The British regional newspaper the Ilford Recorder 24 has announced in the following article from their official website,
ilfordrecorder.co.uk, that the second brand new episode of Nick UK and Sky 1 HD's brand new dance-themed reality series "
Jordan & Perri's Ultimate Block Party", which Nickelodeon UK & Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK will premiere and show
on Friday 14th June 2013 at 6.30pm (repeated at 7.30pm on Nick UK's +1 (plus-one) timeshift channel, Nick+1), will feature the shows presenters, Jordan Banjo and Perri Kiely, of British street dance troupe Diversity fame, helping
The Ilford Irish Dancers to throw their own Ultimate Block Party! "Jordan & Perri's Ultimate Block Party" Episode 2 will also guest star the British girl group Stooshe!
The Irish Dancers, comprised of Mollie, 10, Ella, 9, Bonnie, 12, Caitlin, 11, Brien, 11, Amy, 10, Jonjo, 12, and Erin, 12, are a group of friends from London have all attended an Irish Dance school for the past five years. They are used to disciplined dancing with regimented routines, where their arms have to be kept straight by their sides. Jordan and Perri have made it their mission to get the group to adopt a more street-dance attitude, with flexible routines and moves where they can actually use their arms! Girl Band Stooshe pop along to rehearsals to give the group some last minute "street-style" advice before their performance, and the group even re-pay the favour by giving Stooshe their own Irish Dancing lesson! None of The Irish Dancers have tried street dance before, so Jordan and Perri will have to work hard to get the group to break through their strict Irish dancing mind set:
Diversity teach Ilford Irish dancers to swap steps for street in television show
The eight Ilford dancers with Diversity's Jordan Banjo and Perri Luc Kiely for Jordan & Perri’s Ultimate Block Party. Photo: Nickelodeon
The children aged between nine and 12 will be swapping their Irish steps for street dance under the expert tuition of Jordan Banjo and Perri Luc Kiely from hit dance group Diversity.
In their show, Jordan and Perri’s Ultimate Block Party, they teach young dancers new street routines to perform in front of friends and family.
The Ilford Irish dancers, from the Maguire O’Shea Academy, met more famous faces on the show, including girl band Stooshe, who popped along to rehearsals to give them some last minute attitude advice before the performance.
In return, the Irish dancers taught the singers some of their own moves.
But learning street dance for the first time was not without its challenges for the talented youngsters.
Dancer Erin, 12, said: “It was a big challenge for us to take on a completely different dance style.
“Being Irish dancers we weren’t used to using our arms.”
Too see how well they did, watch the show on Nickelodeon at 6.30pm on Friday.
Also, from the
Irish Post:
Young Irish dancers to make TV debut
Jordan and Perri; The Irish dancers with Jordan and Perri (see photo above)
EIGHT young Irish dancers are set to make their TV debut on Nickelodeon series Jordan & Perri’s Ultimate Block Party tomorrow evening.
A group of dancers schooled at the Maguire O’ Shea Irish Dancing school will perform together in front of their friends and families in Ilford.
They will take to the dance floor with an impressive street dance routine choreographed by Diversity members Jordan and Perri.
The episode, which will be broadcast on Nickelodeon at 6.30pm, showcases the energetic dancers – Jonjo, Caitlin, Erin, Mollie, Ella, Amy, Bonie and Brien as they throw the ultimate block party.
Viewers will see the Irish dancers get a helping hand from girlband Stooshe – and re-pay the favour by giving Stooshe their own Irish Dancing lesson.
The eight young dancers
“Being Irish dancers we weren’t used to using our arms. Jordan and Perri were brilliant teachers and I was surprised at how quickly we picked up the routine. Stooshe really helped us improve on our street style too!”
Jordan & Perri’s Ultimate Block Party will air at 6.30pm tomorrow (June 14) on Nickelodeon
Also, from
The Enfield Independent:
Diversity to teach dancing group new tricks on Nickelodeon series Jordan & Perri’s Ultimate Block Party
The Irish Dancers getting ready for their debut on Nickelodeon with Diversity's Jordan and Perri.
Eight energetic dancers will make their television debut alongside dance group Diversity tomorrow night.
Nicknamed The Irish Dancers, the young stars will perform on Nickelodeon series Jordan & Perri’s Ultimate Block Party at 6.30pm.
Jonjo, Caitlin, Erin, Mollie, Ella, Amy, Bonnie and Brien will be put through their paces by Diversity’s Jordan and Perri during intense dance rehearsals.
The group who are used to being light on their feet will have to learn some new moves to pull off a street dance routine choreographed by the Diversity stars.
At the end of the show they will perform the routine in front of family and friends.
