Rotation Dance Exchange
Experience Hip Hop and dance battle culture, joining 3 days of Rotation Dance Exchange World Finals, witness the crowning of new champions, and enjoy our culture of positive dance battles. 3 days of community dance and cultural activity designed to facilitate space for local and international dancers to exchange. RDE thrives in the community by spotlighting dancers from all backgrounds, bringing together dancers, live music, DJ's, street art, and more!
TIMETABLE
DAY 1 - RDE Schools Championship(Primary and Secondary Schools) and Hip Hop Theatre
Contact Theatre, Oxford Rd, Manchester M15 6JA
Day 2 - Qualifiers across all battles, workshops and After Party
Harpurhey Neighbourhood Project, Conran St, Manchester, M9 5PR and Dance Studio Manchester
DAY 3- Semi-finals & Finals across all categories, followed by an Black Tie Awards Ceremony evening
Manchester Arndale, City Centre, M4 3AQ
A community event, bringing together dancers to celebrate a culture and heritage in extensive exchange. Whatever your age or level, young or old, beginner or advanced, test your flavour. RDE ensures a regular coming together of different Hip Hop & affiliated movement dance styles, that embrace exchange culture : Breaking, Popping, Hip Hop, Waacking etc.
Tickets
Sat 14th November | 10:00-20:00 | RDE Day 2
Conran St, Harpurhey, Manchester M9 5PR
Grab your tickets now for Rotation Dance Exchange Finals coming to Manchester, Experience Hip Hop and dance battle culture, witness the crowning of new champions, and enjoy our culture of positive dance battles. RDE thrives in the community by spotlighting dancers from all backgrounds, bringing together dancers, live music, DJ's, street art, and more!
Expect, showcases from multiple
TIMETABLE
Day 2 - Qualifiers across all battles, workshops and After Party
Harpurhey Neighbourhood Project, Conran St, Manchester, M9 5PR and Dance Studio Manchester
A community event, bringing together dancers to celebrate a culture and heritage in extensive exchange. Whatever your age or level, young or old, beginner or advanced, test your flavour. RDE ensures a regular coming together of different Hip Hop & affiliated movement dance styles, that embrace exchange culture : Breaking, Popping, Hip Hop, Waacking etc.
Date & Time : Saturday 14th November 2026
Judges : Ynot (USA), Foggy (UK) +
Music by : Godzi (Portugal) + Jamfu (UK)
Host : Flowrex
(*) Payment made via Paypal or direct bank transfer.
Participants will be interviewed as part of our ongoing series on Rotation Dance Exchange TV. You can also enjoy our lead up series on YouTube, at Rotation Dance Exchange TV :
https://www.youtube.com/@rotationdanceexchangetv
Inquiry : admin@elevateyoungminds.uk
Sat 14th November | 10:00-20:00 | RDE Day 2
Conran St, Harpurhey, Manchester M9 5PR
Grab your tickets now for Rotation Dance Exchange Finals coming to Manchester, Experience Hip Hop and dance battle culture, witness the crowning of new champions, and enjoy our culture of positive dance battles. RDE thrives in the community by spotlighting dancers from all backgrounds, bringing together dancers, live music, DJ's, street art, and more!
Expect, showcases from multiple
TIMETABLE
Day 2 - Qualifiers across all battles, workshops and After Party
Harpurhey Neighbourhood Project, Conran St, Manchester, M9 5PR and Dance Studio Manchester
A community event, bringing together dancers to celebrate a culture and heritage in extensive exchange. Whatever your age or level, young or old, beginner or advanced, test your flavour. RDE ensures a regular coming together of different Hip Hop & affiliated movement dance styles, that embrace exchange culture : Breaking, Popping, Hip Hop, Waacking etc.
Date & Time : Saturday 14th November 2026
Judges : Ynot (USA), Foggy (UK)
Music by : Godzi (Portugal) + Jamfu (UK)
Host : Flowrex
(*) Payment made via Paypal or direct bank transfer.
Participants will be interviewed as part of our ongoing series on Rotation Dance Exchange TV. You can also enjoy our lead up series on YouTube, at Rotation Dance Exchange TV :
https://www.youtube.com/@rotationdanceexchangetv
Inquiry : admin@elevateyoungminds.uk
The Festival Opening Ceremony in Rochdale marks the beginning of a powerful 10 days of global creativity, dialogue, and cultural exchange. Bringing together international guests, community leaders, artists, and young change makers, the ceremony celebrates the spirit of unity, creativity, and leadership that defines the Face Festival.
This year’s opening also launches Elevate Young Minds’ vision to establish an activity studio in Rochdale, as part of our commitment to developing Greater Manchester’s creative spaces for Global Majority artists and young people. The initiative aims to incubate and nurture creative excellence and leadership, providing a dedicated platform where ideas, innovation, and collaboration can thrive.
More than just an opening event, the ceremony stands as a symbol of empowerment and connection, setting the tone for a week that reimagines how art, culture, and community can shape a more inclusive and inspired future.
Face Festival est. 2017 is a youth & Global Majority led, Greater Manchester-wide international festival, for creatives, cultural leaders, and social entrepreneurs. With year round learning culminating in a 10 day festival, with 7 non-traditional pathways into creative industry careers and leadership, platforming output in Theatre, Film, Music, Festival development, Model United Nations, Techwell, & RDE Hub teacher training.
Face Festival Itinerary
Face Festival Itinerary
Nov 5th - International Guest Arrival
Nov 6th - Opening Ceremony. (Rochdale) Face International Model of United Nations
Nov 7th - Face Festival International Model of United Nations
Nov 8th - Face Festival International Model of United Nations + Award Ceremony
Nov 9th- - Youth Employment Study Group + MUN Resolution Presentation
Nov 10th - Climate Justice Summit & RDE Global Network Forum
Nov 11th - Creative Employability Schools Forum + Youth Music Concert
Nov 12th - Face Film Screening + Public Youth Forum
Nov 13th - RDE Schools Championship + Creative Employability Forum + Hip Hop Theatre Evening
Nov 14th - Rotation Dance Exchange Day1(at Harpurhey Neighbourhood Project) + Music Concert (Djs,Mc and Live music)
Nov 15th - Rotation Dance Exchange Day2 (at Manchester Arndale) + YCL Award Ceremony
Experience Hip Hop and dance battle culture, joining 3 days of Rotation Dance Exchange World Finals, witness the crowning of new champions, and enjoy our culture of positive dance battles. 3 days of community dance and cultural activity designed to facilitate space for local and international dancers to exchange. RDE thrives in the community by spotlighting dancers from all backgrounds, bringing together dancers, live music, DJ's, street art, and more!
TIMETABLE
DAY 1 - RDE Schools Championship(Primary and Secondary Schools) and Hip Hop Theatre
Contact Theatre, Oxford Rd, Manchester M15 6JA
Day 2 - Qualifiers across all battles, workshops and After Party
Harpurhey Neighbourhood Project, Conran St, Manchester, M9 5PR and Dance Studio Manchester
DAY 3- Semi-finals & Finals across all categories, followed by an Black Tie Awards Ceremony evening
Manchester Arndale, City Centre, M4 3AQ
A community event, bringing together dancers to celebrate a culture and heritage in extensive exchange. Whatever your age or level, young or old, beginner or advanced, test your flavour. RDE ensures a regular coming together of different Hip Hop & affiliated movement dance styles, that embrace exchange culture : Breaking, Popping, Hip Hop, Waacking etc.
Breakin Card Game - Season 5 by Rotation Dance Exchange TV
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Breakin Card Game - Season 5 by Rotation Dance Exchange TV 〰️
Welcome to Breakin Card Game Season 5!
This digital breaking league, features recorded clips from members of the breaking community the world over, and judged by everyday people. If you think you have what it takes to impress the public, then show us your best, and you could become one of Breakin Card Games' next champions!
Callouts for preselection are now open - DEADLINE: Friday 26th September 2025
This season's virtual battles feature 4 categories for bboys & bgirls to enter:
Breakin Card Game - World
Breakin Card Game - Africa
Breakin Card Game - Bgirl
Breakin Card Game - Youth
Winners : 150 Euros each category
Upcoming RDE | OUR CULTURE
UK | August 2025
8th : African and Caribbean Day
9th : Kpop Community Day
A yearly Afro and Asian centric platform that brings together practitioners and communities from across the UK.
This cross-generational community festival celebrates dance, music, and food from African and Asian diasporas, creating an inclusive space for people of African, Asian, and non-African/Asian heritage. The event showcases both the vibrant traditions of African & Caribbean movement styles and the dynamic energy of the global Korean Pop (K-Pop) dance movement, highlighting their cultural roots, evolution, and technical qualities.
Aligned with the mission of our Global Majority Dance Studio, the festival emphasizes the importance of authentic technique and a deeper historic understanding of African movement and music. We aim to support individuals and organizations—both within and outside the African diaspora in practicing these forms responsibly, with respect for their cultural significance.
INDIA. - SOUTH ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIP - WORLD FINALS UK/MANCHESTER - NOVEMBER
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INDIA. - SOUTH ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIP - WORLD FINALS UK/MANCHESTER - NOVEMBER 〰️
Rotation Dance Exchange
This project is a creative and sporting approach to skill development, Entrepreneurship, Education and Youth Employment. Rotation Dance Exchange sector development mechanisms designed to introduce dance to beginners and community groups, designed develop young people interested in perusing a carear in dance. Designed to support Professional creative praticies as a tool to social change and commity cohesion. We seen a passive impact to the by prototyping the development of a national league, creating high quality experiences, industry pathways, entertainment packages and education plan.
Our proposal developed on the compound of a thriving ‘Breaking’ sector and mechanisms developed by Young Creative Leaders Since 2016 The project is significant as Break Dancing recently transcended the creative industry to becoming an official sport. The International Olympic committees announced break dance as a new sport for Paris 2024.
History Of Rotation Dance Exchange
Since 2016 we have co produced Rotation Dance Exchanges main event platforms to support the growth of dancers in
Rotation Dance Exchange Programming 2016 - 2024
RDE European Championships Manchester, United Kingdom - April 2024
RDE World Final Manchester, United Kingdom - Nov 2023
RDE European Championships Manchester, United Kingdom - April 2023
RDE UK Schools Championship Dance Studio Manchester, United Kingdom - April 2023
RDE UK Schools Championship BOLTON, United Kingdom - April 2022
RDE World Final Manchester, United Kingdom - Nov 2022
RDE 2022 Kigali, Rwanda - June 2022 (Sideline to Commonwealth Youth Forum)
RDE 2022 GOMA, DRC- May 2022
RDE European Championship Manchester, United Kingdom - April 2022
RDE Manchester, United Kingdom - September 2021
RDE Kigali, Rwanda - February 2021 (Covid safe development Training and community competition)
RDE Lisbon, Portugal - September 2019
RDE Dar es Salaam, Tanzania - July 2019 (Russian Culture Centre)
RDE Leeds, United Kingdom - June 2019 (Koby Studio)
RDE Lisbon, Portugal - September 2018 (Anjos70)
RDE Dar, Tanzania - April 2017
RDE Leeds, United Kingdom - September 2017
RDE Lisbon, Portugal - September 2016
RDE Leeds, United Kingdom - October 2016
Coming up Next
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Coming up Next 〰️
cENTRAL AFRICA CHAMPIONSHIPS Lagos/ nIGERIRA
We invite you to our First Edition in Nigeria, The aim of the event is to bring together the diverse styles of Hip-Hop and movement culture from to exchange and share best practice. Platforming Beginners and Professional categories in Breaking and All style
OUR CULTURE
A yearly Afro centric platform gathering of partitioners and communities across the UK.
A cross generational community festival focuses on programming dance, music and food of African descent, that enables people of African diaspora and non African heritage a day that celebrates/ showcases African & Caribbean movement styles and technical qualities that evolve from that community. This edition on RDE does not platform Hip Hop Culture, although it’s also of African heritage.
This festival alongside our Black led dance studio, holds the focus of ensuring authentic technique the importance of individuals and organization of African diaspora and non African heritage having better historic context to the African movement & music practicing they consume or earn from.
Room 1
● Dance exchange room designed for participants to engage in authentic beginners and Professional level workshops in a variety of Traditional and commercial dance style, Participants will also exchange with each other, celebrating a new generation of Uk youths embracing DanceHall, Afro Fusion & Amapiano at their local dance studios
Room 2
● Room two will be dedicated to community groups, providing matured participants an opportunity to program a space to capture their generation of dance and music. Participants dripped in Traditional attires.
Expect a family friendly day with Bouncy Castle, BBQ, Food Vans, DJ’s playing music from all African and Caribbean countries alongside.
Participants will be Awarded best Dressed Male and Female, best young and matured dancing.
east AFRICA CHAMPIONSHIPS kiGALI/ rwanda
Look forward to a special gathering , RDE returns to Rwanda for a 3rd Edition in Partnership with Kigali Breakers, the Young Creative Leaders network for raising funds to support the programming of A 5 category event platforming dance for beginners and professional.