On Saturday 17 October, more than 300 people walked out of the tunnel and onto the Riverside pitch. For 5 minutes the home of Middlesbrough Football Club belonged to dancers from every corner of the Tees Valley.
Watch the performance.
What it looked like from the pitch.
The squad were aged six to 79. They came from schools, colleges, youth groups, dance schools and community groups in all five Tees Valley boroughs.
In numbers.
More than 300 performers
Ages six to 79
All five Tees Valley boroughs
28,991 fans in the stadium watching
Thank you.
To every performer, and to the teachers, group leaders, parents and carers who got them there. To Middlesbrough Football Club for having us, Arts Council England for funding the project, and Tom Powell and Tees Valley Music Service for the music. To Jenny, Hannah, Zac and Teissy for the choreography, and to our wonderful photographers and filmmakers for capturing it: Andy Winward, Dave Charnley, Francis Fitzgerald, Lauren Close, Leura Degnan, Pete Allison.
Read more about the project and see all the footage and post-performance content here.