Diversity loves Inside Time!
Ashley Banjo, Jordan Banjo and Perri Kiely spoke to this paper shortly before a performance of their Connected 2022 show in North Wales recently
IT – Why is the dance group called Diversity?
Ashley – Apart from dancing, there’s university, school, college, IT solutions, telecoms engineers… we’re diverse – ages, race, heights, hairstyles – we’re just a diverse group of people.
IT – What is the relevance of the tour’s title Connected?
Jordan – The show centres around the world of social media, the internet, and the digital era we now live in, but more importantly how this connects us all.
IT – It’s ten years since you won Britain’s Got Talent. In that time you’ve done nine sell out UK tours, over 600,000 tickets sold, and made countless television and live performances. Did you ever imagine then that you would be the superstars you are today?
Perri – No, absolutely not. We were just trying to make a life that we love. It was never about being superstars or being famous. It wasn’t even about touring at the time. We didn’t even know this was possible. It was all just about sticking together and doing something we loved.
IT – Ashley began dancing when he was just five years old and started teaching when he was fourteen. Did he think then that dancing was going to be a career?
Ashley – No. It was literally wake up every day and do what you love. That’s the best way to live – do what you love. I’ve no idea where the routines and moves come from. I just take in from the world around and me and turn it into output. We just do our best and live our best through dance.
IT – What do you think of Inside Time?
All three together – We love it!
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