The party got started early for about 80 Dunedin dance students yesterday, as they strutted their stuff with two members of touring performer Pink's dance troupe.
Tonight Khasan Brailsford and Reina Hidalgo will be stepping out in front of an estimated 37,000-strong crowd at Forsyth Barr Stadium as
part of the ensemble backing multimillion-selling artist Pink.
Last night they were in much plainer surroundings, however, taking dance classes for eager students at the Queen's High School gym.
Brailsford, who featured in the movie La La Land and has toured with Beyonce, Rihanna, Katy Perry and Jennifer Lopez, taught a jazz-funk class, while Hidalgo — who has performed alongside Missy Elliot, Nelly Furtado and Kylie Minogue — took the 80 students through some hip-hop moves.
Class organiser Xzenia Kutia, manager of Otago Dancers, said the masterclass was a rare chance for dance students from Otago and Southland to learn from top-tier international performers.
