Roar! is the annual Connect Festival youth dance platform which this year will serve as the London regional selection platform for National Youth Dance Festival taking place across London in July 2008.

The event’s theme of World Music promises an eclectic evening of inspirational choreography for young people.

Participating companies

Saturday 15 March
Calthorpe Allstars, NLPAC Contemporary Jazz Troupe, Boys Dance @ Tiffin Dance Company, Velocity, Jagged Youth, Shift, The Stylinquents, English National Ballet Youth Group, Rambert Youth Dance Company, Ruff Diamonds, Surge Entertainment and Copthall School

Sunday 16 March
Spirit, Oval House Youth Dance Company, Xcellorate Dance Company, Theatre Peckham, Bearfoot Dance Group, St Mary's Youth Club, East London Dance Youth Company, IRIE! Youth Dance Ensemble, Impact Dance, Rouge, Sole Youth Dance Company and Barking Abbey Dance Academy

Part of Connect Festival 08.