Official hosts for Street Games in the square

Drum rolls 🥁🥁🥁 please! Introducing our 3 Games Hosts for ‘Street Games in the Square’ – the official Festival Site warm-up party to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony on Thursday 28th July from 3pm!

We’re thrilled to announce that our hosts are Sean, Gemma & Hank!

Sean (Sign name – Afternoon) is a British Sign Language user, former professional wrestler. He is a youth worker for Dudley Council and a qualified referee for the Football Association. He says “I am looking forward to meeting you all, make sure you come and say a BIG hello on the day!”

Gemma is a professional dancer, dance teacher and choreographer from Birmingham. Her main style includes Contemporary Dance, Traditional African Dance, Soca Dance (representing her Barbadian heritage) and Commercial/Hip Hop. Gemma is passionate about teaching children and passing on her knowledge to the future generations of performers.

Hank is a conceptual artist, experimental choreographer and movement educator from the US. He is pursuing his PhD in choreographic practice research at the Centre for Dance Research (C-DaRE) with Coventry University.

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