More than 400 students from 11 schools across Malta gathered in Pjazza San Ġorġ on 20 May to ‎participate in the biennial international dance event Big Dance.‎

Organised by HSBC Water Programme - Catch the Drop and the British Council  and  supported  by  ŻfinMalta  Dance  Ensemble  and  Dance Studies Department  of  the  University,  the  event provided the students with the opportunity  to  explore  and  perform  an original choreography created by  internationally acclaimed choreographer, Akram Khan, on themes of 'overcoming adversity' and 'achievement'.

Big  Dance is a biennial event whereby a choreographer is chosen to create a short choreography and taught to more than 100,000 people from all corners of  the world. The dance is then performed on the same day at the same time globally as the biggest expression of dance celebration across the globe.

Beyond  the  celebration  of  the human ritual of dance, the event was also  a  celebration  of love for the environment, diversity, inclusion and friendship.

Earlier, an open workshop at the Pjazza offered students a chance to learn the  original songs composed for the HSBC Water Programme - Catch the Drop. An art exhibition featuring works of students attending the Church schools was also organised on the occasion.

Schools that participated Big  Dance:

Dun Manwel Attard Young Adult Education Resource Centre

Mater Boni Consilii School

Maria Regina College -  Mosta  Primary  A

San Ġorg Preca College - Valletta Primary School

San Ġorg  Preca College - Ħamrun Primary School

San Ġorg Preca College - Paola Primary  A

St  Margaret  College  -  Kalkara Primary School

Sacred Heart College - Senior School

The Dance Workshop

Dance Academy

Artemotion