The Cabildo of Lanzarote, through the Youth Area and with the collaboration of the Arrecife City Council and the Xtreme Up studio, presented this past Wednesday the first intensive class and experience in the Canary Islands of the renowned choreographer and dancer Emir Abdul. The official presentation took place in front of the headquarters of the Island Corporation and was attended by the president of the Cabildo, Oswaldo Betancort, the island councilor for Youth, Aroa Revelo, the councilor for Citizen Participation of the Arrecife City Council, Cata Suárez, the deputy mayor of Arrecife, Echedey Eugenio, and the artist himself.
The master class took place this Thursday, starting at 4:00 p.m. in the Titerroy Pavilion and was expected to be attended by nearly 400 people, including participants and the public. This is a unique opportunity for young talents from the island and the Archipelago, who "will not only be able to train with an international figure, but also be part of an audiovisual production that could be disseminated through the artist's official networks, with a global projection," said the first island institution.
During the presentation, the president of the Cabildo of Lanzarote, Oswaldo Betancort, highlighted this initiative as part of the Institution's commitment to youth and culture. "A person like Emir Abdul will promote, through choreography and dance, the creativity and ingenuity of the island's young population. Lanzarote is youth, it is culture and it is opportunity," said Betancort, who also congratulated Councilor Aroa Revelo and the Arrecife City Council for making this proposal possible.
For her part, Aroa Revelo stressed the importance of bringing real and current role models closer to young people. "We believe in urban culture as a tool for personal and collective development. The participation that this class is generating encourages us to continue betting on this type of experience and continue working in this line," she said.
The event, also supported by Bermeja Producciones, will be structured in three phases, first an intensive choreography class, then an audition and finally, a professional video recording with the selected participants. This was explained by Emir Abdul, who expressed his enthusiasm for starting this project in the Canary Islands. "We will have almost four hours to learn, share and discover talent," said the dancer.
