Hackney based carnival arts charity Tropical Isles and Play Nice London are teaming up this Tuesday August 13th to bring you an evening of carnival themed workshops at the Rose Lipman Centre. Joelle Fontaine of At Your Beat Dance Studio will be showing you how to whine up your waist in a dance workshop, and Winifred from Tropical Isles will be teaching you how to make your own headdress or wristband in a costume making workshop. Workshops will be followed by drinks and DJs (we may even spin some tunes!).

The event runs from 7-10pm and workshops are pay what you can; advance tickets here, donations are also welcome on the night. As funding for Notting Hill Carnival continues to be cut, proceeds will help support the local community to get on the road and participate at this year’s Notting Hill Carnival.