Over 30 Salsa Dancers Made Waves For Cleaner Water

Over 30 Salsa Dancers Made Waves For Cleaner Water

Emily Turner

For one fin-tastic afternoon, we took over the Piazza at the University of Warwick for 2 hours with a sea of salsa dancers.

The event went swimmingly for our Wilder Waters Appeal. We wanted to bring attention to this crucial fundraising appeal in a fresh way. So, we collaborated with the Warwick Salsa Society to make waves for cleaner water 

Dancers wore blue & white and put on a beautiful display of Latin social dancing. Watch the video below for our 5 highlights of the event.

Right here in Warwickshire, we have over 1,469km of rivers and waterways - that's greater than the distance from Land's End to John O'Groats!

Our Wilder Waters appeal aims to raise £100,000 to create wilder riverbanks, remove invasive species, improve water quality and make more space for creatures like otters, toads, lapwings and water voles.

Group photo of salsa society, mayors and warwickshire wildlife staff on the piazza

Catherine Craig

Watch Our Highlight Reel

From mayors dancing to captivating group performances, see what our top 5 moments of the event were:

"Three Mayors A-Leaping"

The line is 10 Lords a-leaping, but we couldn't resist this little pun...

To show their support for this energetic event, we were visited by the Lord Mayor of Coventry, Roger Bailey, Deputy Mayor of Kenilworth, Mark Stevens, and Deputy Mayoress of Kenilworth, Lis Stevens.

Mark even got involved and learnt basic salsa steps with the students!

Three mayors and two Warwickshire WT staff behind the stall for the appeal

Catherine Craig

Check Out The Event Gallery

The energy. The blue & white ripples. The care and concern for cleaner water. These photos capture our Salsa x Wilder Waters Appeal event so well

This gallery has been kindly submitted by Emily Turner, a current student and member of the Salsa society. Instagram: @photography_by_emilyt and Facebook: Emily Turner Photography

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With your support, our Wilder Waters appeal aims to raise £100,000 to create wilder riverbanks, remove invasive species, improve water quality and make more space for creatures like otters, toads, lapwings and water voles.
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