ARIA award-winning children’s entertainer, Emma Memma, is taking her brand-new show Dance Island Party on the road, giving Aussie families a chance to dance, sing and party this April!
Families will be treated to a sprinkling of Emma Memma’s classic songs featured on this year’s hugely successful Boop and Twirl Tour as well as new favourites like ‘Coconut Tree, ‘Welcome to Dance Island’ and ‘Beach Trolley’ that are all featured on Emma Memma’s YouTube Channel and the new ‘Dance Island Party’ album.
Empowering the next generation through movement, creativity, inclusiveness and friendship, Emma Memma with her love of dance, sign language and music, brings visual communication to the forefront of the children’s media space and fans will get to immerse themselves in this joyful experience on Emma Memma’s Dance Island Party Tour. Emma will be joined by her friends including Elvin Melvin, BB Butterfly, Waffles the Wombat and her Memma Mates who will be swimming, twirling, signing and certainly partying!
Each 45-minute show will include an Auslan interpreter and Emma and Elvin will sign, and dance throughout the entire performance.
About the performer:
Dancer and filmmaker, Emma Watkins, began her performance career early from the age of 3, nurturing her love of dance and movement, performing ballet, Irish, hip-hop, tap and contemporary dance at The McDonald College for Performing Arts and ED5 International in Sydney. Emma found a love for film editing during her time at Sydney Film School and completed her Master’s in Media Arts and Production at UTS. After dancing in productions around Australia, France, India, Canada, China and New Zealand, Emma joined Australian children’s entertainment group, The Wiggles in 2010, becoming the first female Wiggle in the main line-up from 2013 – 2021.
Emma’s passion for movement and body expression expanded to an interest in sign language and raising awareness of Australia’s Deaf community since she was young. Ever since, Emma pursued studying sign language, with a Diploma of Auslan (Australian Sign Language) and Diploma in Interpreting at Deaf Connect. She currently sits on the advisory board for the Australian Government, the ‘Early Years Strategy’ focusing on children’s needs and family services for future policies.
Emma has recently completed her PhD at Macquarie University combining all her passions, focusing on the affective and artistic integrations of sign language, dance and film editing. Currently, Emma is touring the nation and abroad with her new children’s entertainment venture ‘Emma Memma’, highlighting visual language for preschoolers and their family network to give them the skills to communicate through sign and gesture. Emma won an ARIA award for Best Children’s Album in 2023.
Emma Memma – Dance Island Party
Saturday, April 12
Brolga Theatre and Convention Centre
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