St Patrick’s Day celebrations began early in Cardiff city centre as world champion Irish dancers took to the streets with staff from O’Neill’s pub to raise money for local Welsh charity LATCH.
Cardiff is one of four cities taking part in the national “Join the Jig” campaign, which is one of many fundraising activities taking place across the 62 O’Neill’s pubs in the UK in the run up to St Patrick’s Day on Wednesday.

When given the challenge to go belly dancing I couldn’t help but scoff a little. This was going to be a piece of cake. Whenever I have seen belly dancing in restaurants or on holiday I have always thought how easy it looked. Surely it is just a case of shaking your hips, waving your arms above your head and showing your belly a bit. Oh, how wrong I was.

“This building” says co-ordinator Billy Hillman “is like the Tardis. It’s bigger on the inside than it looks from the outside.” He is talking about Eastmoors Community Education Centre, and it’s hard to disagree with him: beyond the building’s unassuming facade it’s truly surprising how much the centre has to offer the people of the area.
Located on Sanquhar Street in Splott, Eastmoors from the outside looks like any other community centre you may find in deprived inner-city areas around the UK. The range of facilities available to the children and …

A blur of vibrant colour meets the eye and the sound of thumping feet and pumping music mingles in the air outside the doors of studio one.For 34-years dancers young and old, novice and professional, have sprung, leapt, shimmied and side stepped their way through the doors of Rubicon Dance Cardiff.

A Cardiff community centre played host to breaker dancers from across the UK as the third “B-Boy jam”, run by Cardiff City Kings, break-dancing competition took place on Saturday.
The event saw 16 groups from across the UK compete for the champion title through knock-out rounds throughout the day. Teams travelled from as far away as Valencia and Barcelona to compete at the packed out community centre in Cathays.

The dragon writhed and roared destroying the offerings placed before its voracious maw. Well, almost. Chinese new year celebrations kicked into full swing this weekend as members of the Cardiff Chinese Cultural Association organised and performed the Dragon Dance on Cardiff’s Tudor Street.

AN EX-CON, performing artists and a group of youth workers will combine to help youth offenders turn negative experiences into positive tunes.

North Ely Community Centre, Pethybridge Road, Ely will host 30 young offenders over a six-week period in their music studio and will work to produce individual songs and a group album.AN EX-CON, performing artists and a group of youth workers will combine to help youth offenders turn negative experiences into positive tunes. North Ely Community Centre, Pethybridge Road, Ely will host 30 young offenders over a six-week period in their music studio and will work to produce individual songs and a group album.