"The Street Beats Group" out of New York will star in the Grand Bahama Performing Arts Society (GPBAS) last performance of the season, which promises to be an energetic and colorful finale to the GBPAS' third season.
The team of young performers based in New York City bring their high energy, urban movement of hip hop and break-dancing while drumming on everyday objects such as five-gallon plastic buckets, household brooms, trash cans and computer keyboards in a performance that is similar to the off-Broadway show "Stomp", to the stage at the Regency Theatre on Saturday, October 1 at 8 p.m.  The interactive shows also has segments of audience participation.
Grand Bahamians will enjoy a class act of performers who have performed at the Royal Bank of Scotland, Sears, AT&T, Pepsi, Nike, and at the U.S Tennis Open.  Tickets are priced at $25 for adults and $15 for students/children, and are available at the Seventeen Shop, the Art of Giving (International Bazaar), and Antoni's Pizzeria in the Seahorse Plaza.
Hip hop, break-dance, tap and drumming enthusiasts will also be excited to know that the group will conduct two workshops, one for dance and one for drumming on the morning prior to the performance, at 10 o'clock at the theater.
"The Street Beats Group's interactive workshops are great for beginners and advanced students," saus Zoilo Ruiz, president of the group.  "The fundamentals we teach will inspire and give a great new perspective on how you can make music by being creative with everyday objects."
Individuals wishing to participate in either of the workshops can contact Gloria McGlone, a (GBPAS) committee member, at 373-2887 for workshop details.  Special discounts are available for workshop and concert combos.
The GBPAS is a charitable organization that was launched in January of 2009 by volunteers who are passionate about the performing arts.  The objective of this society is to provide its members and the community of Grand Bahama with a variety of international musical, theatrical and dance performances throughout the year.  They also seek to encourage and expose the Grand Bahamian youth to the endless possibilities of a career in the performing arts field through the provision of scholarships to local music and dance schools, as well as summer camps and colleges abroad.

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