Big chris barber band and ballroom dancing

If you love the sound of big bands and the ballroom dancing atmosphere, then the Royal Theatre in Castlebar is the place to be this evening (Friday, April 10) for a music and dance extravaganza.

The Big Chris Barber Band and Strictly Winners contestants will grace the biggest suspended dance floor in Connaught for Barber’s European tour. 

Enjoy the captivating jazz and blues sounds from the amazing 10-piece Big Chris Barber Band, who include the Royal Theatre as one of only three Irish dates.

The evening also features Strictly Winners 2015, which will see many of the strictly and social dancers from around the county dance it out on the dance floor, all for their chosen charity. The Chris Barber Band will play before and after the contest. 

The dancers will be raising vital funds for Western Care, St. Anthony's Special School, Westport Salsa Club and the Irish Cancer Society. The eight couples - John Conroy and Aoife Hastings, Tom Ralph and Josephine Sheridan, John and Teresa Moran, John Geraghty and Eileen Toner, Tracey Heneghan and Attila Feliki, Mary O'Sullivan and John Power, Ann Kelly and Jim Lawlor, and Frances MacNamara and John Paul Reilly - will battle it out on the dancefloor for a place in the top three.

The top three dancers will then be judged by a panel of three (all dance teachers) solely on their ability at that stage, and not their fundraising. The winning couple will receive €1,000 towards their chosen charity as well as some top prizes. 

This unique event is for all who love to listen or love to dance. Don't miss a fantastic night of big band ballroom dancing atmosphere. Tickets cost €20 and are available from the Royal Theatre box office and Ticketmaster outlets nationwide.