PRESS - KIDZ TAKE KONTROL 2009

A brilliant, caring, dance-dedicated, energy filled, gigantic, happy, kind, loving, magnificent, no-nonsense, open-to-all, professional, quite remarkable, show-biz, triumphant, unique, VERY EXCELLENT, YELL-OUT-LOUD, SUCCESS. Here we have an evening of whoops and cheers, twists, turns, leaps and jumps, dives and tumbles, cartwheels and hip-hop thrusts. Aged from 6 to mid twenties this youth show excelled. Never work with children or animals is the saying but these "KIDZ" would be a joy to work with. I never knew hip-hop could so diverse, varied and at times utterly emotional. A HUGE screen showed images and text from the "KIDZ" themselves and it is clear that this charity, GroOops, is held dear in everyone's heart.

Everything was great but LOST IN TRANSLATION, SPIRIT, UNITY, UNDER 18's - AGAINST KNIFE CRIME, BIRDGANG and FRESHNESS all left their mark. This show would look very much at home at Sadler’s Wells. Clean, clear dancing and so many smiles both on stage and off. Star of the show was Malachi a six year gutsy, full of confidence, dancer who stopped the show. In youth speak this show was “sick” - superbly so (as in very, very good). It made me proud seeing everyone fully engaged. Director Zoë-Ann Aston should be well pleased - we were. WHASSUP? This show must go on and be seen again.”

"KIDZ TAKE KONTROL TAKE CONTROL" Review by Philip Herbert for remotegoat on 10/05/09