By the second month of 2009, Montserrat had lost two irreplaceable assets of its current society and history.

This island of incongruous and surprising contrasts is one of the
Leeward Islands of the Eastern Caribbean. To its south lies the French
island of Guadeloupe. To the north are Antigua, Nevis and St
Christopher (St Kitts), all former British colonies.

DanceExcell, with its motto Dancing with Excellence, staged a spectacular show at Montserrat’s Cultural Centre at the end of January. The show was entitled “The Journey, Step by Step” reflecting the journey which DanceExcell has taken since its founding in 2004, with the group being divided into four “steps” by age. Step ladders as props on the stage, and footprints on the backdrop and in the front of the stage, accentuated this theme.