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Kinesys supports ‘Strictly Come Dancing’

UK based rigging specialist DLM Events supplied various Kinesys automation and flying elements in their role as production riggers for the last series of BBC’s ‘Strictly Come Dancing’, recorded on the George Lucas 2 Stage at Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire.

DLM has been involved in specialist rigging aspects of ‘Strictly’ for the last five years. When the prime-time series moved out of the BBC TV Centre in Wood Lane to the larger space at Elstree Studios in 2012, their role expanded to cover all the standard production rigging - for lighting, set and standard rigging - in addition to the special effects and performer flying.

Two half tonne Kinesys Liftket motors were used at Elstree to fly trussing that in turn supported a counterweighted theatre style fly-bar system above the dancefloor used for various tasks throughout the run. Two Kinesys ZF (Zero Fleet) 200 performer flying winches were installed to assist with an assortment of flying effects for the themed weeks like Halloween and Christmas.

For the Blackpool episode at the Tower Ballroom, DLM again provided all the rigging including two of their new SIL3 compliant Kinesys ZF (Zero Fleet) 200 performer flying winches, which were utilised for air-based stunts. A bit later that (Blackpool) evening, actress and dancer Georgia May Foote flew in to the action on a large moon prop, and other aerial gags facilitated by DLM Events and the performer flying system included silk acrobat-dancers.

This year DLM installed a 5.5 tonne capacity mother grid in the venue complete with a full Kinesys LibraCell load monitoring system. Two of their Kinesys ZF 200 performer winches with Kinesys Velocity V2 drives and full monitoring control were specified to deal with the combination of people flying and effects, which featured in both the ‘production numbers’ and individual dance routines. All the moves were programmed and run using a Kinesys Vector control system.

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