BRIMBANK NORTH WEST
Home » News » Dancers descend on Footscray station for Due West sneak peek

Dancers descend on Footscray station for Due West sneak peek

More than 20 young performers will dance up a storm when they take over Footscray station later this month.

Western suburbs crew L2R Dance will descend on the station from 4.30pm on Thursday, June 27, to provide a sneak peek of what to expect at the Due West Arts Festival in November.

Featuring more than 25 emerging and professional dancers from migrant and refugee backgrounds, the hour-long showcase will include hip-hop dance performances and battles.

The session will culminate with an all-in dance jam session, with commuters and onlookers invited to step in and bust their own moves.

 

Dance crew L2R Dance. Photo by Sam Wong

L2R is a non-profit organisation using dance to help shape a more positive picture about young people from culturally diverse backgrounds living in Melbourne’s west. Free dance classes help empower and build confidence in young people who may grow into the next generation of cultural leaders.

L2R student and Young Masters Crew member Bboy Lonowon (Lonowon Kokeh) said L2R provided a safe and supportive space for freedom of expression.

“Dance is a chance to be you for the moment,” he said.

Details: facebook.com/duewestfestival

Digital Editions


  • Community pitches park plans

    Community pitches park plans

    Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 529264 yaluk barring park would benefit from a new native garden, a defined use for a heritage landmark, and…

More News

  • Cops want mum accused of child homicide behind bars

    Cops want mum accused of child homicide behind bars

    Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 173239 A mother charged over the deaths of two of her children is seeking bail after she skipped her last court hearing and had…

  • Faces of the west

    Faces of the west

    Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 528193 Each week Star Weekly photographers are out and about capturing events and people across the west.

  • Wanted woman hands herself in

    Wanted woman hands herself in

    Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 206998 Police have revealed that a 27-year-old Tarneit woman who was wanted on warrant following a fatal house fire in Sydenham on 8 September…

  • Colourful milestone for museum

    Colourful milestone for museum

    Australia’s first Vietnamese Museum, currently being built in Sunshine, has reached an eye-catching milestone. Late last year, the full exterior painting of the museum was completed, supported by the Dulux…

  • Sunshine man charged

    Sunshine man charged

    Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 206998 A Sunshine man been charged following a fatal collision in Woolsthorpe last year. Emergency services were called to Warrnambool-Caramut Road after a van…

  • Archer makes BBL debut

    Archer makes BBL debut

    Sunshine United T20 guest player Michael Archer had the moment of his career so far as he made his BBL debut. The Carlton player, who used to play for the…

  • My Place

    My Place

    Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 521773 Loriana Gauci has lived in Keilor for over 29 years. She spoke to Sam Porter about her community. What do you like about…

  • Community Calendar

    Community Calendar

    Sunshine Lunar New Year Festival Celebrating the lunar calendar, a time of renewal and for friends and family to come together to celebrate the start of a new year. The…

  • Farewell to local landmark

    Farewell to local landmark

    Long-time Sunshine residents have responded to Brimbank council’s Emergency Order, issued last month, to fully demolish the former council building at 6–18 Alexandra Avenue in Sunshine. The Emergency Order comes…

  • Sydenham man arrested

    Sydenham man arrested

    Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 206998 Police have charged a 36-year-old Sydenham man after alleged attempted car theft and an assault in Coburg on 1 December 2025. It is…