Christmas shoppers at Exeter's Princesshay Centre will get the chance to be entertained and captivated by pop up dance performances designed to 'light up' the festive season on the 5th and 12th December at 6pm and 7pm.

The group of dancers, all second year full time Extended Diploma and Subsidiary Diploma students from Exeter College will be promenading with late night shoppers in an initiative with the Princesshay Shopping Centre designed to add a touch of Christmas Dance Wonders to late night shopping.

“The project is three-fold” said Emma Wyke dance tutor for the group, “This is a great way to work on a site-specific choreographic piece as part of their BTEC work and secondly, the students have been physically exploring areas old and new – the city's Roman wall, the ruins as well as the more open areas and modern structures of the Princesshay centre. We wanted to do something exciting and approached Princesshay to see if we could choreograph something specifically for late-night shopping evenings, in order to entertain the shoppers and give them a creative break from all their purchases.”

And rather than the traditional festive costumes the students are continuing the old and new theme with dances and a look that is inspired by the 1950's. “The third part of the project” continued Emma “is that this is a great opportunity for us to highlight our provision and show people the exacting standard of dance at the college. We were delighted to be chosen to perform for the Queen in Princesshay during her Jubilee visit last year and we're delighted that Princesshay are working with us again this year to promote this fun way to celebrate all that is magical in Christmas wonderland.”

The students will be performing at 6pm and 7pm on December 5th and December 12th 2013.