Getting into the Carnival spirit! Sky reporter shows off his moves with dancers at Notting Hill
- A reporter for Sky News has shown off his dance moves at Notting Hill Carnival
- Inzamam Rashid was caught on camera getting into the relaxed atmosphere
- Revellers have made the most of the days despite blisteringly hot temperatures
This is the fantastic moment a Sky News reporter, Inzamam Rashid gets into the groove at Notting Hill Carnival.
Stood amid the parades thousand strong crowd, the reporter presses his hand to his earpiece listening for feedback from the studio.
The music and atmosphere quickly overpower any sense of formality and soon the broadcasters shoulders start to bounce.
As the crowd notices he’s joined in, Inzamam is quickly swarmed by three dancers as the four bob and swing to the music.
Inzamam’s dance moves were noted by the studios news reader, Kimberley Leonard who told her co-worker: ‘I was going to talk to you about the weather, but you have the moves.’
The famous parade has attracted plenty of movers and shakers, even on one of the hottest bank holiday weekends on record, with the mercury soaring to 33 degrees Celsius in parts of the UK.
Over a million people are expected to join in the fun across the two day event which has now run for more than 50 years.
Inzamam seems almost surprised to be so readily accepted by the crowd as his dancing attracts three backing dancers
Thousands enjoyed a very colourful party in the streets of Notting Hill in west London to enjoy the carnival celebrations in blistering heat
Performers dressed in bright colours and wearing wings filled the streets as part of the first day of Notting Hill Carnival, with more inventive outfits expected today
A reveller dons yellow and pink feathers blue, pink, purple, and red hair as she takes part in the Notting Hill Carnival in London
Organisers have described Notting Hill Carnival as the UK’s ‘biggest celebration of culture, diversity and inclusivity’, and promised this year’s will ‘once again be full of vibrant colours, incredible music and dancing’.
While the dates of carnival were not fixed in the early days, it has been held on the late August bank holiday weekend for at least four decades, organisers said.
The number of police officers at this year’s carnival – 12,427, reflecting the number of shifts worked over the course of the weekend – is slightly down on last year.
Officers were supported by about 900 event stewards on Sunday and expect approximately 1,100 on the typically busier Monday.
Visitors from around the world have dressed up for the annual event. Pictured left is Lee covered in paint splatters and right Glenda from Italy
Revellers enjoy the cool water being sprayed in the crowds this afternoon at Notting Hill Carnival in west London
Ahead of the annual celebration, Superintendent Elisabeth Chapple said: ‘We want to make sure that it’s safe and spectacular so we’re using a range of tactics including screening arches, using dogs, firearm teams and others.
‘We found last year that the use of screening arches alongside other tactics and other teams that were used were really, really effective and so the number of arches has been increased this year.’
Again this year there will be 72 seconds of silence on both days in memory of those killed in the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017. The tower block is within half a mile of the parade route.
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