SHOPPERS were treated to a dizzying display at Oxford's Westgate Centre today as an aerial dance group performed high above their heads.

The special performance was part of Dancin' Oxford's spring festival and saw the dancers working on abseil ropes and harnesses to create a 'bespoke vertical dance piece'.

Lindsey Butcher, of aerial dance company Gravity and Levity - the group behind the vertical performance at the Westgate on Sunday - told the Oxford Mail: "Dancing today couldn't be more removed from when I started out.

"Whilst traditional dance is limited in its ability to explore vertical space (even the most phenomenally powerful dancer can only jump or lift their partner so high), aerial dance allows the body to be suspended anywhere between the floor and a rigging point."

Dancin' Oxford's spring festival will feature a wide-ranging series of events, with 14 separate dance companies delivering performances across the county.

For full details about the festival and a full list of events visit dancinoxford.co.uk