A mass of applications has been whittled down to the very best, and the choreographers set to lead the Ignition Dance Festival have been announced before its return to Kingston next month.

Just five of the 290 applicants were chosen, and they will bring with them an array of styles to the Rose Theatre on June 15 for the festival’s fifth year.

The choreographers who will be receiving bursaries are Avatara Ayuso, Jennifer Irons, Sam Quy, Kloe Dean and Cameron McMillan.

Organisers hope the styles chosen – contemporary, hip hop, ballet and flamenco – “reinforce the festival’s unique remit of embracing all colours of the dance spectrum”.

Ignition is supported by Arts Council England and Kingston Council, and produced by DanceWest, a west London community dance organisation.

Chief executive of DanceWest and founder of the festival Rosie Whitney-Fish said: “The festival provides thousands of opportunities for dancers and choreographers at every stage of their career.

“Ignition is unlike any other festival and is certainly not to be missed."

At a launch event, award presenters spoke of how they view Ignition as an important feature in the dance scene.

Judith Mackrell from the Guardian said: “We critics write about dance but it’s people like Rosie (Whitney-Fish, director) and DanceWest that make it happen.

“They have been so smart in identifying gaps in the provision of dance. It’s important to have dancers embedded in the community and in local venues.”

And dance writer Nicholas Minns said: “It is a vital stream of popular support for dance – a really important space for mid-career choreographers to be presented alongside the funded sector.”

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