A SELL-OUT crowd was spellbound as hundreds of schoolchildren took part in last night's Big Dance event in Carlisle.

Twelve schools took part in the entertainment extravaganza at the Sands Centre.

Big Dance 2017 was organised by city theatre school leader Wendy Boothman.

It featured more than 100 pupils from Richard Rose Central Academy and a further 350 from 11 local primary schools.

* Further coverage and photographs are set to feature in Tuesday's News & Star.