Pro-Action interview
Emma, who is involved in work experience for Pro-Action, interviews semi-finalists of Hertfordshire’s Got Talent 2010:
"Two of Pro-Action’s own are on the road to success. Glyn and Saman, dance tutors for Pro-Action, are two of the lucky contestants through to the semi-finale of Hertfordshire’s Got Talent 2010. I spoke with the up and coming tutors (pictured below) to see who they are, what they do and how their audition went."
Emma: Tell me about what you guys do with your Dance Leadership courses
Saman: I am the lead tutor, Glyn is a support tutor, he doesn’t have to do all the paperwork like I do!
Glyn: I wouldn’t want to get in the way of all her hard work; instead I lead my own sessions mainly focusing around street dance, hip-hop and freestyling.
Saman: I specialise in Bhangra and Bollywood but we try and teach the young people lots of different kinds of dance, we like to try everything.
Emma: What is the best thing about doing the courses?
Saman: For me it’s the satisfaction from getting positive feedback from the young people and just seeing their confidence grow. Some of the young people have come to me and said that they don’t normally have opportunities like these offered to them, it makes it worthwhile knowing that we are giving them the qualifications to go and give these opportunities to more young people.
Glyn: I love the fact that I get to see my skills and techniques being used in the outside world.
Emma: What do you two do in your spare time?
Glyn: Dance. I practice at least three hours a day and I do as many courses as I can. I’m also part of a dance troop called AlterEgo, they are Hertfordshire’s leading dance company.
Saman: Same here, I also run my own dance academy called FlexIt, I lead sessions all across Hertfordshire.
Emma: What made you enter into Hertfordshire’s Got Talent 2010?
Saman: I was sceptical about applying at first, you here all these stories about people from XFactor who are really good but then don’t get through, but in the end I just went for it.
Glyn: I applied for fun, just to see for myself if I have enough talent to get noticed.
Emma: Do you think more people should audition next time?
Glyn: Definitely, I mean why not?
Saman: It’s a really good idea for young people in Hertfordshire because there are so many talented people who get missed out, all of those nationwide contests seem so unachievable, it’s nice that we have this where it is local and the young people can show off their talents.