The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever is on Sunday, July 27, in Dubbo and there is still time for fans of the iconic Kate Bush song honouring the 1847 novel by Emily Bronte to sign up, dress up in red, and dance like no one is watching, while raising funds for charity.

Organisers Sharon “Shaz” Quill and Camilla “Cam” Ward are back for the third year in a row with the unique sub-ten-minute fundraising event that supports the Wellness Centre attached to the Western Cancer Centre in Dubbo.

This year’s event, part of a worldwide movement that started in the UK in 2016, will take place in the grounds of the Western Plains Cultural Centre and it takes just four minutes to participate – the time it takes to mimic the whimsical dance moves of performer Kate Bush in her smash hit debut song released in 1978.

Participants are asked to dress in red and black, just as Bush did in the second of two music videos supporting the song, release their inner Kate, Cathy, Heathcliff or other favourite character from Emily Bronte’s novel, and mimic the dance moves.

If you can’t manage the dance moves and just want to sway along to the music, that’s okay, Cam and Shaz told Dubbo Photo News. You don’t have to be “a dancer” to participate.

Importantly, everyone of every age and ability is welcome to participate. Diverse and inclusive, the “sea of red” dancers are united by a common cause. Most participants have either known personally someone impacted by cancer, or lost a friend or loved one to the disease. Many will add notes and photos to the "Wall of Love" that is also part of the event.

“We just know that it's something that everybody is affected by in some way,” Shaz said of the disease the Cancer Council says is a leading cause of death in Australia.

Where some people choose to buy raffle tickets to support cancer charities, The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever is a creative and fun way to raise funds, Cam added.

“This is a way for people to come together, to connect, to celebrate and to dance,” she said.

“And you don't have to be a dancer. I’m not!”

If you can’t make it on the day or live too far away, you can still support the cause by buying a $25 ticket. Shaz and Cam will happily dance for you.

Funds raised from the event will stay in the Dubbo community and support the Wellness Centre, part of the wider Western Cancer Centre that has provided a local base for treatment and support of western region cancer patients since March 2022.

In organising the event, Cam and Shaz are just doing their bit to contribute to an already community-minded region.

“In the Dubbo region, people step up, come out and support things, and in today's epidemic of loneliness, that is essential,” Cam explained.

“If we can do our bit to support that and support those people going through these challenging times, it’s worth it,” she added.

“It should be on the huge calendar of events of the things to do in Dubbo every single year,” Shaz said.

Grateful for the support of the Dubbo Regional Council, Western Plains Cultural Centre and Western Cancer Centre Foundation, Cam and Shaz would also like to thank Dr Mary Nushaj who leads the dancers every year.

Dubbo Photo News will be there on the day, and there are unconfirmed reports that Dubbo mayor, Cr Josh Black (or should that be “Josh Red”?) will be among the sea of red dancers, and state MP Dugald Saunders may unleash his inner Heathcliff at the event. You’ll have to come along next Sunday and find out...

For further information and to buy tickets to The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever 2025, head to the Dubbo Region website.