to learn a new form of dance. Some people can be daunted or scared about dancing because they have this idea about what dance should be, but we show them that movement can come from so many different places.
"We had so many types of abilities here, and there are so many different ways to tell a story."
Workshops were open to people 16 years and older with the ability to engage in this shared creative experience.
Sprung!! is a not-for-profit arts organisation in the Northern Rivers, NSW that provides integrated workshops for people with and without disability, with a focus on dance and physical theatre.
The company develops dance theatre works through a collaborative and disability-led process that inspire mainstream audiences and promote a more inclusive society.
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