An Isle of Wight dance group is celebrating ten years of movement, creativity, and community.
Samphire, a contemporary dance group, marked its milestone with a special Connect event at the Riverside Centre on Friday, November 6.
More than 120 dancers and supporters took part in the celebration, including 65 performers from groups such as En-Core Silver Swans, Tia’s Tappers, the Bollywood Belles, and Michelle’s wellbeing groups, DanceMakers and Make a Move.
Michelle, founder of Samphire, said: "At one point I had everybody in the room joining in with some chair sequences and laughing and being silly.
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"It was lovely to see everybody having fun."
Samphire was formed in 2016 to fill a gap in contemporary dance opportunities for older adults.
Michelle said: "I was looking for a contemporary dance class but there wasn’t much on offer at the time, and nothing for older dancers, so I decided I’d form my own group."
Since then, Samphire has created and performed dances at locations including St Catherine’s Lighthouse, Cowes Boat Shed, and Ventnor Botanic Garden.
The group is made up of both former dancers and those who discovered dance later in life.
Film excerpts of their past performances were shown during the event.
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