They've spent the past four months rehearsing for Hawke's Bay annual Art Deco Festival, making its cancellation a bitter blow for The Encore Deco Dancers. Organisers cancelled the festival, due to finish this Sunday, because of uncertainty over Covid alert levels. The cancellation was declared by the Art Deco Trust, the umbrella organisation for the dozens of groups that hold events. But with Hawke's Bay moved to Covid Alert Level One Level 1, many event organisers have carried on for the sake of locals and visitors already in Hawke's Bay or on their way,Which left the Encore Deco Dancers with the consolation of just two paid gigs. "There are lots of little kids that get so excited when you ask them to be part of Deco.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 18, 2021 23:03 UTC